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Rotate Consciousness

                      forgive all evil 
             go on turn the other cheek
                 perhaps in dreamland 
             hug enemies at arms length
         kiss ~ but first pull out their teeth 


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David Kavanagh

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Jan Allison

October 11, 2024 at 1:54 AM

gawd you owe me a new monitor I splattered my cereal reading this one david, that final line sure made me smile, happy weekend!! lol:-) hugs jan xx

David Kavanagh

October 11, 2024 at 2:28 AM

Hopefully no teeth came loose in the process lol! But it’s true Jan if nothing else, look at the world around us, if any weakness is shown it will be exploited, happy weekend, cheers David

Kim Rodrigues

November 7, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Some real angst in this one! Congratulations on POTD!

David Kavanagh

November 20, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Thanks Kim, nah no angst just mistrust of enemies, cheers David

Regina Mcintosh

November 4, 2022 at 10:17 PM

Congrats on POTD. God bless you. Love, Gina

David Kavanagh

November 5, 2022 at 1:43 AM

Thank your for stopping by with congrats Gina, cheers David

Malabika Ray Choudhury

November 4, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Congratulations on your POTD. Enjoyed your humour. BW ~ Mala

David Kavanagh

November 5, 2022 at 1:41 AM

Thank you Mala, humour with a little/big moral to the story, cheers David

Robert Gorelick

November 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Some say tell it like it is but not how it was. This rule should always be followed because: Much of our past must be shrouded in mystery. We have to forget the sorrow and remember the glee, so just teach what you should, some amnesia is good. And erase all that nasty history I'm being tongue -n -cheek of course! David, history proves you right! Congratulations on your POTD!

David Kavanagh

November 5, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Ha yeah, burn all the history books, and replace them with fairytale’s, then walk together into the sunset holding hands, if only! Thanks so much for stopping by Robert, your tongue n cheek comment has teeth, cheers David

Tania Kitchin

November 4, 2022 at 3:50 PM

David, congratulations on POTD!

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 3:57 PM

Thank you so much Tania, I was delighted with the honour today, cheers David

Ken Rone

November 4, 2022 at 1:36 PM

I'll bet you have a million friends David. I laughed out loud! So much so that I spit out the tin foil I was chewing. This was a great POTD! Best - Ken

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 2:13 PM

Not quite a million Ken, I’d never be able to watch them all, Hey chewing tin foil is pretty painful, glad I helped you expel it, thanks for stopping by, cheers David

Arlo Parker

November 4, 2022 at 11:53 AM

Offering the other cheek is God's way of saying "hold My beer". Eye for eye is a continuous cycle. Gratifying but futile. POTD recognition noted. ~;o)

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 12:47 PM

What can I say Arlo, other than this is the tried and tested method in the western world, we can never let our guard down for a second with Russia, Nth Korea and Iran, ready to embrace us with their filthy thug demigod leaders ideology, I live in a democracy, and am agnostic by my own choice, so I say it without any religious influence, thank you for noting POTD, cheers David

Jim Slaughter

November 4, 2022 at 11:27 AM

Good advice, David. Congrats on POTD.

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 11:30 AM

Thank you for stopping by Jim, A lesson from history perhaps, cheers David

Anitha Jayasankar

November 4, 2022 at 10:43 AM

Wise words... Loved the humor too... Congratulations on your potd honor David... God bless... ~ Ani

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 11:23 AM

Heya Anitha, A mixture of biting satire and common sense, thank you for stopping by, cheers David

Constance La France

November 4, 2022 at 10:29 AM

David, I love the message in your poem and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor.

