In A Nutshell #56

July 27, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Change, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection 5 Comments

Out with
The
Old
In with
The
New

Changes
Now
Plentiful
Rather
Than
Few

Once
Relevant
Fades
Like fresh
Morning
Dew

Past
Choices
Simple
All
Reason
Outgrew

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Change

In A Nutshell #55

July 14, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Quotes, Words Tags: Marble, Quotes, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 8 Comments

“Most people
are
on the world,
not in it…
have no conscious
sympathy or relationship
to anything about them…
undiffused,
separate
and rigidly
alone
like marbles
of polished stone,
touching
but
separate.”

-John Muir-

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Marble

In A Nutshell #54

May 18, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Poetry, Reflection, Virtual, Word of the Day 8 Comments

One day
When the vast majority
Of people
Live primarily
In a virtual world

Perhaps
The small minority
Clinging
Tenaciously
To reality

Will be deemed
Mentally ill

Word of the Day – Virtual

In A Nutshell #53

April 27, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Lackluster, Poetry, Reflection, Word of the Day 8 Comments

Daily routine
It’s
Safe to
Say

Can
Keep surprises
Well at
Bay

Bringing efficiency
Though
It
May

A lackluster
Life
The price to
Pay

Word of the Day – Lackluster

In A Nutshell #52

April 15, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Wait 9 Comments

Patience
Can be
A
Scarce commodity
In a
Self-centered
Instant gratification
World

But
How does one
Learn, bond,
Gain
Wisdom
And
Build character
Without
It?

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Wait

In A Nutshell #51

April 1, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Fool, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection 16 Comments

The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does

The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Fool

In A Nutshell #50

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Social Commentary, Words Tags: Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection, Social Commentary, Thief 11 Comments

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Primetime
Detritus
At our feet
It
Lays

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Tales of
Destruction
Death and
Decay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Heart wrenching
Violence
And
Dishonesty
Dismay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Our
Peace
Of mind
Chiseled
Away

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Thief

In A Nutshell #49

February 6, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Poetry, Reflection, Toxic, Word of the Day 13 Comments

Hate
Is
Mankind’s
Most toxic
Poison

Contaminating
All
Whom it
Touches

Fortunately
Within
Each of us
Lies
The anecdote

Love

Word of the Day – Toxic

In A Nutshell #48

January 19, 2019sandyjwhite In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Social Commentary, Words Tags: Humor, Intelligence, Poetry, Social Commentary, Word of the Day 9 Comments

I sincerely
Hope
Artificial Intelligence
Is
Smart enough
To
Save us
From
Ourselves

Word of the Day – Intelligence

In A Nutshell #47

January 4, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Gratitude, Poetry, Reflection, Word of the Day 2 Comments

Gratitude felt
Large
Or
Small

The travails of
Life
Largely
Forestalls

Word of the Day – Gratitude

Out with The Old In with The New

Changes Now Plentiful Rather Than Few

Once Relevant Fades Like fresh Morning Dew

Past Choices Simple All Reason Outgrew

“Most people are on the world, not in it… have no conscious sympathy or relationship to anything about them… undiffused, separate and rigidly alone like marbles of polished stone, touching but separate.”

-John Muir-

One day When the vast majority Of people Live primarily In a virtual world

Perhaps The small minority Clinging Tenaciously To reality

Will be deemed Mentally ill

Daily routine It’s Safe to Say

Can Keep surprises Well at Bay

Bringing efficiency Though It May

A lackluster Life The price to Pay

Patience Can be A Scarce commodity In a Self-centered Instant gratification World

But How does one Learn, bond, Gain Wisdom And Build character Without It?

The folly of youth Is that it thinks It already has The answers, But won’t listen To anyone who Actually does

The folly of old age Is that it has known The answers For so long, It refuses to concede When they change

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Primetime Detritus At our feet It Lays

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Tales of Destruction Death and Decay

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Heart wrenching Violence And Dishonesty Dismay

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Our Peace Of mind Chiseled Away

Hate Is Mankind’s Most toxic Poison

Contaminating All Whom it Touches

Fortunately Within Each of us Lies The anecdote

Love

I sincerely Hope Artificial Intelligence Is Smart enough To Save us From Ourselves

Gratitude felt Large Or Small

The travails of Life Largely Forestalls

Out with
The
Old
In with
The
New

Changes
Now
Plentiful
Rather
Than
Few

Once
Relevant
Fades
Like fresh
Morning
Dew

Past
Choices
Simple
All
Reason
Outgrew

“Most people
are
on the world,
not in it…
have no conscious
sympathy or relationship
to anything about them…
undiffused,
separate
and rigidly
alone
like marbles
of polished stone,
touching
but
separate.”

One day
When the vast majority
Of people
Live primarily
In a virtual world

Perhaps
The small minority
Clinging
Tenaciously
To reality

Will be deemed
Mentally ill

Daily routine
It’s
Safe to
Say

Can
Keep surprises
Well at
Bay

Bringing efficiency
Though
It
May

A lackluster
Life
The price to
Pay

Patience
Can be
A
Scarce commodity
In a
Self-centered
Instant gratification
World

But
How does one
Learn, bond,
Gain
Wisdom
And
Build character
Without
It?

The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does

The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Primetime
Detritus
At our feet
It
Lays

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Tales of
Destruction
Death and
Decay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Heart wrenching
Violence
And
Dishonesty
Dismay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Our
Peace
Of mind
Chiseled
Away

Hate
Is
Mankind’s
Most toxic
Poison

Contaminating
All
Whom it
Touches

Fortunately
Within
Each of us
Lies
The anecdote

I sincerely
Hope
Artificial Intelligence
Is
Smart enough
To
Save us
From
Ourselves

Gratitude felt
Large
Or
Small

The travails of
Life
Largely
Forestalls