Telling you

[tonywalt]

All I can say to you
is that life and existence
is nothing more than
all the small print
that you never read, and

all those small creatures
from evolution
I see passing by me
being pulled
under the undertow

having revelations
as they pass
right in front of me
and the horror of that
troubles me


but like always,
I get home
in one piece
as if any of that shi t
mattered
or was any way relevant

all you need
in the long run is a
window far enough
above it all
to observe
the changing
the passing
of the brutal seasons
and
the delicate seasons.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51098210528_efebd94a91.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kRnFKN)girl on tennis court (https://flic.kr/p/2kRnFKN) by Tony Walton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/15939419@N03/), on Flickr

[MANICHAEAN]

Well written.

We must always observe.

The crux being, how far do you get involved.?

[tonywalt]

Well written.

We must always observe.

The crux being, how far do you get involved.?

I rely on Shakespeare for that, so: To thine own self be true as to whether you want to suffer slings and arrows of life or chill out. (My observation is that people do what mostly they're told to do, from when they are little to when they are really old, 'now take these pills' But god help you if you tell anyone that - they'll jug your eye out).

[MANICHAEAN]

Some of the best advice I was ever given was from a successful Lebanese businessman I worked for in the Middle East. He told me that we are all dealt different cards in life, so:

1. Recognise the opportunities.

2. Have the courage to grab them.

Good luck
M.

[tonywalt]

Some of the best advice I was ever given was from a successful Lebanese businessman I worked for in the Middle East. He told me that we are all dealt different cards in life, so:

1. Recognise the opportunities.

2. Have the courage to grab them.

Good luck
M.

Ha, When Lebanese businessmen talk about opportunities they are invariably talking about financial

[Danik 2016]

"all you need
in the long run is a
window far enough
above it all
to observe
the changing
the passing
of the brutal seasons
and
the delicate seasons."

That´s beautifully said, Tony, and the picture of the (exhausted?) girl very fitting.

[tonywalt]

"all you need
in the long run is a
window far enough
above it all
to observe
the changing
the passing
of the brutal seasons
and
the delicate seasons."

That´s beautifully said, Tony, and the picture of the (exhausted?) girl very fitting.

thanks. She was melancholic. Still is.

[tonywalt]

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[Buh4Bee]

Like this one, especially about being in a place above it all.

[tonywalt]

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[tonywalt]

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[MANICHAEAN]

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[tonywalt]

All I can say to you
is that life and existence
is nothing more than
all the small print
that you never read, and

all those small creatures
from evolution
I see passing by me
being pulled
under the undertow

having revelations
as they pass
right in front of me
and the horror of that
troubles me


but like always,
I get home
in one piece
as if any of that shi t
mattered
or was any way relevant

all you need
in the long run is a
window far enough
above it all
to observe
the changing
the passing
of the brutal seasons
and
the delicate seasons.

[angliholic]

I really enjoyed this little gem of yours after reading it many times. Life is a complicated story and everyone has his own slings and arrows.

[Jerrybaldy]

Well done Tony

[Jerrybaldy]

This isn't a criticism but I would say you were drinking or smoking when you wrote this.