In Ireland theres a hero i as suppose.' Understated..Yet definately on His toes.'
Derek Domino's stands like An Irish Geronimo, witty and gritty, he tackles it
All.' Shaming the likes of fianna f 'ail.)
Domino Effects
Life is incessant with volumes of
Lessons for growth to acquire.
Linked sequences of events.
Domino Effects
Habits, people, places, patterns
Receive causes of Domino Effects.
Cycles of flattering lips, Superficial
Judgements about others.
Standing firm when others are in
doubt.
Domino Effects
Choices nothing happens by accident.
There must be a cause. Domino Effects
Separation isn't always flawed its
Evolution.
A level of progress of the aftermath.
Domino Effects
The Earth spawns Man.
Man spawns Descendants.
Descendants rape the Earth.
The Earth stops providing.
Descendants start dying.
The Earth continues spinning,
And forgets we were ever here!
The sky fell mercilessly and tornadoes fury was landed
The earth caved where seeds of new crop, a farmer had planted.
In recession, the capitalists made a fortune
and the deprived were left with debt and burden
In moments triumphs were not of those who had toiled hard
but those who were able to play the fluke card
The rain did not fall in the barren land
and the army fired at the innocent & unmanned
The aging parents lost their bread winning child
And the winter at the refugee camps was anything but mild
The father hit the mother in front of her young children very violently
The forest fire cost every house on the ground blatantly
The privileged were given more favours and opportunity
The humble were provided with disappointments and ambiguity
A family slept hungry again another night
A child was left alone in fright
The pups were treated by their caretaker unkindly
All because someone treated their loving friend badly!
Life's a domino
One fall affects the other
Stand and fight back.
When does pursuing knowledge
become undone
Letting intuition
take over the day
Why does raw intelligence
die zero sum
Factually blinded
—last domino played
(The New Room: July, 2023)
I cheated my approach to oblivion.
Making threats when the boat is breaking.
The years ahead of us feel like a riddle.
The path is hazy, and the result is unclear.
We shall all suffer the consequences.
For the fate of one is the fate of all.
A chain of failures is like a domino effect.
Written: March 11, 2023
"...liberum domino..."
in the beginning
there was one
who knew
and then in the middle
there were two
and within formation
about Creation...
"...I saw You..."
and I was there
and where you said, too...
and then I saw three of us
being You
then my left pen wrote
and I noted it, too...
" she wrote "
sub
lime
about a rhyme
in Above and a Love
in Below...
"...they want to know..."
she said...
so we moved in
and not so far
from where
we've been
will be a star
yet to be seen
... by you ...
While any movement
May remain unseen,
There's great potential
That can intervene.
From a mild breeze
To caress and heal.
To the mightiest hurricane,
That won't appeal.
Its inertial energy shows
Strength by the root,
Yet often overcome
By another's pursuit.
This cause is seldom visible
Through the noise all about.
Though its effect may shatter,
What's leftover to doubt.
When we see some resistance,
Friction stands by,
As the spark to that fire,
Has answered the why.
Where the minute can escape,
Our mind and our sight,
Every second has an impact,
That gives in to the light.
Just as intolerance and ignorance
Brews solely to agitate,
Serving up that cold dish,
For those hungry to hate.
Hence, this effort highlights
The smallest of acts.
That gets the ball rolling,
To those much bigger facts.
To change one word and rock the world,
a verse now dancing free
Its weight unmeasured, breadth untold,
whose key unlocks the dream
The bottle open, the genie gone,
last domino to fall
One word pulled out, or inserted in
—new meaning to enthrall
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
To change one word and rock the world
a new verse dancing free
Its weight unmeasured, breadth untold
whose key unlocks the dream
The bottle open, the genie gone
last domino to fall
One word pulled out or inserted in
—new meaning to enthrall
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
FINALY
*************
waves roll in the shingle tumble,
naturally honed by the tide.
over time jewels created.
collected, polished ladies wore.
displayed for all to view with pride.
amber, jet, sometimes mellow gold,
the lucky few, diamonds; got rich.
they found their lives became fated.
bad men made them collect when told.
paid them little for their effort!
to this very day they struggle!
their bosses live without a hitch.
oft workers, often on report,
accused of having a moment,
when on their free time, not a crime!
panic, finding lots more trouble!
long time passes, yes, improvement.
old bosses have been, yes, rumbled!
new bosses now stick to the law!
all having fun in their spare time!
DOMINO EFFECT
the heart bleeds its lifeblood, unfaithful in all
4/11/2018
At long last
the woman in her rebelled!
Overcoming fear and shame
she spoke out
not in a whisper
but loud, clear; determined
to end the torment within,
the silence...the omerta`.
The first domino fell and
others followed suit.
There is strength in unity,
courage in numbers.
Riding the wave of change
#MeToo
Horrors, lies, cover-ups
exposed; untouchables
hit the ground from high perches.
Sexual abuse!
Sexual assault!
Sexual harassment!
Perpetrators cling to
consensual claims, innocence,
pleas for forgiveness.
Victims call for justice.
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Contest: HASHTAGmetoo
Sponsor: Debbie Guzzi
© 16th December, 2017
Please do not touch
Just read the signs dotted around the gallery display
So you take a selfie ...
What harm can it do?
Your camera shutter
clicks
clicks
clicks
as you take selfish selfie pics
Teetering on your high heels
you topple backwards like a destructive domino
Art gallery display
C
R A
S
H
E
S
to the floor
Your picture won’t ever be placed in a photograph frame
But hey
You achieved your fifteen seconds of fame
You took a selfie -
How selfish!
Inspired by newspaper article where a selfie goes wrong and causes around $200k damage to artwork by British artist Simon Birch
I've never considered myself an arty or creative person and I went out of my comfort zone to write this free verse poem.
07-15-17
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