Do You Recognise Me, Mom? Hey Mom! It's me again.I'm sorry I don't come more oftenIt's true that you live far away Yet is a 45-minute drive really far? But you're far not just in distance MomWhen I see you it's like you're looking to meOr through me? With me? Against me?But not looking at … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #303
"Rose Rose Thorn Bud" To cultivate gratitudeStart by letting down your guardTend to your inner gardenWith a daily "Rose Rose Thorn Bud" The first Rose of the dayIs what put a smile on your faceMaybe a stranger gave you a winkOr you just won a three-legged race The second Rose is to help youNever forget … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #302
My Foosball Boy My boy has a new toyA foosball set. To whilethis school hols awayWhile we figure out how To get him a new phoneTo replace that which he no longer ownsbecause he dropped it somewhereWe (or rather he) just doesn't remember where! To get him a new pair of glassesTo replace his current … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #301
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
