Like "300" Against AI! Like David against GoliathOr the 300 Spartans against PersiaAt the historic Battle of ThermopylaeIs our fight now against all things Claude (not Monet)! AI like Persia then Appears now to have the upper handBut that's only because we allow it300, 3000, 3 million humans! Reveal your agency! Wrestle back controlDon't leave … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #300
Be Myself The greatest accomplishmentEmerson once saidIs to be yourself in a worldThat's constantly making youSomething else I know that state all too wellLived it since young andEven now. At timesI feel I'm made to alignWith whatever others want Of course I'm obligatedTo the fullest extentWith my immediate loved onesBeing there for them Always, that … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #299
Nearly 800! What does it meanNearly 800Essays and poemsAll bundled together Here in this blogFolks must have thought I was mad to even tryJumbling words at will Weekly sometimes dailyAnd at nightJust to make themMake senseWhile I was losing mine! Day after dayWeek after weekMonth after monthYear on year! Seven of those have Come and … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #298
Ideate. Create. Recuperate. I've thought long and hardExamined my lifeAnd I've decided it's timeTo compartmentalise Nights are my time toConsider. ReflectAnd to Ideate Mornings will see meProduce. ActivateIn short?Create Afternoons methinks I shouldLuxuriate. ResuscitateAs inRecuperate. These times are the bestFor each of these stagesOf my whole creation processIdeate. Create. Recuperate. If you enjoyed reading my … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #297
Remake This World! Let's imagine for a minuteWhat the world could be like?If you and I joined handsIf we each took a side Of the wars now still going strongOf the pains their striving's brought onAnd just stitch these sides together againWith love and patience and renewed connections Yes, let's remake this world now!Let's show … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #296
20 Reminders That Health IS Everything! 1. Urine & Saliva Collection -- Fluid flowing like a river 2. Stool Collection -- Passing motion that's solid not water! 3. Blood Sample Collection -- Let the platelets fall where they may 4. Skin Health -- Saggy true, but in the pink at least like my young days? 5. Visual Acuity … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #295
When I Was But A Lad There were trials aboundBut he saw them offGrab them by the hornsAnd launched them overboard That's the hero in my dreamsHim that I could count onSure as a rod and steadfastLike the God of the Old Testament I think we all hope our trialsWill never surpass our inner SamsonThat … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #294
I "Fell" To Let Go It finally happened to meAfter months and months of revelryCycling pathways with my sonWas wondering when or even ifWould it happen all at once? There was a young audienceSo my embarrassment was obviousToppling onto the pavementLike an overflowing bird feedI was a grass blade away from chewing weed! Yes there … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #293
That Thermometer Thing! There's something about returningTo routine oh so familiarIt's comforting yet a tad wearyFor it means a holiday's over I know I sound mansplainingBut listen and hear me outHolidays should be fun and sunshineNot rain or fog or a kiddy pout Not falling ill on the flight backOr losing items left and rightJust … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #291
Six Nights In Jeju We go to see an island far away,Its cliffs and seas, its mountains crowned with cloud;Yet what I hope to hold from every dayIs not the sights that draw the traveller crowd. For years have slipped like waves upon the sand;Two boys once small now walk with longer stride.The little hands … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #290 – Powered By AI
