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the stars align and tilt degrees
while language brings us to our knees,
and different paths converge and join
to confuse what theirs and what is mine

it’s a minefield;
a rutted space of gopher holes
and quicksand
to take a limb
or lose yourself

barbs and spears and treasured wares
go back and forth with too few cares
but currents shift so subtly,
and storm clouds rumble ceaselessly…

what a nightmare;
a tangled briar patch
of words and deeds
that mates good intent
to malicious acts

it’s a vast and tumescent sea of endless drops
that floods the dams,denies crops,
and swallows all the hopeful souls
who venture too far from its shoals.

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World. Wide. What?

Contributed by spike on Friday, 24th July 2015 @ 09:13:31 PM in AEST
Topic: didactic

the stars align and tilt degrees
while language brings us to our knees,
and different paths converge and join
to confuse what theirs and what is mine

it’s a minefield;
a rutted space of gopher holes
and quicksand
to take a limb
or lose yourself

barbs and spears and treasured wares
go back and forth with too few cares
but currents shift so subtly,
and storm clouds rumble ceaselessly…

what a nightmare;
a tangled briar patch
of words and deeds
that mates good intent
to malicious acts

it’s a vast and tumescent sea of endless drops
that floods the dams,denies crops,
and swallows all the hopeful souls
who venture too far from its shoals.

Copyright Â© spike ... [ 2015-07-24 21:13:31]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: World. Wide. What? (User Rating: 1 )
by JamesStockdale on Saturday, 25th July 2015 @ 03:10:35 PM AEST
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This poem rings so true to me.
I have run a net business since 1996.
I lived by the sword and die by it daily.
The lazy and ignorant have found their home.
With all the good comes the bad.

In the end I do not believe our maker designed us
to absorb all of the information we get and certainly not knowing all of these people on a personal level. Too much of a good thing can be..................!

Re: World. Wide. What? (User Rating: 1 )
by Puppy_dog_eyes on Saturday, 25th July 2015 @ 04:07:39 PM AEST
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Ah, the Internet. A world within a world, sometimes full of crazy ideas, sometimes full of crazy people, sometimes full of everything and sometimes just full of emptiness.
I think you've summed it up pretty well here.
It will always remain a mystery

Steve

Re: World. Wide. What? (User Rating: 1 )
by speedy on Saturday, 25th July 2015 @ 05:13:14 PM AEST
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Great write.

Hannah B

Re: World. Wide. What? (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 25th July 2015 @ 09:37:36 PM AEST
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True indeed
And so by now we wonder
How could it be any different

I have personally met so many smart gifted young people who are kind hearted that set out with only one goal in mind

To make money
A lot of money

Tech is good but we must remind ourselves
Of ourselves

Peace!

Re: World. Wide. What? (User Rating: 1 )
by softerware on Sunday, 26th July 2015 @ 12:15:31 AM AEST
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Do you suppose their were similar warnings about the horseless carriage? I guess all new creations in progress are a bit unnerving, especially when there is no "quality control" and no one to hold accountable for our choosing the wrong path--which we are so fond of relying upon! You can't sue the virtual highway--but you can unplug it.
We are addicts of information..letting a machine entertain us.
What shall we do when the power goes out? softerware

Re: World. Wide. What? (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Tuesday, 28th July 2015 @ 04:13:33 PM AEST
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beautifully penned, those last two lines really sum it all up!

hugs n' love nessa

Re: World. Wide. What? (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Thursday, 27th August 2015 @ 12:43:33 PM AEST
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Comprehensively covered with slick wordsmithery. I need to be a little more wary. I've invariably had a few sherbets when I indulge the various, risky analogies you cleverly deliver.

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