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Post by AquarianM on Oct 30, 2023 23:30:25 GMT -6
A Compass I Can Read...
Being online these days is jarring,
Disquieting,
Something inescapable even in the wee hours.
Algorithms and AI battle like tin soldiers of the mind,
Interspersed with the snake-rattles of commercial hucksterism,
An outright attack on attention and focus,
Nickel-and-dime scalpel cuts,
Our abraded collective soul weary,
A burr under the saddle of civilization,
The constant buzz and crack of intellect's corrosion.
I find refuge in the finite confines of paper and old sites,
A haven from pop-up battering rams,
A quiet sea of quiet at three o'clock in the morning.
Finally I can cast my line,
Play with thought fish,
Come home with a story of words on my string
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
© 10/29/2023
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Post by Castle Court Jester on Oct 31, 2023 1:19:04 GMT -6
And it really is just this way isn't it? Very well said! I feel so much stress trying to keep up with it all, whether it be on my desktop computer or my phone. It's just always there, in your face, in your mind..I like technology in a lot of ways and I do like getting on here, online and all but at the same time it's like a trap too..Yeah, it's nice to just get away from it for a while and actually rather necessary too as well for your mental and physical health too. It's like an invisible cage or something like that. Awesome write my friend. So good to be reading you again  |
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Post by AquarianM on Oct 31, 2023 6:42:49 GMT -6
And it really is just this way isn't it? Very well said! I feel so much stress trying to keep up with it all, whether it be on my desktop computer or my phone. It's just always there, in your face, in your mind..I like technology in a lot of ways and I do like getting on here, online and all but at the same time it's like a trap too..Yeah, it's nice to just get away from it for a while and actually rather necessary too as well for your mental and physical health too. It's like an invisible cage or something like that. Awesome write my friend. So good to be reading you again Thank you Michael. It most definitely is great to be back at a site that isn't throwing winking, blinking popcorn videos at you every 5 seconds, and the poetry is even better. Dan |
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Post by Catlady2710 on Oct 31, 2023 11:32:45 GMT -6
And it is good to have you back Dan, along with your very intriguing poetry |
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Post by AquarianM on Oct 31, 2023 22:50:21 GMT -6
And it is good to have you back Dan, along with your very intriguing poetry Thank you, Cat. I greatly appreciate the warm welcome. I'm glad I was able to get back here. Dan |
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Post by Castle Court Jester on Nov 3, 2023 1:23:24 GMT -6
I really missed you Dan. Have wondered for quite a while where you are and hoped you would be back. Not saying that to make you feel guilty or anything, I understand being busy and all. Just wanting to tell you that I have really missed you and your writing is all |
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Post by AquarianM on Nov 5, 2023 21:45:35 GMT -6
I really missed you Dan. Have wondered for quite a while where you are and hoped you would be back. Not saying that to make you feel guilty or anything, I understand being busy and all. Just wanting to tell you that I have really missed you and your writing is all Thank you so much! It's great to be back here again, and it helps to read other poets to keep that gear well-oiled in our minds. This is the only forum left that doesn't make it an impossible crawl through endless popup ads on a mobile device so far as I know. Dan |
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