Bytes of Life
I am a digital immigrant
struggling with my illiteracy
born in the previous century
rising to the challenge of immediacy,
information overload,
short, sharp, snappy
now, be happy,
fit in
adapt my soul to the digital age –
the 21st century
(Inspired by YG)
Note on my Fridge
buy dog food
phone the doctor
plan trip to Vietnam
old clothes to shelter
call Mom
buy new frying pan
milk, eggs, butter
car insurance
tidy up kitchen clutter
buy some chocolate
cleanse my spirit
hug my kid
live my life
Unquiet Land
This unquiet land mirrors my soul
I find a moment of peace
the beach at dusk
gray-blue sea, gentle waves melting into the sand
sunset mirrors the gray water
the sky quiet and discreet
not flaming with bright orange and pink
of the past few days
It suits me this quiet
for lately I have been restless
like the land I live in
always something happening
almost every minute of the day
a new scandal, another bomb, another death
more violence, political rage, social rage
justice, injustice, corruption
a revelation, a cover-up
religion, anti-religion
always something in this
Unquiet Land
Yet it is my land, it is my soul
always unquiet, yet yearning for harmony
Our paths linked,
on the same journey
© Wendy Kansky, 2018. All rights reserved.
