thenotsomightyom

Daily writing prompt

Do you believe in minimalism?

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Of course I must and I think I do,

Is that a sentence or a billet- doux?

I’ll leave that decision up to you,

You see less is more,

Is a phrase I adore,

Whether it’s right or is a crushing bore,

For who am I to decide the fate,

Of those who can’t resist the supermarket wait,

To queue for things and thus be late,

Late home, Late for Work or lose their place,

It’s adding stress to an addictive pace,

They are happy though to win the race,

I for one will avoid,

Purchasing that new android,

A robot, a phone admittedly the idea I’d toyed,

Amazon I searched and the Which magazine,

The possibilities seemed obscene,

Then I decided I’d just be mean,

Overly consumptive is a dying trend,

But where will all this misery end,

With no economy the Politician’s fate will be a bell end.

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Daily writing prompt

What’s the first book you ever finished and still remember to this day?

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We seem to have a great capacity to put people off reading. There are two instances that come to mind, firstly when I said to my mum about one of the Bronte sisters books that it was worth a read and she really enjoyed it and also to my brother when I said that the Glasgow Herald was a good read, and he said that he really enjoyed the process of reading it, having never read a “serious newspaper ” before. Subsequently neither continued with something that they had really enjoyed , because perhaps they were bombarded by so many other pieces of writing.

My point being that there is so much printed material out there and just to pick up a book is a real achievement. Good or Bad books we are never really “finished” with them. We get something from every piece of written material we look at , sometimes it is just our critical thinking that comes into play or on others we are totally blown away by the tome.( and that is a good feeling.)

I suppose writing lists and analysing the affect that a book has had on you is of value, if you like lists and talking about books.

I however, know that all the books I read affect me and have value ( some more than others). I always worry that I’ve missed something, perhaps skimmed something and always find a second read unearths new things. My view is I’m never really finished with a book, even the bad ones.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Daily writing prompt

What’s the most profound piece of advice you’ve been given? Did you take it?

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I knew it was profound advice,

And to listen to it I should not think twice,

But in truth there was so much of it,

That I’d start to follow and then forget a bit,

It came from many sources and all with claims,

Some were honest and some had spurious aims,

Be good, don’t talk too much, or sing out loud,

For heavens sake don’t be part of that crowd!

But I realised very early on,

Particularly when mum and dad had gone,

When push came to shove and decisions had to me made,

It was up to me to make the grade,

And from that knowledge I thought best,

That in truth Frank said it better than all the rest,

To progress and learn each and every day ,

That the best option was to do it “My Way”.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading. 🙏