A time of unrest like never before seen
While basic structures of society crumble,
Families lacking in simple cohesiveness
Schools accused of burnishing history
Churches falling into dismal hypocrisy
Rabble-rousers lurch toward anarchy,
Simple folks questioning whom to trust
Muckrakers telling us what to believe,
Respect for our leaders at its lowest ebb
Hearing the voices of conspiracies spread,
While a pandemic continues unabated
We, the masses saturated with ignorance.
written September 10, 2021
Categories:
cohesiveness, angst, conflict, confusion, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Lent
Malasada* Day was merrily spent
Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras - many names are given
To this final day before the season of Lent
When around the world Christians are shriven.
Now, "Dust thou art, unto dust thou shalt return"
Are words that are solemnly spoken
As with prayer and fasting people inwardly turn
Ashes on their head as a mindful token.
It seems this message can be taken to heart
No matter one's religion or philosophy
Self reform and reflection are a vital part
Of creating a healthy society.
So, during this Lent let us choose to fast
From divisiveness and animosity
We can foster a cohesiveness that will last
And nurture our beloved democracy.
Molly Moore
* Malasada is a Portuguese doughnut without a hole.
The Portuguese came to Hawaii in the 19th century to work
on the sugar plantations and have remained to contribute
to the rich cultural tapestry of our islands.
Molly Moore
Categories:
cohesiveness, appreciation,
Form: Quatrain
I dream a world of contrasts and evolution
Bold smartness and resolution
In so much as:
Flat things are flat for all people,
and shades of gray are not adulterated by photoshopping.
Facts and opinions regain their identities.
Deception is an accident not a strategy.
Trust is earned.
Empathy is respected as a strength.
Impulsiveness once again is the domain of toddlers,
not an asset of adults.
The racial spectrum achieves a balance and cohesiveness
unachievable by Versace or DaVinci or Trump.
Our differences are assets we share.
Ideas are guided by compassion and wisdom,
and triumph when they find their words.
I dream a world of contrasts and evolution
Bold smartness and resolution
Categories:
cohesiveness, corruption, dream, political,
Form: Free verse
When we decided to be one, we two
Our love was like crazy glue
I don’t think we were created to love and fight hard
Because it creates a cycle of end and start, which is no good for the heart
Our bond was so sticky even when I wanted to leave
Our cohesiveness was like a rich man’s greed
But one day crazy glue met reality
And she became unglued instantly
She felt free and revitalized
When she realized
Crazy glue
Made her cuckoo
So she flew
The cuckoo’s nest
Now she can attest
It’s not good to invest
In craziness
Categories:
cohesiveness, crazy,
Form: Grook
Two halves of imperfection--
kaleidoscope emotions and traits
fractured and tumbled as
sea glass on the shore--
amalgamated into symmetry
by the Master’s hands
with the pulchritude of stained glass.
A perfection of cohesiveness
despite the flawed edges, cracks,
and inelegance of life.
The cohesive nexus of family,
sustained through inadequacies, and deficiencies,
avowed by the broken that fit
according to His plan
in a splendor of imperfect completeness.
Categories:
cohesiveness, family, marriage,
Form: Free verse
Tape and slips of paper,
holding life precariously,
(thread by thread).
It can come loose or remain steady.
Layers are bound to one another
in such a way as to be easily split wide open.
Life can exist within the leaves of paper,
hanging tight
or roughly peeled off--
(torn in pieces).
My life is very fragile
(vulnerable).
I need tape and glue to hold it together,
to keep my insides from being swept away.
I want decorative paper for beauty,
old photos for memories,
and adhesives for cohesiveness of thought.
Categories:
cohesiveness, imaginationlife,
Form: Prose Poetry
you can't have a security company without having security guards
for it's those dedicated men and women who are the company's heart
how many vice presidents do you need who only sit in meetings?
how many receptionists are required to answer the phones and give greetings?
how is that the secretaries get a paid vacation every years?
but the security officers only get the blood, the sweat and the tears
divaism, nepotism and favoritism are the current trends
it's not about how well you do your job but who are your friends
bump schedules, no sick days and no paid lunch hours
it's time for us to unite and start exercising our power
we need to come together in cohesiveness
and show them that we won't settle for anything less
to be treated with respect, to be treated like human beings
for the company to show some empathy and not the disdain we keep seeing
we're not asking for a lot, we just want our fair share
for you can't have a security company without the security guards being there
Categories:
cohesiveness, angst, business, inspirational, political,
Form: Dramatic Monologue