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Daily writing prompt

What’s a book you never finished but still think about?

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I started reading The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli to understand the World,

I’ve tried a number of times to finish the book but only ever get through a third,

Then I have to put it down because it seems so sad,

Or maybe if truth be known because it’s just really bad,

There are lots of conniving tips on how to get ahead,

Though on an on it goes and gives me a sore head ,

To spend all your time trying to usurp your fellow man,

Seems pointless when everyone should be doing the best they can,

The fact the book was written at all is a mighty twist,

Though perhaps I’ll never really understand Machiavelli’s gist,

Maybe wicked manipulation wasn’t his theme,

Though the book is certainly a Politician’s dream,

Wickedness is at it’s core,

Actually I think it’s just a crushing bore.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Daily writing prompt

Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in?

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My fictional World would be Translyvania in Bram Stoker’s book,

I’d invent a character who wouldn’t be in Dracula’s textbook,

Her name would be Stinkerbell and she would sit on Jonathon Harker’s shoulder,

Occasionally she’d sit in a black and fir ridden forest on a lonely boulder,

Surrounded by howling wolves and flashing blue lights with holes full of treasure,

She was safe as she had Dracula’s measure,

She wore eau de cologne that was concentrated Garlic,

It really made the Count quite frantic,

When Stinkerbell was around he’d disappear ,

Of that little fairy he had a lot of fear,

Harker would laugh and smile with joy,

As Stinkerbell treated Count Dracula like her toy,

The Castle was no longer a scary place,

With Stinkerbell getting in Count Dracula’s face.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Daily writing prompt

If you could go back and witness any historical event, which one would you pick?

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I’m beginning to think that our AI algorithm is an obsessive fantasist,

Who expects others to dream of lives that it has missed,

I mean one day we’re asked to bare our soul ,

Another to climb down a very big hole,

Each day a challenge of immense magnitude,

To express our awe and gratitude

Going back and forth in space and time,

To imagine what we’d do if our life could be bought on Prime,

But let’s get real and tell the tale,

That really life can be quite pale,

That doesn’t mean it doesn’t count,

Or that all our troubles we can’t surmount,

Time is precious and happiness too,

So don’t let the AI fantasist bother you.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Daily writing prompt

How did you meet your significant other?

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To be honest which of course I never am,

Our eyes met over opening a tin can,

There were lots of volunteers at the rescue shelter,

And I had to meet the Court Jester,

Of course it was funny to jump around,

“If you don’t stop that you’ll end up in the pound!”

Soon his head was in the bowl,

Not a morsel left and it was over too soon,

By then it was too late and I began to swoon,

I signed his papers in the afternoon,

I was his keeper and his mine,

And to this day both our hearts entwine.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading 🙏

Daily writing prompt

What’s a cultural tradition from your country that you love?

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Supper is a good enough word for me,

And to combine it with good Scottish Poetry,

That’s a cultural tradition that many hold dear,

On the twenty-fifth of January every year,

To celebrate Scotland’s most handsome poet,

Though so many people don’t really know it,

The words they are so rare and ol’

And perhaps time has taken a bit of a toll,

Still each year we gather to pipe the Haggis,

And raise our toast in whisky glasses,

To speak the words as Burns once did,

“Make sure that haggis is really deid!”

Daily writing prompt

If you could relive one day from your past, which day would it be and why?

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Today I relived days with someone I wanted to relive days with,

Some memories are no longer there the brain a mysterious labyrinth,

Still perhaps it was what I wanted to remember ,

A life well lived , now succumbing to surrender,

My knowledge is patchy but between us my partner and I ,

We remembered times and there was a glint in her eye,

Their were laughs and smiles and little jokes,

Most in the present and a few fun pokes,

I shared with the Nurse things she hadn’t known,

All those achievements she had done on her own,

And then it was time for us to go home,

It was good to know she wasn’t alone.

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Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Daily writing prompt

If you could erase one event from history, what would it be?

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There is no history I’d choose to erase,

It’s humanity and there’s no chance to rephrase,

They thought they were right ,

When they started that fight,

The fact is they were wrong,

And someone replied with a protest song,

A Painting :A Poem : a Film : a Novel,

The protagonist made the people grovel,

It’s all recorded at every level,

The judges black cap when he drops his bevel,

The child’s bravery in the face of destruction,

Our gallant attempt at reconstruction,

Each day brings something new,

Our experiences many; and solutions few,

History is our soul and it should last,

A reminder of our errant past

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

Daily writing prompt

What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable?

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Increasingly, I am forced to think that Countries with Power can no longer afford the unpredictability of their Leaders actually being able to think independently or act on their own beliefs and moral compass. Perhaps AI has already entered the fray and it will only get worse not better.

In the UK we have just had “Keir Starmer” replaced by ” Andy Burnham”. No election Andy ousted Keir in a drawn out process involving an election at a “safe” seat, resigning as Mayor of Manchester and then being appointed without contest , simply because he was Andy Burnham ( The man from the North). Democracy in action. No election just appointments.

Now Keir was born and bred to be the Labour Leader. Tony Blair was his progenitor, Blair was not perfectly formed although he talked like a robot and he certainly blazed a trail and showed those in control what could be achieved. Unfortunately his ego took over and it’s quite possible he began to believe he was in power because he was “Tony”. This did not suit the powers that be and he needed to be replaced.

Working as a Lawyer seems to be the chosen profession for “Leaders”, no need for a moral compass with that particular career. Enter baby Keir, whose father ran a toolmaking business and who chose to name his child after “Keir ” after Keir Hardie , the founder of the Labour Party.

I never thought Starmer was the brightest tool in the Political Toolbox, and always felt he was a fair weather politician who would agree to anything , partly because he didn’t understand the argument and also because he knew he was a puppet.

He protected Peter Mandleson ( The Black Knight of the Labour Party) and it led to his downfall. Starmer appointed Mandleson to be US Ambassador, despite many questions about his suitability and then argued the case that he was not given a full briefing on Mandleson’s status.

“Sorry my Lawd, I didn’t read the brief” ( an excerpt from one of Starmer’s early Court appearances).

“That’s alright , young Starmer, you’ll do better next time!” says Judge who is part of the Establishment.

Andy Burnham is no better, he likes to portray himself as a man for the northern people, but he has been chosen by those who decided on Blair and Starmer and Bandenoch. They are all middle class achievers with big mortgages and big aspirations.

America is no better, why Trump a lot of people hold their hands up and cry? Two words “The Apprentice” if he hadn’t been on that television programme then all of this would not have happened. He was chosen to be President and given the position to lead the Republicans even though he had never been a Republican and there were far better candidates. Thank heavens Alan Sugar ( the UK Apprentice ) retired to Monaco and didn’t want the hassle of becoming Prime Minister.

In other words it’s almost like The US and The UK have a cartoon strip of Political Leaders who were appointed by others and the electorate were given no choice. Selection not Election.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