Somewhere, over there
Many thousands of miles
Lies my homeland
Where so much
Has gone so wrong
Democracy has been wounded
Stabbed by the flailing blind
Compelled by ignorance and fear
I don’t understand
How some can harbor so much hate
Such indecency, festering, fertilized in the dark
Fair play, they don’t understand me
With my avowed insistence
That stones should not be cast against a stranger
Just because you never walked a mile
In their blues
Where are the missing pieces that can unite us
And why
Is it still a puzzle?
Reflections from Cómpeta, Spain. More to follow. I just need a few minutes to sit on a nearby hilltop and let nature remind me of what it was like before all the humans arrived and jacked things up. Cheers.
Categories: Reflections
Bonnywood Manor 
Lovely. Hope you’re both having a fab time.
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Thanks, Maddy! And yes, it was a very swell time.
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I’m glad.
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Vacations and time away are fine things. Enjoy.
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Oh, I am definitely enjoying myself…
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Keep enjoying your break from the puzzle.
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If I had enjoyed it any more, I probably would have been arrested…
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❤️
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🙂
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Reblogged this on IL MONDO DI ZORYANA "…dove l'amore inventa il suo infinito…".
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Hug your rubber duck – sometimes that is the only thing to do.
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Sage advice. And I did… 😉
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Wow – beautiful. 💛
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Thanks, Lynette!
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Lovely poem. Saving it.
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I’ve really enjoyed tinkering with the poetry lately. I might have to dabble a bit more…
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I never walked a mile in most peoples blues ( great line BTW)- but I know their blues are just as blue as mine. The puzzle is so very puzzling – let’s hope we find the missing pieces soon. Spain has made you all reflective, soft and mooshy. Nice to see this side of you 🙂 Maybe the ducks are slipping something in your copious drinks????
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I wouldn’t rule out the ducks slipping me something, as one never knows, but Spain has certainly had an impact on me both times I have visited. I’m thinking this might need to become a yearly journey, at least until the puzzle is solved…
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Sometimes you take my breath away
Other times my words
This time both
❤
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I was quietly waiting to see your reaction to this one, and suffice it to say that I am equally breathless… 😉
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