"History is written by the victors", "ignorance is bliss", and all that--there's quite a lot of history they're loath to teach in the public school system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yumVGUA1FcI

The entire series is a great watch, but you may find the first two episodes especially interesting.

Rachel

PS
Sadly, the link is no longer available. This might give you an idea, though...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York:_A_Documentary_Film

Comment is about NEW YORKERS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

A cleverly crafted poem!

Comment is about Editorial (blog)

Original item by Tommy Carroll

Well crafted. A different, intriguing take on 'sleep'. ?

Comment is about Sleep (blog)

Original item by mona s

Love this Lynn...gleaming with hope!?

Comment is about ENDLESS (blog)

Original item by lynn hahn

I remember and liked those "reliable" roll-up windows too! Unfortunately we live in a new world...smart phones, smart tv's and dumb people. I try to keep technology at a distance because it achieves nothing more than high blood pressure when "things don't work."

Great piece dk?

Comment is about Who You Gonna Call? (blog)

Original item by d.knape

A heartwarming poem...loved it!

Comment is about A moment of vision (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Thank you for the lovely comment on 'A Second Heart'. Jane

Comment is about Mae Foreman (poet profile)

Original item by Mae Foreman

A beautifully expressed poem...rich with emotion! Fear not the future; enjoy the now! Thanks ?

Comment is about Dread of the Dream (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Beautifully crafted imagery?

Comment is about A Summer´s Morn (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thanks for the generous comment on "A Second Heart" Always appreciated?

Comment is about Jason Bayliss (poet profile)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

This is a really wonderful piece. Leaving home to discover one's path is what life is all about. Some manage this with less mistakes along the way than others but what ultimately counts is the journey and not the final destination.

A thought provoking poem, loved it!

Comment is about A Thousand Miles (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thank you for reading 'A Second Heart'?
I like your sample...I totally agree. Well said!

Comment is about Lisa C Bassignani (poet profile)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

A very cleverly crafted poem on an interesting theme. Loved it!

Comment is about Your Vagueness Is (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

agreed. this is exquisite

Comment is about Picking At Stitches With Long Nails (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Thanks, Brian.

Comment is about NEW YORKERS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

I'm glad you got it

Comment is about Clickety Clique (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Thank you Jason! It means a lot!?
Mae

Comment is about Girl's Letter to Shakespeare (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Good one John showing your serious side.

Comment is about NEW YORKERS (blog)

Original item by John Coopey

This poem is so gentle, beautiful and nurturing - it makes me feel safe
and content.

Thank you for it.


Dorothy

Comment is about For the falsedhood (blog)

Original item by Hasmukh Mehta

"Washes colour from the poppy" what a wonderful phrase.

Dorothy

Comment is about A moment of vision (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

One of your best.

Dorothy

Comment is about My mind is content. (blog)

Original item by Pip Thomas

I will call you none of those things because I love it.

You weave words in glad tribute to the bard,
Whilst in his style each word is clear your own.

J. x

Comment is about Girl's Letter to Shakespeare (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

And so dawns the hope of a new day. It is excellent John, really touching.

J.

Comment is about A moment of vision (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

One of your best poems to date. Thanks, Keith

Comment is about Picking At Stitches With Long Nails (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Magnificent. Keith

Comment is about A moment of vision (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Anothet great one Mona! I really do love your poetry!
Thank you?
Mae

Comment is about Sleep (blog)

Original item by mona s

Inspiring and tender, dear Hasmukh ?
Thank you
Mae

Comment is about For the falsedhood (blog)

Original item by Hasmukh Mehta

Wow John! Excellent! Such a sting...
Bravo my friend!
Thank you ?
Mae

Comment is about A moment of vision (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

Excellent!
Congratulations Twilbury!
Thank you ?
Mae

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Stuff and Nonsense' by Twilbury Wist (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

I wonder if those who step heavily are sending out a physical signal
of their sense of self-importance. I have spent much of my living in
varying floor levels, above and below other folk and have been only
too aware of the footfall of others - and even wrote about that in a
poem using the words "elephants on the stairs".
Well done for obtaining POTW.

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Stuff and Nonsense' by Twilbury Wist (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

Keep plodding on. Or not. Stop.

