3/15/2025
Image by Mark Toney using DALL-E (2025-03-15)
Instead of isolation consider oscillation Proof positive is clear to see It all boils down to frequency Which of these words hits close to home a metronome or garden gnome? Their differentiation lies in oscillation Metronomes oscillate tick-tick-tick Garden gnomes isolate in s i l e n c e s i l e n c e s i l e n c e Will tick-tick-tick define your life or silence filled with fear and strife? Proof positive is clear to see It all boils down to frequency Instead of isolation consider oscillation Live life one tick at a time Meter matters as does rhyme Situational awareness Won’t protect you if you’re careless How much better at day’s end to be found kind
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