Blinders…
Amish buggy clopping down the road
Horse looking straight ahead pulling her load
Not seeing side to side // distractions might scare
Blinders shading each eye // make her unaware.
On down the road and into the barn
Knows her place // she always goes home
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Just like us clopping down the road
Choosing our blinders pulling our load;
Refusing to see what’s all around us.
Distractions might scare us // the news might blind us
Tell us we might be wrong // or twist our thinking
With all our choices, it could drive us to drinking
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As long as we can see straight ahead
We stay on course knowing we’re lead…
Down the road of our personal choosing;
We forge ahead even though we’re losing.
Unlike the horse, who must wear her blinders
We choose to ignore reality’s reminders
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
With the new election year coming up, I thought this little rerun jab might wake us up!
Roth Poetry 
I love your little reminder! I hope with every ounce of my being, that we as a people make the biggest change we all need.
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Sometimes Reality Bites!!
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Oh, Yeah! 🙄
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Yes, It’s time to remove the blinders……
“Its Time
We’ll miss you,
Mother Earth.
Your splendour,
And imposing style.
From forest canopy’s,
To the desert Nile.
New creations,
Beauty, gone.
We’ll lose you,
Father Time.
Your rhythm,
And stoic guile.
From ancient history,
To the future files.
New millennia,
Awaiting, gone”
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Looks like our thinking is running on the same track! Thanks Ivor!
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Yes.. my blinders went ages ago……
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Age has a way of revealing reality! Sometimes it does the opposite!
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Yes… the ones that see, hear and say, nothing
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Losing is not loose. You have to lose the extra o. I used to tell my students, “Loose the extra o -and lose it!” (Once a teacher always a teacher 🤪). I loved your poem reminding us of that need to put on our blinders if we want to remain sane and arrive home safely🤪
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You are right ! Lose it is!! Thanks for the correction. Sometimes it is just a defense mechanism to avoid the unpleasantness of reality!
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What an excellent reminder Dwight! Well composed, very relevant and thought-provoking! 😀
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Thank you Kym! I appreciate your kind comments.
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Oh it’s my pleasure, my dear friend! 🙂
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Roth… I literally had goosebumps crawling down my back, reading this out loud … !!
How true, and so beautifully said 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you Elena. I appreciate your kind affirmation.
Dwight
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Reblogged this on Rainbow Music of the Heart and commented:
I literally had goosebumps, reading this out loud!
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Thank you so much!
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Potent poetry. Love the rhyme!!!
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Thank you very much!
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