Congratulations anyroadup Twilbury (+ I dunna write that everyday!). Best wishes

John E

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is 'Stuff and Nonsense' by Twilbury Wist (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

A parable for the age perhaps. In politics "truth" has always been an
elusive ephemeral thing - changing from day to day, situation to
situation - to suit circumstances. But our modern world with its instant global media demands makes reality even harder to discern.
The term "fake news" is a recent phenomenon that appears to
represent both the worrying substitution of what is known to be
false or anticipated to be right in place of what is KNOWN to be
CORRECT. The newspapers had their front page - but TV/radio media outfits have the constant pressures to fill in their 24 hour
schedules...and that can lead to misrepresentation at best and
falsehood at worst. And we haven't even touched on media
partiality, right and left-wing.

Comment is about Hard to find... (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

An intriguing theme for our modern lifestyle. It clicked with me! ?

Comment is about Clickety Clique (blog)

Original item by Lisa C Bassignani

Tolerance and its bedfellow - respect - are admirable guides to a
worthwhile life for each of us. If you can add "love" to the equation,
so much the better for all our sakes.

Comment is about For the falsedhood (blog)

Original item by Hasmukh Mehta

The sad fact is that the same applies to their inventors - human beings we may or may not know. I'm reminded of the advert
about an East European car that offered manual wind windows
(if you remember them you're as old as I am) as a "back-up" extra
in case the electrics failed. Personally, I'd prefer the hand-wind
any day. Reliable ease of use and exercise combined!!

Comment is about Who You Gonna Call? (blog)

Original item by d.knape

Thanks for the comments and the likes. If only those with religious
tendencies understood their belief to be a purely personal thing -
not intended to be imposed on the lives of others, the world would
be a better place IMHO.

Comment is about RELIGIONISTS (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Dear Keith, thank you for your comment on this poem. I got very happy from this, since you managed to capture my feelings in a few lines.

Comment is about on the balcony (blog)

Original item by Pyrola

for most of my life
I have been in the Dark.

?

Comment is about Who You Gonna Call? (blog)

Original item by d.knape

A keenly observed poem. Dogma does seem to be in the ascendant, doesn't it? We live in troubled times. Nicely written.

Comment is about RELIGIONISTS (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Good Morning,

I have only this morning discovered your profile and read some of your poetry which I enjoyed immensely. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Kind Regards
Keith

Comment is about LeGou (poet profile)

Original item by LeGou

I found it necessary to read this poem a few times to absorb the atmosphere it generated. It is filled with a deep sense of melancholy which although sad has a peculiar beauty with it. You paint a picture which to my mind accentuated the entire purpose of your writing it. I hope this makes sense as I enjoyed it and found it to be very real.

Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about on the balcony (blog)

Original item by Pyrola

Thanks Jason for reading and for your insightful remarks.. Really appreciate it..

Comment is about Sleep (blog)

Original item by mona s

There is always a home away from home.. That's a great poem.. Loved it.

Comment is about Home is ....? (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

I have a rock from just about every place I have ever visited.

Comment is about Home is ....? (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

Glad you enjoyed Home is ...? Thank you for the encouragement.><>

Comment is about keith jeffries (poet profile)

Original item by keith jeffries

Thank - you - Kieth. Yes as strangers and pilgrims, yet how we miss our comfort zone when away from it.

Dorothy, thank you. Your shocking limerick reminds me that I have an ode to puppeteers in stock. I'll put it up in the near future. Go well ><>.

Comment is about Home is ....? (blog)

Original item by afishamongmany

Pithy pomeapennyeach and well thought out Jason: "Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home." James Joyce, Ulysses.

Comment is about A Thousand Miles (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Really skillfully written beautiful bit of poetry, when you say it out loud it has a really nice lilting, slightly off beat rhythm. Love it Mona.

J. x

Comment is about Sleep (blog)

Original item by mona s

Thanks Jennifer. I am learning from you, in more ways than one; you are a whizz! J

Comment is about Mediterranean (blog)

Original item by John E Marks

True enough Jennifer, I've taken some steps that were right in my life and some that didn't work out so well and I'm sure there are still some left, but the main thing is I've always tried to take the right steps and I've based that on experience. Funny that even though we all fly the nest most of us sort return there, usually by building our own.

J. x

Comment is about A Thousand Miles (blog)

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