Writer’s Island prompt Vision of the Future
Vision of the Future
The vision of the future
Is blurred
No hard edges
And it is not a place
About which one can feel secure
Dire predictions
Are made daily
On the news
But who is to say for sure
Follow the thread
Rack and ruin
I never hear anyone
Say anything positive
Nothing to hang your hat on
For all practical purposes
Life on this planet is over
Dead and gone
Make do with less
Nothing to hope for
No dreams to dream
And yet life seems to go on
One day at a time
After all we are yesterday’s
Vision of the future
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Sunday Scribbling Prompt #273 Give
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The Gift
Too often we think of “give”
As “give” to me
“Give” me your hand
“Give me your promise
“give” me your heart
How close “me ” follows “give”
Maybe better
We allow “me” to lead the way
Change the question
What can I give
Let me “give” to “you”
annellannell 
Sooo Beautiful Fantastic Write Up!
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Hi Annell..maybe it never pays to ‘hang your hat’ on the future..we might not have heads by then.. swapping the order of words really changes things..like your idea of reading things in the opposite direction..I love your website..you have made it look so professional so quickly..’words of a painter’ is a great tag..can hang a big hat on that 😉 Jae
So true. “Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” (old poster slogan, no idea whence it came) Must we be entirely pessimistic or is there the possibility of hope?
For the future – well, we’ll see! As for giving – that’s all we seem to be doing in this country!
Love your take on ‘give’, and yes it’s so often focused not on giving but receiving. Let us all get over our “gimmes”.
thanks again for your words Ann….nicely done
Annell, The final two lines of your vision poem are comforting. I was just reading a scare story about the state of our oceans, so I needed that comfort. As for giving – I learned that lesson many years ago!
Sometimes changing the order of the words can be problematic too. “Let me give” can quickly lead to exhausting one’s self in giving to others and neglecting one’s own needs. Likewise, I think one can give and give and give as a means of not concentrating on what the real problem or job is.