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I wrote this poem back in 2019 long before the current pandemic, it’s interesting how, having experienced what we have, it seems to have changed how I feel about this poem…..
The Word of the Day is Statue and so I thought it would be worth sharing it again, but hadn’t appreciated how the circumstances had changed how it reads.Β
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The statue stood stolid
A symbol of penance
In a world rather squalid,
It had a great presence,
Two outreaching hands
A sign of kind nurture
Stretched out from the sands
To welcome each searcher,
A public display
To dispel all dissent
the pain blown away
eased one hundred percent.
This great lost relic
Of a past long forgotten
A remnant, angelic
Of a time less rotten,
When the world was better
When hearts werenβt leaden
And the oceans were wetter,
Before Armageddon.
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Copyright: Kristian Fogarty 07/June/2019
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I got a mix of emotions, peculiar.. nostalgia, remorse and a sweet aftertaste. Beautiful writing
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Thank you very much. I’m glad you liked my poem. I wanted to weave a lot into it, I’m glad that it came through. π
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Beautifully written!
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Thank you Sadje, Much appreciated.
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My pleasure π
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Outstanding tale! Wonderfully written, Kristian! π€
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Thanks, Beckie. π
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Hey Kristian, the ping back may have got lost but did you know you had been tagged you participate in Not Just My Verse by Christine?
https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2019/06/08/not-just-my-verse-your-two-two-too-8/
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Thanks Rory, no I didn’t get anything to let me know. I will get on to that today. Thank you.
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Super brilliant, l didn’t think you had π
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Hey Kristian, good afternoon to you π
Some music for your day π
https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2021/03/21/universal-greetings-21/
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Happy Sunday. Thanks Rory. I was doing the hoovering so a bit of musical accompaniment is always welcome π
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Totally agree with you, can you hear it above the hoovering or is it really loud π
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I played it loud enough to hear and then danced round the room with hoover. π
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Hahaha excellent – you know what l am thinking right?? You know it has to be done right??
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π Brilliant! I didn’t dress up this time, but maybe next time π
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hahaha π
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Very apocalypse-al.
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π Thank you π
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Having read a lot of post apocalyptic fiction, I can say it’s a great poem. A lot of emotions in a few lines.
You’re right, the pandemic does make it “read” a little differently. We are all changed, and no matter how much people want to “go back to normal”, it’s never going to be as it was. My optimistic side hopes we can do better, my cynical side thinks greed, hatred, and lies will continue, my Generation X side says ” Whatever! It’s nice outside, I’m just gonna chill.”ππ
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The Generation X side sounds the wisest of them all π . I agree that we should take the opportunity to move to a new normal that keeps some of the benefits we have found. We have discovered that flexible working and working from home can still deliver a good business outcome and so hopefully we can keep the flexibility.
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Wowza–5-Star, Kristian!
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Thank you π
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You’re most welcome π
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