Those Who Wait – 12th April 2022

The seduction of the capitalist
To need, to want, to own
It’s easy to trick yourself
Into feeling you have grown

Now it seems so quaint
To buy at market stalls
Next shutting down the shops
To build great shopping malls

And now their lacquer fades
As everything can be found online
It’s only a few clicks
But who really has the time?

Don’t posture like a bohemian
Of course, these things are great
But the truly great things
Are those for which you wait

12th Apr 2023 – Sometimes I look back at things I’ve written and can be quite impressed with myself. At this time when the wonders of capitalism are starting to be questioned more and more it feels like we are in a downward spiral of forever chasing shiny things to the detriment of our sanity.
21st Apr 2024 – Submitted to The Ragtag Daily Prompt

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You can swim all day in the sea of knowledge and not get wet.

Norton Juster

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Gratitude Journal

I am so happy and grateful that my old computer has lasted for ten years but I think it may be about to die. It’s had a good run.

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The Week That Was – 27th May 1979