The Way It Is

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." - Sun Tzu

   

New life has begun, as amid the promise and hopefulness of Spring brews the hopelessness of more war. The Poets and Storytellers United prompt "write what you most need to communicate" resulted in my words below inspired by bleak events and the cold shrug from some in leadership to the suffering caused by "collateral damage". Even more disturbing than human indifference is learning that AI is being used to choose and strike targets in a very major way.

     

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HOLD ONTO THE LIGHT

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Dancing Through Time

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf." - Rabindranath Tagore

   

The prompt "dancing" from Poets and Storytellers United inspired my few words above. Dancing, like laughing, lightens existence. It is the nearest thing to skipping as a child, something we stop doing as adults for fear of looking silly. Skipping, laughing and dancing more would make this a much happier and probably safer world.

   

Along the way, I watched a cloud dance in the wind alone amongst the others.

   

At the Crescent Beach pier, I noticed a gull with blue and white bands around its legs.

   

It's a way for scientists to monitor migration and other significant data. I wondered if the Salish Sea Gull Project was part of these efforts and forwarded them my picture.

     

It's fun to swoop and glide. But when a dance is internal, wing flapping and toe tapping seems to matter less than the willingness to surrender to the wonder.

   

Explore more at Poets and Storytellers United, SKYWATCH and Saturday's Critters.

Check out my sites: Postcards from Penelope Puddle and Musings of A Puddlist In B.C.

Because the state of our planet is the most pressing issue of our time, link up and learn about the  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report.

"May your cares be light as a raindrop." - Penelope Puddle