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Beyond The Midas Touch
Saturday 10th May 2025 7:28 am
SOMEDAY
No clock is set, no horn is blown;
the path is cleft by unseen hand.
The hour is lost, the stone unshown,
no foot may mark where ends the land.
It bides behind the blood and bone,
through bitter frost, through burning rain;
it hears no oath, it heeds no moan,
it knows no pity, spares no name.
A thousand boasts, a hundred cries
are scattered like the chaff and seed.
The proud are fell...
Monday 28th April 2025 8:56 pm
The Unwanted Guest
He has come again
Never welcome, never kind
The unwanted guest
How I wish we weren’t intertwined
Sometimes he gives notice
Sometimes, none at all
The unwanted guest
His shadow looms and curtains fall
When he departs
The darkness stays
The unwanted guest
When will he free us from these chains
A friend to none
Yet known by all
The unwan...
Friday 17th January 2025 3:15 pm
The Art of Luck
Oh, fortune's wheel that spins both high and low,
Thy hand seems fickle, yet thou canst be tamed.
Not through mere chance doth serendipity grow,
But by the deeds where effort is proclaimed.
The lucky soul looks not for fate’s decree,
But steps with courage where the path’s unclear.
They plant the seeds of opportunity,
And tend them well with hope and steady cheer.
Prepa...
Tuesday 7th January 2025 8:54 am
The Three Wishes
An old man, burdened by life's hardships, sits alone on a park bench, lost in sorrow. A stranger, offering three wishes, appears before him, promising a chance at happiness. But what begins as a fleeting opportunity soon turns into a journey of regret, as the man’s impulsive wishes lead him to face the true cost of his desires. Based on Erich Kästner's fairy tale, this thought-provoking tale explo...
Sunday 5th January 2025 12:31 pm
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