Blind to derision,
Panic lesions,
Mindful excision.
Poet, Author, Photographer, former UN Assistant Secretary-General
©️Victor Kisob [poetry, paintings & photos]
The groupthink group hug means
It’s stifled every thought,
And dissent is not sought.
In groupthink's warm embrace,
No one steps out of line,
The herd’s mind holds the line.
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The groupthink group hug means
It’s stifled every thought,
And dissent is not sought.
In groupthink's warm embrace,
No one steps out of line,
The herd’s mind holds the line.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
The facepalm's gaining speed
Is momentum times dread
From every foolish deed
The hand's final attempt
To intercept nonsense
With palpable contempt
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The facepalm's gaining speed
Is momentum times dread
From every foolish deed
The hand's final attempt
To intercept nonsense
With palpable contempt
#poem #poetry #poemoftheday #poems #bluesky #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry #photo
The perfect imperfection,
Ink blot displays true intent
A sign of deep reflection
Inked with the handwritten card,
Evidence of delayed haste
Demonstrating true regard
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The perfect imperfection,
Ink blot displays true intent
A sign of deep reflection
Inked with the handwritten card,
Evidence of delayed haste
Demonstrating true regard
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #writing #handwriting
Their coded terms convey
What bluntness cannot say
To those who must obey
Its tuned message breeds doubt
It turns clear plans to mud
It puts all truth to rout
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Their coded terms convey
What bluntness cannot say
To those who must obey
Its tuned message breeds doubt
It turns clear plans to mud
It puts all truth to rout
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
Fake news is the apprentice,
But red herrings were the true masters
Of misdirection's ancient arts.
Before deceit went viral,
Those red herrings were the subtle classics
Of confuse-and-conquer tactics.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #politics
Fake news is the apprentice,
But red herrings were the true masters
Of misdirection's ancient arts.
Before deceit went viral,
Those red herrings were the subtle classics
Of confuse-and-conquer tactics.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #politics
Intellectual parkour,
A foolish endeavour,
It shows they are not clever.
Lessons skipped, egos soared,
It led to a logic crash,
Which left a pile of ash.
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Intellectual parkour,
A foolish endeavour,
It shows they are not clever.
Lessons skipped, egos soared,
It led to a logic crash,
Which left a pile of ash.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #politics
Traditional practices,
Leave no space for novel thought,
And validate old vices.
Tradition’s echo chamber,
It makes old prejudices loud,
And gives them lasting glamour.
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Traditional practices,
Leave no space for novel thought,
And validate old vices.
Tradition’s echo chamber,
It makes old prejudices loud,
And gives them lasting glamour.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
Nothing to see here. Move along,
This famed scandal is rather tame,
It scarcely warrants any fame.
Making nothing look important,
A masterclass in sheer pretence,
That truly defies common sense.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #society
Nothing to see here. Move along,
This famed scandal is rather tame,
It scarcely warrants any fame.
Making nothing look important,
A masterclass in sheer pretence,
That truly defies common sense.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #society
Please don’t look too closely,
The slogans, smooth and bland,
A well-rehearsed demand.
Hand picking distractions,
We choose from the display,
So we may look away.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #society
Please don’t look too closely,
The slogans, smooth and bland,
A well-rehearsed demand.
Hand picking distractions,
We choose from the display,
So we may look away.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #society
We predict and prepare,
Though chaos gives no thought,
To patterns we have sought.
Predictability,
We prepare for routine,
But we pack for the unseen.
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We predict and prepare,
Though chaos gives no thought,
To patterns we have sought.
Predictability,
We prepare for routine,
But we pack for the unseen.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
The grey market auction,
Vends dreams with faded grace,
In a shabby chic place.
Dodgy dealers peddle,
Fake sunbeams at a price,
Which never quite suffice.
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The grey market auction,
Vends dreams with faded grace,
In a shabby chic place.
Dodgy dealers peddle,
Fake sunbeams at a price,
Which never quite suffice.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
Unaware of the story’s end,
A page removed, by chance endorsed,
With worth that it must recommend.
An old novel with torn pages,
With stories that the past encumbers,
And twists that mark its passing ages.
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Unaware of the story’s end,
A page removed, by chance endorsed,
With worth that it must recommend.
An old novel with torn pages,
With stories that the past encumbers,
And twists that mark its passing ages.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
Seeking a lexicon
To prove that words are vain
A most futile campaign
Dispatching smoke signals
To a virtual room
A quaint and dated doom
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #lexicon #logic
Seeking a lexicon
To prove that words are vain
A most futile campaign
Dispatching smoke signals
To a virtual room
A quaint and dated doom
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #lexicon #logic
The radio broadcasts silence,
On all frequencies, no sound,
A silence that is profound.
