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Whims and Fancy

Whims and fancy Has taken over our brains No more holistic living The world has gone insane It all about fast cars, fast travel Fast yachts, fast bucks You soon forget That travelling so fast You have lost track And simplicity is now under attack Struggling at the back For whims and fancy Is our new master And to it we must comply On a pointless travel Clouding the vision Moving away from the glorious Moving away from the divine Chasing after the frivolous With an unconscious mind From what is ideal From what we can feel A joy in the heart Of which we can impart To all those around us To create trust Of love and kindness Not wilful blindness in a whirl of desires Moving away from idealism At a cost. Embalmed in obsession With a vision lost May we be redeemed Once we realize That not ever gain Is worth its cost. . .

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Date: 8/2/2020 6:10:00 PM
All that fast living...much has come to a standstill.
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Date: 8/2/2020 1:52:00 PM
Could be a reggae song... Nice one.
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Date: 8/2/2020 2:04:00 PM
Good you think so, haven't quite got to grips of writing songs,but I guess there is a rhythm there, thanks for the visit.
Date: 8/1/2020 2:31:00 PM
Thank you for this insightful view of our 'today' I really enjoyed reading it although the truth of it made me sad. My own whims and fancies have been diluted by time (I am 86 years old now) but they still haunt me sometimes Kif
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Date: 8/2/2020 2:01:00 PM
I am trying to stay calm and let wild chases a thing of the past.

Book: Shattered Sighs