Stillness deafening
Social media revealing
Images abound
Call of duty, where
Parents stamp authority
Dash all corrupt posts
Masterpiece of old
Still life, gnawing at art’s door
For recognition
d'Verse - duty calls and Haiku Heights Day22 # 134 - still
hank, this is a really cool piece...i think parents do have a duty to monitor what their kids see....and even social media...maybe even especially...there are far too many on FB that are underage for the rule...and its not harmless and can be tragic for kids honestly...
ReplyDeleteHank, I do like what you did with this prompt. I agree with Brian. Social media can be dangerous for kids too young.
ReplyDeleteGnawing at art's door for recognition is such a wonderful phrase, Hank. I am not sure about the social media part other than that it sounds to me like someone trying to be an artist in the modern age -- a totally different ball game! So interesting. K.
ReplyDeleteTrue, true, true. But I am being cautioned by my children!
ReplyDeleteSo true. I don't get how parents let the little ones join FB... because "everyone else can," I guess...
ReplyDeleteHank, nice angle to the prompt. I really like the parent's responsibility, and love how you used call of duty, which could be adding a military allusion, but I know some 30 year olds who really need their parents to pull the plug on the call of duty xbox game as well-lol great write. thanks
ReplyDeleteOh, I so get this. I watch my teen on the computer really well. Having fixed a whole bucket load of them over the past 12 years, I know what's what and what isn't okay for kids on there.
ReplyDeleteNice write Hank.
The social media has changed over the years. We definitely have to watch our children; if not they will perish under all that media trash ~
ReplyDeleteWhat I see here, especially in your final stanza, is the "need for recognition" (particularly in those vulnerable, confusing teenaged years) being expressed online via posting nude pictures. The "masterpiece of old" is a nude "still life"---"gnawing at art's door."
ReplyDeleteThis well expresses both viewpoints, the parental responsibility and need to protect as well as the youth's desire to be loved and appreciated and also to be expressive and artistic. There is no judgment here; only sharing a story.
But you may have intended something entirely different.
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Brian - Thanks, and Rightly said. Monitoring is essential in the formative years.
ReplyDeleteMary - Yes agreed we have to
K - Supervision is too simple with parental control.Can be done in early stages.
Hank
oceangirl - yes, kids these days teach us
ReplyDeleteLaurie - True it's not one that fits all
Fred - Surprisingly enough, 30+ and xbox need to be weaned.
Bren - A great service you've extended to the young minds. needn't worry as much now.
Grace - General supervision is essential,yes!
Hank
Rosemary - Spot on, Ma'am! That's exactly how I thought. The youngsters were so proud of their bodies. They were praised by third parties and forgot themselves.
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having three kids growing up with all that social media stuff i found there are many traps to fall in...and not always easy to monitor what they're doing.. so i tried to talk to them a lot and make them sensitive for the bad things around the internet
ReplyDeleteNot sure I fully got the second one, but very impressed with the other two. I'll come back later and re-read - probably having a senior moment!
ReplyDeleteAnd Hank, my blog has a new address now and it is on my profile. Thank you Hank.
ReplyDeleteThere are indeed duties to make sure that our children are safe and protected from harm, not just physically but also spiritually. Glad that you have brought this issue up as one that needs continual vigilance.
ReplyDeleteSo very true. Too many parents use the tv as a babysitter and never watch what their kids see but are the first to whine when something happens blaming everyone but themselves.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to be a parent these days--almost as hard as being a kid! You describe the anxieties well here.
ReplyDeletei like life gnawing at the door
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These ae really good, Hank. I espcially like the last one.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written!
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