2017
birthed
a colicky infant
who, although spoiled and overfed,
produced a continuous line
of
mostly incoherent
squawks
from his high nest
by spring
he had grown into the playground bully
amassing toys,
hoarding even,
to make his sandbox castle great
AGAIN
by summer,
or buy,
his overgrown form
preached from a pulpit like a profit-god
A MASS
that sounded
oddly
like his former spoiled, soiled
colicky
chirps
by autumn…
I don’t know what he said.
I bought earplugs
to relieve my throbbing
MAGAraine
suffering
head
2018
I HOPE
has birthed infants everywhere
who will cry from the collective pools
of
starvation
poverty
and
neglect
AND
that the children of spring
will remove the genetically-modified cotton
stuffed in our privileged ears,
so that we who have will
listen
&
share
~
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That’s amazing!! Such a wonderful way to sum it all up💕☯️✌️~Anne
Thank you, Anne! Hope you have a wonderful 2018! 😊
Wishing all of us a Peaceful 2018 – may we overcome the absuidity that is our President and promote thoughtful people to lead our great nation forward.
a-b-s-u-r-d-i-t-y ^.^
Nice catch. My brain auto-corrected it on the first comment. 😂😊
It is a worthy wish! Wishing you a wonderful 2018, too!
Well done! You said it very well!!
Dwight
Thank you so much, Dwight! I really appreciate the feedback. 😊
You are welcome!
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A fascinating take on both the past and what is yet to surprise us. Thank you, Tanya.
Thank you, Roland! Have a wonderful 2018, and lets hope for lots of good surprises.
Stellar!
Thank you! Wishing you a wonderful 2018!
Wishing you a prosperous and happy New Year!
Thank you, Amitav! I wish you the very best in 2018!
Beautifully expressed. It has been forever since I read your lines. How are you? How were your holidays?
Thank you, Manuel! I took a little break over the holidays. I am busy and happy. Thank you for asking. I wish you the very best of all things in 2018, my friend!
I am so happy to hear you had a phenomenal time. I wish you nothing but the best Tanya, stay awesome, as always
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Happy New Year Tanya! Hope you have a wonderful year! Keep writing! 😊
Thank you so much! I wish you the very best in 2018! 😊
Well crafted Tanya. My timetable may have been sooner. When one squawks out “mostly false or worse” statements more than two out of three times, it does a body good just to not listen for that one in three time when it is “mostly true or better.”
Thank you, Keith! I can understand your timetable…Lol
Wishing you all the best in 2018! 😊
Back at ya.
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welcome back sweetie. Happy New Year! 🙂
Thank you so much, Jim! I wish you all the best in 2018! Stay warm this week! 😊
So beautifully expressed! Wishes galore for a glorious new year!
Thank you so much! I wish you the very best in 2018! 😊
You are very welcome, thank you for your wishes 🙂
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Thank you for the share! Happy New Year!
Very good piece of writing. Drew me in and I just went along with it nodding my head in agreement.
Thank you, Anne! I love the feedback. Wish you the very best in 2018! 😊
You summed up 2017 beautifully Tanya! Happy New Year!
Thank you, Steph! I wish you the very best in 2018!
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Well, this is a great post to be reading as one of the first in this new year 🙂
Wishing you a marvelous 2018, for you and your family. With lots of love and successful adventures. Big hug, XxX
Thank you so much, Patty! I wish you the very best in 2018. I’m working hard to get another book your way! Hugs. 😊
I have the same hope dear Tanya. We need leaders who lead with kindness and concern. I pray 2018 is a better year than 2017.
Thank you, John! We will keep going and work to make it that way. 😊
We must. I’m ready for the billion person walk for peace. One earth and one people. You are welcome dear Tanya.
Sign me up for that! I am in. 😊😊
This is a hopeful need So real for many….
Thank you! The needs are many for the many. 😊