Be a Warrior, Not a Whiner




Take the bull by the horns,
Or the bull will take you.
Stand up and holler,
A house prisoner is not you!


There is no jailer at your front
door.
Though terms tossed about,
makes you think this is truth
to the core!


Want to change things does require 
courage and action.
So stop our endless sniveling to gain 
satisfaction.


Warriors win wars in battles,
not so easily fought.
Having been in so many,wins
beat losses, so I have been 
wonderfully taught.

Today is your day, the trumpet 
for braveness calls.
Get outdoors in God's creation, 
His world has no guards nor fear 
laden walls.



         May 8, 2020
          10am PST



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Laurie Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 8:06 PM
G'day Panagiota … by the actions taken over this virus, surely we can see how controlled we are now by authority. It will take a world wide revolution to solve much of this because this control will remain after the virus is in check - thank you Panagiota - Lindsay
Romios Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 9:20 PM
ah~ greetings and always great to hear from you. The world has survived the Inquistion, witch burnings, Suppression, 9/11' Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini and others out to destroy our freedoms.not being a gypsy I cannot see into the future, but history since Rome is a rise of man over suppression. It will take guts and a world that wakes up to realize they are imprisoned. We are not ignorant nations. We are bigger than any virus. I am glad you were so open in telling things as you see it. The future is in our hands now and it's very unsettling. Have heart, Lindsay. Panagiota xxoo
Cunningham Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 4:28 PM
Stand up for what you belive in, never follow the crowd, powerful verse Panagiota. Tom
Romios Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 7:28 PM
Tnanks Tom..I just saw your second comment. I encourage all to think outside the box. That's where originality exists. Not in tea leaves nor in writing of flakes.))) Panagiota xx
Cunningham Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 4:49 PM
You have Panagiota, that's something I'll remember.
Romios Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 4:45 PM
Crowds are like sheep, all falling off a cliff. I was a wee bit of a thing, when a nun confronted me! " Don't you know that following a crowd, makes you a sheep? Sheep mindlessly follow!" I had no idea at the time, the impact, that one statement made on my life. I made an inner vow then, to be An original. Hope I have done well))) Thanks, Tom
De Beaulieu Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 1:07 PM
Hello Panagiota, Wow! this is quit a poem. You really had a lot to say. Hugs Darlene xxx-ooo.
De Beaulieu Avatar
May 9, 2020 at 8:45 AM
Okay my friend. Hugs Darlene xxx-oo.
Romios Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 1:26 PM
Hi Darlene! You know me very well by now, eh)). Never the one to accept things. Will mail you after lunch,OK? Thank you. Panagiota xxoo
Callus Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 12:16 PM
This is a powerful striking poem, Panagiota. It shows strength of character and a positive attitude. Your battle cry is one worthy of being heeded! ~ Regards // paul
Romios Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 12:35 PM
Good morning, Paul~ I stand guilty of being a revolutionary-)) a follower, I am not! A skeptic and a questioner to the max. One of my biggest wins was getting an ad Pulled from TV... singlehandedlly~groups were of no use. * I changed the Haiku to a Senryu. Plus corrected the third line. Capitalization is solely a poets choice. Though experts here will disagree vehemently. Thanks for telling me, and correcting me, Paul. Panagiota xxoo
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