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Posterity May Not Understand

~ Posterity May Not Understand ~ Why I traipse five miles a day to whittle time away Idling in a safe daydream gazing at a listless stream

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David Fisher

Date: 10/16/2023 5:13:00 PM

Nicely put. A five mile daydream is nothing to wake up for, indeed.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/16/2023 5:20:00 PM

Agreed! ~ S. Leap Walker

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/16/2023 3:56:00 PM

Oh I do…I do! My grandson walks 5 miles! So proud of him! :) He is in JROTC too on the rifle team!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/16/2023 5:26:00 PM

Good for your grandson. ROTC is a great program. Unfortunately, the initials pronounced together rhyme with 'Nazi' - which is what those Ivy League snobs used to call them, i.e., 'ROTC-Nazis.' By 1970, I believe, every single Ivy League campus had kicked ROTC off of campus. Those stupid, snobby, imbecilic, uneducated, leftists students' demands were embraced by even stupider, snobbier, and more pathetic administrators. (How do I know? I attended one of those snobby schools back then. That's how. Don't have one acquaintance, let alone friend, from those four years -- except for a ROTC man, who had to give up his scholarship). ~ gw

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/16/2023 10:35:00 AM

it's hard for me to understand, but I always say "to esch his own" My hubbie used to stare out of our boat all day long while I sat there reading magazines!!

John Lawless

Date: 10/16/2023 5:35:00 AM

the subtle, soothing sounds of nature amid the crinkling of fallen leaves ..... and viola.....ze poem

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 10/16/2023 5:00:00 AM

oh my! Do you traipse 5 miles a day? So do I....not whittling away time but letting my mind go. With each rhythmic step my worries melt away...sometimes poetry comes to mind...anyway, I enjoyed your thought-provoking poem, blessings, Sara

Mike Gentile

Date: 10/16/2023 4:11:00 AM

I can relate, posterity ought to I would think GW. You've penned a little thought provoking piece ! Happy Monday!!

Panagiota Romios

Date: 10/15/2023 8:49:00 PM

Hi, G~ All generations do as you do. In dreams, the world is safe, mellow Real life ican be confrontational.and as you know, violent. Pangie xx

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 10/15/2023 8:48:00 PM

Traipsing five miles a day Is not whittling your time away It gives you mind a well earned rest Idling and dreaming at it's best.