Aww ... fluffy puppies wearing shoes are a delight ...
... as are hints of tranquil blue peeking out from gloomy clouds after a rainstorm.
Cozy houses delight, too.
Autumn leaves with their bounty of bright colours never fail to amaze ...
... even when they're gone we know they'll come back. I never imagined, however, that an unfit climate-change denier and insult to decency would come back to lead the most powerful nation on Earth. This is a waking nightmare for those who recognize the dangers ahead. The America I felt so hopeful about has slipped away and will likely not materialize in my lifetime. So, although I do, it's not easy to find the path to "delight" at this moment, the word prompt from
Poets and Storytellers United.
We Canadians have our own faux-populist who has no plans for the environment but is high in the polls due to constant disinformation and catchy slogans like "axe the tax", a carbon tax rebated to low and mid-income folks. Countering such tactics with pictures and words gives me some measure of pleasure but, I suppose, it is just a diversion.
Frankly, the Turkish proverb, old as time, explains delightfully well what we're going through
still in modern times. It goes something like this:
"The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because its handle was made of wood, it was one of them."
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Poets and Storytellers United,
SKYWATCH and
Saturday's Critters.
I agree fluffy puppies in shoes are adorable..
ReplyDelete...Maria, I hate to see leaves bagged up waiting for the trashman! I mulch our leaves with the mower and they compost into the soil!
ReplyDeleteYes, though eventually those bagged leaves will be mulched but, in this case, by city contractors to be reused by others as compost and soil.
DeleteBeautiful skies!
ReplyDeleteYes we are living in dark times where ignorance is celebrated. We have to peservere though, somehow.
What a wonderful Turkish proverb. It really captures our current situation.
ReplyDeleteDelightful captures!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures! It's disheartening to see such regression. Let's hold onto the beauty around us and work towards a brighter future.
ReplyDeleteDynamic series of photos and always very 'aware' words ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores ~
aka (A Creative Harbor)
In the face darkness and uncertainty I have decided to embrace any beauty and joy in my immediate reality. Difficult to find at times, and definitely worth seeking.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what my prompt at Poets and Storytellers United hoped to encourage. Let us not allow the darkness to entirely steal our light and our lives!
DeleteYou are very good at not only finding those important small moments of delight but also imparting them to the rest of us.
DeleteWhat lovely photos! The Turkish proverb leaves a profound and powerful message. Sad but universally true.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to remain positive when such a terrible tragedy has befallen America. Our economy is going to be affected adversely. ...the climate change consequences dont even bear thinking about. No one can believe what has happened. ...So all we can do is go forward in hope embracing the joy in simple things and being kind to each other
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ReplyDeleteI love the cute doggie with the shoes! Beautiful Autumn colors and a lovely view of the trail. Great poem! I do feel a sense of doom in our country, am both sad and scared for the future. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!
I see a lot of complaints about Justin Trudeau, online, but try to stay out of other people's elections. Except when they involve persecution of Amish people. Anyway, I like the prose poem with occasional rhyme; reminiscent of Treva Maclean.
ReplyDeleteMuch of the online hate and negativity is manufactured by supporters of his Conservative opponent, with help from far-right US groups, and others who do not like Canada's stance on Ukraine and the environmental crisis. Trudeau wants to do something about human-caused climate change. He did a good job seeing us through early Covid with relatively fewer deaths than elsewhere. He lowered the age of pension recipients to 65 and more. Of course, the PM isn't perfect but at least he has a full security clearance unlike his opponent who seems compromised by the interests of other countries.
DeleteThe world is a crazy selfish place right now and misinformation is rampant. Lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteThe little white furball with its shoes looks so cute ! Like a toy ! Your photos are all very nice !
ReplyDeleteI kept returning to the image of "Puppy wearing shoes" ~~ what a delight. The thoughts you share resonate deeply.
ReplyDeleteWalking through nature is a great diversion, and watching fairplay sports, too. The Turkish proverb made me think; if all the trees are cut down, how could the axe be made or repaired? The story of “the axe and the trees” I've been familiar is as follows. When the axe asked the forest for one tree, the forest gave the smallest, the weakest tree. The axe came again and again to cut down trees of the forest. When you don’t protect the most vulnerable one, your group will perish.
ReplyDeleteSee you later on the next post.
This is an excellent version of the axe story. Thank you for sharing it. :)
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