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 11:19 AM

Thank you Constance, I really just observe the world, and history in general, keeping an open mind, and sometimes this leads to mistrust of certain rogue nations, (Enemies of Democracy) cheers David

Eve Roper

November 4, 2022 at 10:07 AM

Congratulations on POTD

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 10:13 AM

Thank you Eve, I appreciate you stopping by, cheers David

Valsa George

November 4, 2022 at 8:56 AM

Your sense of humor is much appreciated....dear David. Worldly wise flouting Biblical norms too good to be practical. Congratulations on your POTD

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 9:35 AM

Too good to be practical, love it Valsa, it just cannot be one size fits all, this world is utterly devious in parts, and can never be trusted, thank you for stopping by with congrats, cheers David

Anne-Lise Andresen

November 4, 2022 at 8:13 AM

- Congratulations on your p.o.t.d, David ... written with humor ... but a lot of truth in your words -

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 9:28 AM

Thank you Anne-Lise, satirical biting humour, with a sense of real world truth, cheers David

I Am Anaya

November 4, 2022 at 8:11 AM

Congratulations David Kavanagh on POTD! I agree with Mike forgive when they can't hurt you anymore. As for me, forgiveness is for yourself. :) Most of all what you said... Mistrust of enemies, to always keep some distance but a close enough eye on them, life in the real world eh! Cheers. Just saw..."The Banshees of Inisherin" alarming consequences for these two friends! Whew

I Am Anaya

November 4, 2022 at 12:45 PM

You are quite the warrior, selfless and resilient. Love your fancy words, and bottom lines especially now, “Voting” time Cheers to Democracy;)

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 9:24 AM

Heya Anaya, most of this is indeed all common sense, with some fancy wording, bottom line is, ideological enemies will attack us again if not restricted and nullified, yeah that movie is getting some great reviews, I’m looking forward to seeing it soon, thank you so much for stopping by today with congrats, cheers David

L Milton Hankins

November 4, 2022 at 8:09 AM

Congratulations, David! Enjoy your special day!

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 9:11 AM

You particularly liked this one Milton and I thank you for returning with congratulations, cheers David

Paulette Calasibetta

November 4, 2022 at 7:49 AM

Congratulations on your POTD! Love the twist….the truth in consciousness. :)Paulette

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 9:08 AM

Thank you Paulette, the twist was always coming, but not shaped til I reached the bottom line, cheers David

Bill Baker

November 4, 2022 at 6:55 AM

Congrats on your POTD, David. Intriguing title and good twist. A well written Tanka. Bill

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 7:04 AM

Good to see you Bill, perhaps a wry take on the Seekers (rotate consciousness) contest, but an existential, non religious write methinks, cheers David

Linda Alice Fowler

November 4, 2022 at 6:44 AM

Ohs o clever David. Congratulations on the honor of your POTD! Linda Alice

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 6:59 AM

Heya Linda, thank you so much for congratulation’s, I’m delighted with the honour, cheers David

Heidi Sands

November 4, 2022 at 6:18 AM

Congratulations for POTD David :)

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 6:26 AM

Thank you Heidi, I’m delighted you stopped by today with congrats, cheers David

Charles Messina

November 4, 2022 at 6:10 AM

You sure do speak for the world, David. Great "Tanka" Congratulations on POTD...Cheers Charlie

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 6:24 AM

Thank you Charlie, I’m delighted you see this tanka as representative of the world we live in, and not the one we dream about, cheers David

Vijay Pandit

November 4, 2022 at 5:47 AM

BIG congrats on POTD, David. Your ending line says it all--you speak for the world! Enjoy your day.

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 6:22 AM

Good to see you Vijay, perhaps I speak for the real world, some believe there’s another way, but history shows it does not work, cheers David

Christuraj Alex

November 4, 2022 at 4:59 AM

Very interesting, indeed! Can become another commandment. Beautifully written. Satiric as well as ironic. Congratulations!

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 5:20 AM

Thank you Chris, you sum up my tanka well, as indeed I intended the satire and irony to be quite biting, cheers David

John Lawless

November 4, 2022 at 4:51 AM

A dissertation on the old ... "keep your friends close and your enemies closer". I usually answer the question: "have you forgiven him?' with this retort...."I'm for giving him a good beating...." Probably should have entered the contest. I think the Seeker could handle it.

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 5:17 AM

Ha yeah I like that John, I thought about entering it into the contest, but for the reasons I said to the seeker below decided not, cheers David

Mike Gentile

November 4, 2022 at 4:10 AM

Congratulations David! Yes, Forgiveness is key - after they can't hurt you any more!! Enjoy your POTD honors!!

David Kavanagh

November 4, 2022 at 5:14 AM

You totally get my message Mike, unfortunately that’s the way it is in the real world, thanks so much for stopping by with congratulations, cheers David

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