Hi Avril, glad to hear you're on the road to recovery. As I get longer in the tooth, I'm less inclined to news, politics, and social media too. One interview I saw amidst the spin, held a ring of truth. A reporter asked a group of poor people comprising both white and people of colour, why they voted Trump- are they not offended by his rhetoric and person? And they said, there is a difference between being offended and affected. We can afford the former but not the latter, and the cost of living is hell. And I was reminded along with the aforementioned, ideology is another of those things which weighs less with me these days too. Although Trump's make America great again-return to post war era- cannot be so. You'll remember America was booming because the infrastructure of most 1st world economic producing countries was left shattered after WW2. And America hit recession in the 80s, when those countries caught up. And so the Trumpian dream- is more ideology again. Poetry- a far kinder ideology. There's no power in it, but a pen and page, and the ability to shape hearts and minds. Funny how quiet beauty and wisdom outlives all above across the ages. Take Care x
Lovely to ‘hear’ your voice again. Take care 🦋xx
Thank you x
Hi Avril, glad to hear you're on the road to recovery. As I get longer in the tooth, I'm less inclined to news, politics, and social media too. One interview I saw amidst the spin, held a ring of truth. A reporter asked a group of poor people comprising both white and people of colour, why they voted Trump- are they not offended by his rhetoric and person? And they said, there is a difference between being offended and affected. We can afford the former but not the latter, and the cost of living is hell. And I was reminded along with the aforementioned, ideology is another of those things which weighs less with me these days too. Although Trump's make America great again-return to post war era- cannot be so. You'll remember America was booming because the infrastructure of most 1st world economic producing countries was left shattered after WW2. And America hit recession in the 80s, when those countries caught up. And so the Trumpian dream- is more ideology again. Poetry- a far kinder ideology. There's no power in it, but a pen and page, and the ability to shape hearts and minds. Funny how quiet beauty and wisdom outlives all above across the ages. Take Care x
Yes - lets stick with poetry and thank you as always your thoughtful replies x
Thank you for writing and sharing your thinking
Thank you Sue x