Image: Two Butterflies sipping the Tears of Turtles.
(This "tear-feeding" phenomenon is known as lachryphagy) (here)
APED's given words:
again mystery dad story nothing
glimpse soul abandoned buy
3WW given words:
filth defiant addicted
They came again with serious abundance
Enacting a mystery which Dad had often said was
a story nothing short of outright unselfishness
a cooperation to mutually survive
A glimpse of the phenomena tugged at the soul
For abandoned not to filth of human failings
where one was defiant to impose one's wills
on others instead of sharing the excesses which
otherwise were laid to waste.
The powerful addicted to trod over those weak
and deprived who were helpless to the onslaught
Such were the sins of corporations out to strangle
small traders and hoodwink innocent consumers
Would one buy that?
For Thomg's hosting at 3WW #439
Vinay's at APED Prompt #66 Wordle #10 and
Grace's at D'Verse's OpenLinkNight #153
Selamat Hari Raya Maaf Zahir Batin Hank
ReplyDeleteSame to you Ma'am, thanks!
DeleteHank
'Ha!' to the last line. How well you have incorporated the words into this important message.
ReplyDeleteI like the turn to the sins of the big corporation Hank ~ Its business as usual for the powers that be ~
ReplyDeleteGrace
As a young man I dreamed of social equality (to him according to his need, from him according to his ability), but as the decades dance defiantly past, idealism has been replaced with cynicism. 1% of us own the damn world; the remainder struggle. Not the kind of equity I once dreamed of.
ReplyDeleteI love the title, and the image, and the message as well. You wouldn't think we'd buy into it, would you?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the way you used the words, Hank. And your message comes through loud and clear.
ReplyDeleteA very clear message carved from those words.. Let us not be fooled by those big companies.
ReplyDeleteWhile we are progressing some humane traits are vanishing. Good post!
ReplyDeleteThey came with serious abundance - this a great line for me... and you develop your message tellingly from there... With Best Wishes Scott
ReplyDeleteInteresting take on the prompt
ReplyDeleteYou used the given words wonderfully well. We don't want to trust the big bad powers, but yet, they are the food on our tables, the computers through which we communicate, the vehicle we use for travel.....we try but we can't seem to escape. interesting photograph. I googled the phenomenon. Most interesting. hayes Spencer is kanzensakura
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning example of synergy in nature--both turtles and butterflies are among my favorite creatures. If only we humans could be that cooperative and caring. I'd never heard of this before.
ReplyDeleteReminded me a little of the hare and the tortoise as well - beautiful image and thank you for introducing me to tear feeding..
ReplyDeleteProfound, topical, apt, succinctand metaphoric. Wondrous poem!
ReplyDeletepowerful and strange!
ReplyDeleteyou've given the prompts power well done
ReplyDeleteThose last two line tell it how it is - well done Hank
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you talk about greater social responsibility here. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteA nice play on words and what an amazingly powerful message at the end :)
ReplyDeletehmm missed this one, weird. They sure take over the little guy and crush them.
ReplyDeleteevidently many do buy that ~
ReplyDeleteAh.. humans.. a conunDrum of
ReplyDeletebeating heArts out of balance
in populations over
around 150 to 200
sets of
eyes
in small
villages..
OH.. humans
in sardine
cans of millions..
ALL bets are off
when evolving
human
rules go
by wayside
of Nature's balance..:)
True insanity is getting
out of balance with Nature...
Culture.. overALL.. is a
TwiliGht Zone
of InsaniTy
wHere
Norm
is insane
and rarely
cheeRy..:)