Such Times Are Here

Such Times are Here
                    51.

There be utter madness
That pervades the world today.
It's enough to cause a troubled soul
To just up and melt away.

Such times are here to try us all
Forcing one to seize the day
But to those of lesser fortitude...
Stand back... 
You're getting in our way.

              The End

    
     Hope is Oft in Bold Dispute
                  52.

    Hope is oft in bold dispute.
    It bears a thousand scars.
    It brings texture to a folly
    Who's premise seems bizarre.

    But the path to sweet success
    Is not without its manic curves
    And hope is all you need in life
    To get something you deserve.

                The End

      
             Folly of Choice
                      53.

With shopping carts their home to be
And accouterments of peculiar goals
To labor ever forward in make-believe.

Tis well to praise these tangled souls
Who slake till final breath a nobility
From piffling life's immoral shoals.

While plodding in step with their ability
Knowing well the loss of blessed rest
To countervail such ably won fragility.

And perched upon our mountain crest...
We sit bewildered by such earthy ties
As if choice was theirs to second best.

Thus every morning the sun will rise...
Incrementally ensuring a slow demise.

                   The End

                      54.
          This too Shall Pass

         'This too shall pass,'
          The inscription read
          To give a sovereign
          Peace of mind.
          Thus... can a peasant
          Claim to piggyback
          And so mitigate
          Their daily grind?
          But the happenstance
          That afflicts the poor
          Be doggedly persistent
          Over time. So... I presume
         'This too shall pass,'
          Rings hollow... for those
          We leave behind.

                   The End
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Date: 6/24/2022 2:27:00 PM
Always best to deal with what is in front of you and look for win win outcomes. This one shows you still have a few marbles left which is all to the good for the soup and budding poets. Inspiration is not just for he young. Take care David in NZ
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