April #AtoZChallenge and #PoetryMonth
1. To celebrate my appreciation of life
2. To experience the process of writing linked poetry, a form of Japanese renshi
3. To give thanks for and better appreciate a life well-lived.
The flowers are a colorful bonus for the #AtoZChallenge
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U is for Unexamined Madness and Umbrella Palm
UNEXAMINED MADNESS
No war, no pollution
Not global arming*
Or racism
Nuclear threats, bigotry,
High cost of living,
And joblessness
Nothing will be resolved
Until unexamined madness
Of Self-loathing and
Bloated egos ends.
Denial of equality
Continues to
Generate war, pollution,
Racism and bigotry
Stop the denial and know:
I am you
You are me
Together
*Global arming:
This began as a typo but seemed even more appropriate than the intended: global
warming.
Would you agree?(Author's note: This is an apolitical poem, written in August, 2015.)
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