Lost in a soundproof chamber,
Where emotion finds no door,
And compassion is no more.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #compassion #isolation
The radio broadcasts silence,
On all frequencies, no sound,
A silence that is profound.
Lost in a soundproof chamber,
Where emotion finds no door,
And compassion is no more.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #compassion #isolation
Attention is the fee
For all the world to see
In the social machine
Attention, the calm host
In the digital post
Selects the meme that wins
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #online #digitalage
Attention is the fee
For all the world to see
In the social machine
Attention, the calm host
In the digital post
Selects the meme that wins
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #online #digitalage
Tiptoes—enforced restraints,
A blade designed for heads
May only slice the bread.
An elegant handcuff,
A mind of sharpest steel
Commands a rubber scalpel’s real.
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Tiptoes—enforced restraints,
A blade designed for heads
May only slice the bread.
An elegant handcuff,
A mind of sharpest steel
Commands a rubber scalpel’s real.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #AI
Wordplay sparkles like sequins,
Drawing every ear and eye,
Words and beat lift spirits high.
Wordplay as a skyline sprint,
Where struggles and sharp skills meet,
In the common, shared street beat.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #hiphop #music #beat
Wordplay sparkles like sequins,
Drawing every ear and eye,
Words and beat lift spirits high.
Wordplay as a skyline sprint,
Where struggles and sharp skills meet,
In the common, shared street beat.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #hiphop #music #beat
The side order of dimples,
It curves with a hidden dent,
A quiet act of dissent.
Built-in footnotes of mischief,
They flash on a cheerful face,
Imparting an impish grace.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #humor #humour
The side order of dimples,
It curves with a hidden dent,
A quiet act of dissent.
Built-in footnotes of mischief,
They flash on a cheerful face,
Imparting an impish grace.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #humor #humour
A decadent doodle,
On pages pure and white,
A coaxing, sly noodle.
The itches you can’t scratch,
But you scratch them all the same,
And face the certain catch.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
A decadent doodle,
On pages pure and white,
A coaxing, sly noodle.
The itches you can’t scratch,
But you scratch them all the same,
And face the certain catch.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
The rusted microphone,
That misses every groan,
From lands we have disowned.
An hourglass roundly clogged,
With plastic grains now bogged,
Earth's patience wearing thin.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #environment #plastic #earth #ecology
The rusted microphone,
That misses every groan,
From lands we have disowned.
An hourglass roundly clogged,
With plastic grains now bogged,
Earth's patience wearing thin.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #environment #plastic #earth #ecology
A mischievous whisper,
It sports among the shelves,
It breaks the quiet spells.
A feather somersaults,
Carried by a sudden breeze,
It tumbles with mild ease.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #Photography #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
A mischievous whisper,
It sports among the shelves,
It breaks the quiet spells.
A feather somersaults,
Carried by a sudden breeze,
It tumbles with mild ease.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #Photography #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto
Echoes, the secondhand sound,
Of moments fierce and profound,
Yet in empty spaces found.
Music—Sounds and stuff like that,
Atoms conspire on a scheme,
From chaos, sense to redeem.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #sounds #music #quincyjones
Echoes, the secondhand sound,
Of moments fierce and profound,
Yet in empty spaces found.
Music—Sounds and stuff like that,
Atoms conspire on a scheme,
From chaos, sense to redeem.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #sounds #music #quincyjones
Regarding a comma misplaced
The public showed distaste
And order was effaced
An apostrophe was skipped
Civilisation then slipped
And not a sound was heard
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #language #English
Regarding a comma misplaced
The public showed distaste
And order was effaced
An apostrophe was skipped
Civilisation then slipped
And not a sound was heard
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #language #English
A slinky stretched skyward,
Each loop a day slips past,
Its progress is wayward.
A vertical slinky,
It leaps without a lapse,
Stretching then collapsing.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #time
A slinky stretched skyward,
Each loop a day slips past,
Its progress is wayward.
A vertical slinky,
It leaps without a lapse,
Stretching then collapsing.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #time
Humpty Dumpty’s last hurrah,
He sought the crowd’s empathy,
The outcome was quite bizarre,
Always passive-aggressive,
It brings him down without fight,
Which seems somewhat oppressive.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #gravity #empathy
Humpty Dumpty’s last hurrah,
He sought the crowd’s empathy,
The outcome was quite bizarre,
Always passive-aggressive,
It brings him down without fight,
Which seems somewhat oppressive.
#poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyphoto #gravity #empathy