Grounded

Respect for
You
Respect for
Me

For all things
Living
Land to
Sea

Integrity
To
Do what’s
Right

Through
Life’s travails
Day and
Night

A
Healthy dose
Of
Responsibility

Tempered
By
A dash of
Levity

Compassion
And kindness
To light the
Way

If in
Our hearts
Forever
Stay

A basic
Tonic
Fits the
Bill

Ameliorating
Many of
Our
Ills

Word of the Day: Respect

Death By Convenience

January 26, 2020September 8, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Social Commentary Tags: One Word Sunday, Poetry, Reflection, Social Commentary 14 Comments

Random Items From Our Recycle Bin

Living
In a
Plastic
World

Tons of
It
In circles
Swirls

Around fins
And
Tails it
Curls

Corpses
In death nets
Do
Whirl

One Word Sunday: Plastic

In A Nutshell #58

January 16, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Politics, Social Commentary, Words Tags: Nothing, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection, Social Commentary 10 Comments

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

A proven policy
Through
And
Through

Denial and
Complacency
Together
Grew

Bipartisan agreement
Without
Me and
You

Placing
All living things
In the balance
Too

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Nothing

In A Nutshell #57

November 15, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Social Commentary Tags: Climate, Incompetent, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection, Social Commentary 10 Comments

With so many
Living in
The State of Denial

Concerning
Climate change

Those inhabiting
The Realm of Reality

Unwittingly
May go down

Tethered to
The Ship of Fools

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Incompetent

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

Gawking throngs meander by

Caged birds destined to fly

Where did kindness go awry?

If Each and Every One of us Just Refused to Hate

Together We’d transform The world Into A better place

One Where love and Tolerance Closely interlaced

In Countering our Ignoble side The stronger case Would make

Respect for You Respect for Me

For all things Living Land to Sea

Integrity To Do what’s Right

Through Life’s travails Day and Night

A Healthy dose Of Responsibility

Tempered By A dash of Levity

Compassion And kindness To light the Way

If in Our hearts Forever Stay

A basic Tonic Fits the Bill

Ameliorating Many of Our Ills

Living In a Plastic World

Tons of It In circles Swirls

Around fins And Tails it Curls

Corpses In death nets Do Whirl

Nothing Was the least They could Do

A proven policy Through And Through

Denial and Complacency Together Grew

Bipartisan agreement Without Me and You

Placing All living things In the balance Too

Nothing Was the least They could Do

With so many Living in The State of Denial

Concerning Climate change

Those inhabiting The Realm of Reality

Unwittingly May go down

Tethered to The Ship of Fools

Never been On Easy Street Eke existence Week to Week

Leaning Up against this Wall Wishing to again Stand Tall

Spirit broken Resolve Weak Nourished solely By Defeat

Bedraggled, dirty Down on Luck Needs eclipse a Few spare Bucks

Eyes diverted From my Gaze Locked up In this purple Haze

Rejected disciple of The Whole Relegated To Black Hole

The secrets lie there Within Reach Perhaps today I’ll Find my Feet

Thanks go out to buddy71 who graciously agreed to allow me to write a piece in response to this image he shot in San Francisco. Please view his original post HERE.

Innocents in wonder gaze Polar bear in glass enslaved Ponders was he really saved

Sun looked on With Unsympathetic Eyes

Mankind Stood idly In anguished Cries

Earth A fiery Cauldron Boiled

Too few for Peace Had seriously Toiled

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

If
Each and
Every
One of us
Just
Refused to
Hate

Together
We’d transform
The world
Into
A better place

One
Where love and
Tolerance
Closely interlaced

In
Countering our
Ignoble side
The stronger case
Would make

Respect for
You
Respect for
Me

For all things
Living
Land to
Sea

Integrity
To
Do what’s
Right

Through
Life’s travails
Day and
Night

A
Healthy dose
Of
Responsibility

Tempered
By
A dash of
Levity

Compassion
And kindness
To light the
Way

If in
Our hearts
Forever
Stay

A basic
Tonic
Fits the
Bill

Ameliorating
Many of
Our
Ills

Living
In a
Plastic
World

Tons of
It
In circles
Swirls

Around fins
And
Tails it
Curls

Corpses
In death nets
Do
Whirl

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

A proven policy
Through
And
Through

Denial and
Complacency
Together
Grew

Bipartisan agreement
Without
Me and
You

Placing
All living things
In the balance
Too

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

With so many
Living in
The State of Denial

Concerning
Climate change

Those inhabiting
The Realm of Reality

Unwittingly
May go down

Tethered to
The Ship of Fools

Never been
On Easy
Street
Eke existence
Week to
Week

Leaning
Up against this
Wall
Wishing to again
Stand
Tall

Spirit broken
Resolve
Weak
Nourished solely
By
Defeat

Bedraggled, dirty
Down on
Luck
Needs eclipse a
Few spare
Bucks

Eyes diverted
From my
Gaze
Locked up
In this purple
Haze

Rejected disciple of
The
Whole
Relegated
To Black
Hole

The secrets lie there
Within
Reach
Perhaps today I’ll
Find my
Feet

Thanks go out to buddy71 who graciously agreed to allow me to
write a piece in response to this image he shot in San Francisco.
Please view his original post HERE.

Innocents in wonder gaze
Polar bear in glass enslaved
Ponders was he really saved

Sun
looked on
With
Unsympathetic
Eyes

Mankind
Stood idly
In anguished
Cries

Earth
A fiery
Cauldron
Boiled

Too few for
Peace
Had seriously
Toiled

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