A reminder to extend an olive branch… where possible.
Let us sup of the dignity of kindness and humility…
The coffee shop hums with life
conversations weaving through the air
baristas calling out names
steam rising from cups
the warmth of community
filling the space.
Children play in the park
laughter ringing out
a symphony of joy
amidst the trees and swings.
Parents watch, exchanging smiles
the unspoken bond
of shared responsibility.
At the market, vendors set up stalls
fruits and vegetables arranged with care
shoppers wander through aisles
seeking fresh produce and familiar faces.
Greetings are exchanged, stories shared
each interaction a thread
in the fabric of the community.
In the evening, lights flicker on
homes glow with warmth
families gather around tables
sharing meals and moments.
Neighbours wave from porches
the quiet acknowledgment
of belonging.
These spaces we inhabit,
from bustling streets to quiet corners
shape us and are shaped by us
dynamic and ever-changing
built on the foundation
of our connections
the community we nurture together.
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Author:
crypticbard (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Haven’t seen any of that in a long while, and only bits of it in some places. Makes me wonder if I will ever truly catch up with the times… perhaps different arrangements arriving at the same feel.
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Good write A.
Thanks O 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻
What were once face to face social ties now facebook connections. People we used to know now internet connecotions We have traded humanity for technology. Your poem as you noted seems to be a thing of the past the glue that used to hold us together has dried up. A very nidce write
Funny that. I have not gotten any closer with any of my intimate friends by way of social media, in fact the tendency has been for us to drift apart in spite of it being a socialising miracle!
Dystopia - the here and now. Arrived. Oh yes!
Cheers mate 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻
Are we meant to catch up with the times when it comes to the increasing isolation and hyper-individualism we see pervasively spreading throughout Western Civilization? That, for me, is the question. I will say this, my friend, you do paint a pre-dystopian world...one that is foreign to the dystopic state of things we're in now. When reading this poem, it becomes clear (if it weren't already clear to the reader) that we are in a dystopia. Well done on this very thought-provoking poem that is as much a reflection on our current times as it is a nostalgic look back. 🌹👏
Touché! Thanks kindly 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻
You are welcome, my friend. A very poignant and timely poem! Powerful.
Very nice writing.
Thank you kindly Alan 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻
Wonderful words and so true, I have seen them all and still do on occasion arqios.
Andy
Thanks Andy, you’re our go-to in issues of community life.
I think ‘Covid’ has changed a lot of our way of life.
Good one.
I think so too. It feels like those who were previously socially indisposed could have been even more so entrenched. It seems…
I'm just going to say that the mobile phone has really taken away the need to have physical interaction with humans, I see it here on a daily basis although in the small towns people still have so great traditions like the Saturday market but I agree it's a sad way and I hope humanity will soon come back out of their shells, or should I say
I- Phones 🌹
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