Saturday, May 25, 2019

1198 - Lilliput II



Lilliput II

Why am I amongst aliens?
Who are these people?
Why are their values so foreign?
They lead me to weep 'til the dawn
(Sleep, tragically forelorn)
Wherein I lament the lost dreams
As a new dark ages begins,
Fear trumps vision, it seems.
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© 2019 J Cosmo Newbery
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19 comments:

  1. Post May 18th election. Life amongst pigmies. Greedy pigmies.

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  2. Sigh.
    Greedy pygmies indeed.

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  3. Well it is your choice of course unless you want some advice from the rest of the world, where I am sure there are millions that can help you!

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  4. Oh yes - fear trumps vision indeed. You hit the nail on the head in such a clever way.

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  5. Fear seems to be trumping everything these days... Dark ages, indeed.

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  6. That plea at the beginning went right to the heart. The embracing of fear as a goad to support power is terrifying.

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  7. Fear trumps vision for sure. They seem soulless, like ghouls. Scary creatures indeed.

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  8. Oh I love how you used the title... Jonathan Swift's description works perfectly on politics to day.

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  9. That is a damned clever last line. And so very sadly true.

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  10. cleaver indeed...and there is a fear of uncertainty...nice write...bkm

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  11. A very impactful piece. The words 'lament the lost dreams' resonated strongly with me. I very much feel as though we are living in a time of lamentation … a time when we have gone from a dream of hope for the world - to a horrible, omnipresent feeling that all is lost … or perhaps, thrown away (almost, at times a sense that it is being gleefully torn down and tossed).

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  12. The lost of direction circles neatly into the the last trump line. Bravo J C
    Happy you dropped by my sumie Sunday this week

    Muchđź’™love

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  13. Unfortunately, fear seems to be driving the whole world these days.

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  14. Yes, we all share the fear. Wonderful piece!

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  15. I feel like that sometimes. Is the word trumps a Freudian slip?

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  16. AnonymousMay 28, 2019

    A Freudian slip is to say one thing and to mean your mother.

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