I am a middle-aged South African woman, living in Johannesburg. I began writing poetry towards the end of May 2010. I love animals – sometimes more than people! I am back after a break. Thanks for still being here, if you are! Missed you! xxx
Thanks, Maxi. Actually between your reply and my publishing I added ‘personal relationships’ to the tags as, strictly speaking, it can apply to relationships too.
What a well-thought out reply, Sunamu. Everything is clearer with hindsight, but often it is too late for the onlooker as the damage has already been done. Politics does attract people with really dubious motives which is such a pity because now politicians are all being judged by the same standards. Your last two points are spot on!
When I read your post all I could think of was politics and politicians. Change is needed, but change does not always work for the best. Oh, and the lying part….The truth is seldom known until after the fact. Or in the words of Neal Young..”Gone, gone, damage done”.
Merry Christmas to you my friend, and to all of those you hold dear. And …
May your New Year be filled,
with fortune and love,
with hope and adventure,
and with help, from above.
May your cup be not empty,
may your plate be not spare,
may you always have someone,
who loves, and who cares.
Written especially for you, “Denise’s Blessing”
Happy New Year.(2012)
Jake.
Ps. I almost wrote it as..may your plate be not sparse.. But there was only one word that I could of think to rhyme, and “arse,” I think, would have been inappropriate for that particular sentiment..lol
No, I don’t think,
.”….may your plate be not sparse,
and may then the contents,
not go to your arse” would’ve had the desired effect.. lol.
I crack myself up sometimes, ha ha ha.
Adeeyoyo's Blog 
23/12/2011 at 4:24 pm
As long as there are politicians this will be so…
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 4:37 pm
Thanks, Maxi. Actually between your reply and my publishing I added ‘personal relationships’ to the tags as, strictly speaking, it can apply to relationships too.
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 4:29 pm
So often evil comes about cloaked in a disguise of good.
Tree out of tree! 🙂
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 4:39 pm
Oh dear, only tree! Tank you, Col! 😀
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 5:19 pm
Good thoughts, Denise.
It’s not until we stand back . . . and look back . . . that we see how far we’ve come!
May your days be Merry and Bright . . . and your nights be filled with Love, Laughter, and Light!
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 7:46 pm
Thanks, Nancy. I love your wish for me! May it rebound on you too, my friend.
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 5:56 pm
I think this is one of your best Denise. “The forest is made up of too many trees
Blocking the view of anything new” is a great image and absolutely true. Being
part of history at the moment, we never know what’s happening simultaneously
around. For a reader in a distant time, it’s easy. Politicians are the trickiest guys,
they know that they have far more information with them than people. So they
can conveniently mire the truth to circulate white lies. By the time the real truth
is discovered, one : their purpose has already been served and two: the truth
becomes irrelevant.
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 7:55 pm
What a well-thought out reply, Sunamu. Everything is clearer with hindsight, but often it is too late for the onlooker as the damage has already been done. Politics does attract people with really dubious motives which is such a pity because now politicians are all being judged by the same standards. Your last two points are spot on!
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 6:13 pm
When I read your post all I could think of was politics and politicians. Change is needed, but change does not always work for the best. Oh, and the lying part….The truth is seldom known until after the fact. Or in the words of Neal Young..”Gone, gone, damage done”.
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 7:56 pm
So true, Jack, so true!
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 6:29 pm
Merry Christmas to you my friend, and to all of those you hold dear. And …
May your New Year be filled,
with fortune and love,
with hope and adventure,
and with help, from above.
May your cup be not empty,
may your plate be not spare,
may you always have someone,
who loves, and who cares.
Written especially for you, “Denise’s Blessing”
Happy New Year.(2012)
Jake.
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 7:59 pm
Dear Jake
What a beautiful blessing, my friend. I am honoured that you wrote it for me. Thank you so very, very much.
I wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and God’s blessings in the new year.
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 6:46 pm
Ps. I almost wrote it as..may your plate be not sparse.. But there was only one word that I could of think to rhyme, and “arse,” I think, would have been inappropriate for that particular sentiment..lol
No, I don’t think,
.”….may your plate be not sparse,
and may then the contents,
not go to your arse” would’ve had the desired effect.. lol.
I crack myself up sometimes, ha ha ha.
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 8:01 pm
Bwahahaha, you crack me up too, Jake!
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 9:35 pm
How true, Denise. Great stuff.
John
LikeLike
23/12/2011 at 11:06 pm
Thanks, John.
LikeLike
24/12/2011 at 7:57 am
Excellant and VERY timely post! Thank you!
LikeLike
24/12/2011 at 10:52 am
Thanks, Jeannie. Wouldn’t it be nice if it could make a difference…
LikeLike
25/12/2011 at 2:18 am
One of my favourites of theirs is “reforms”.
LikeLike
25/12/2011 at 6:49 am
Just like the advertisers’ “New Improved…”, lol!
LikeLike
26/12/2011 at 7:26 am
Yes, history (and complacency) repeating
LikeLike
26/12/2011 at 7:59 am
Yes, and we never seem to learn, Bb…
LikeLike
27/12/2011 at 5:18 am
Lies and illusions are all around us. We even tell them to ourselves.
LikeLike
29/12/2011 at 8:06 am
Yes, sometimes we do, unfortunately…
LikeLike
29/12/2011 at 6:27 am
So true. Those layers make it difficult to distinguish between the lies and the truth. If only things could change…..
LikeLike
29/12/2011 at 8:05 am
I think most people would welcome change to a more ‘open’ system of government, Selma. I know I would. I hate all their private agendas and greed.
LikeLike