It Is Only Reasonable

 

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason

Novalis

A world of concrete

Of glass and chrome

Of screens and gadgets

 

Where is the poetry?

Where are the lyrical moments?

They are still in you

but you have to

Set it free

and that's poetiquejustis

In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and He answered by setting me free.

Psalm 118:5 

The Illustrated You

 

Every good painter paints what he is.

Jackson Pollock

Today

Paint yourself in to your world

Whatever world that is

Paint what you want to see

use finger paints and slap it on

or do it all by the numbers

But by the end of the day, make sure that what there is 

Is who you are

and that's poetiquejustis 

For as they think in their heart, so they are

Proverbs 23:7

There's a Spring in My Step!

 

I have an appointment with Spring

H D Thoreau

I have a date with new ideas!

An appointment with. the  fresh breeze of enthusiasm

There is a plan on my schedule

                                                I am all dressed up and ready to go!

Spring is all dressed up  and so am I

                                                                     It is a play date

A colorful interlude

and it is all around me

That is a wonder!

and that's poetiquejustis

For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. 

Song of Solomon 2:11-12

Ideally

 

It is always too early to quit

Norman Vincent Peale

Imagine what your world would be

If you did all the things you are talking about doing

Having adventures instead of ideas

Making progress instead of excuses

Where would you be if you headed down the road ahead

Instead of frantically looking for detours?

So tell me...

Where will you be tomorrow

If you just get it done today?

Ralph Marston said:

What you do today can improve your tomorrow.

and that's poetiquejustis

“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning."

Luke 12:35

Showing Up

 

We convince by our presence

Walt Whitman 

Showing up

Sometimes that is all it takes

Showing up

for the birthday parties

the sad moments

the happy moments

Just showing up to share the moments of life with people

That is convincing

and that's poetiquejustis

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

Luke 6:31

The Needs Within Your Reach

 

"We can only see a short distance ahead 

but we can see plenty that needs to be done."

Alan Turing 

There are times when being short-sighted is good

When we are always looking at

We can miss what is right before our eyes

And there is so much there to see

Thoughts to be shared

Friends to be made

Someone who needs your kindness

 

 

And it is all right there

 

Right in front of your eyes

And that's poetiquejustis

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others  

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus 

Phillipians2: 4-5

Caught in the Fact

 Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Mark Twain 

 

The fact is, we all have an opinion on what is 'the fact"

 

It once meant "A thing done or seen".

 

Then came along video editing and AI

 

And that interesting term "subjective truth'. 

 

We choose our news to find 'the facts"

 

Once, facts were facts.

Now, it is all about the spin

 

 

That's the fact

And that's poetiquejustis

"Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say..." Genesis 3