Unlike the past few weeks, the Oracle had no hesitation about what she wanted to say. It’s a bumpy road, but we’re moving forward now.
here is a dark cup
of lies–
time will salt them
and feed them
to ghostfish
haunting the oceannightsky
away with you!
morning celebrates
like a wild flower
Art is from 2018.
K. 
You can’t get clearer than that! And the illustration is beautiful! A riot of flowering colour.
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Thanks Jane. Yes, after my struggles the past few weeks, this one came together all at once. Loud and clear.
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I hope she knows something we don’t know!
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Me too! But already Trump is barely a blip in the news…what a relief!
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The news suddenly got boring.
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Nor for me.
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It’s different when you don’t have to live with it and the horrible reality. We listened open-mouthed to the enormities he came out with and sniggered in a superior sort of way about how utterly uncultivated and semi-literate he was. Our fun is over, but you’re having to pick up the pieces. I don’t really wish him back in the news. Not much anyway 🙂
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America is easy to make fun of. Google Marjory Taylor Greene.
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Most European countries are governed by people with a lot of education who speak intelligently even if there’s a lot of cynical distrust of what they say. We mostly admire intellect.
The UK is different, more like the US in the pretence that politicians who speak ungrammatically and generally don’t know what they’re talking about are closer to ‘the people’. The Brits were more likely to admire Trump than the average ‘person’ in continental Europe.
Actually, people like Marge are the ones we never ever laugh at. They are downright scary, and the scariest is that they are elected scaries.
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I know–what intelligent person would even consider voting for someone that crazy and ignorant?
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Like choosing your head of state on the grounds that he’d be a good guy to get pissed with on a Saturday night. That he can’t find Australia on a map of the world is immaterial.
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Yes, another one of our wonderful fearless leaders…(sigh)
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I love the haunting ghostfish! Beautiful art, and yes, a clear message. I had flowers in mine, too.
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She was optimistic today.
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Yes, she was.
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Perfect, and the pairing too. I’ll keep my faith with the Oracle!
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She always comes through.
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Wow; wow; wow. Could you please explain your process in creating this, Kerfe? (side note: I love Tom Petty!)
Yours,
David
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Go to magneticpoetry.com Click on play online. You can choose which set of tiles to use–I think this was from the Poet set. Then start picking out words to construct your poem. Jane, Merril, and I consult the Oracle on Saturdays and it’s amazing how often our poems have a similar feel. Some weeks are easier than others–for me, the words came together right away for this one. They jumped out at me. Some weeks it takes a long time to get the message.
I so regret that I never got to see Tom Petty live. I was always unsuccessful at getting tickets…
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Celebration, indeed.
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Yes!
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The painting reminds me of pansies. You’re right, the Oracle seems resolute in her message 🙂
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I love pansies, and you’re right. The words chose themselves this week.
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Love your poem. Love that Petty song. I often listen to Tom Petty Radio on Sirius XM & I heard just yesterday that this was his favorite song. He said years after he wrote it he realized it was about himself. Neat, huh?
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Thanks Charlotte. That’s a good thing to know. It’s definitely my favorite of his albums. There was a point in my life when I just kept playing it over and over again.
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It’s my favorite, too. I saw The Heartbreakers in concert in 2002 & it was the best concert I’ve ever seen. Wish I could’ve seen him again before he died.
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I tried to get tickets for his last tour but it was sold out instantly. Still, the music lives on.
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