Word Of The Day

Palaver - unimportant or meaningless talk. Merriam -Webster

The word of the day is Palaver, not Wednesday I say

it makes sense when certain people are talking today

It sounds like copying from a script

sometimes AI sounds just like it.

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A woman said, "I'm just following the party line"

Is that what the world has come to I whine

It's important to know where I stand

Research is something that helps me land

on my truth. Something I can stand behind.

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I fall far from where she is. Her chatter is meaningless

sometimes I will say, "Please do your own research, Miss."

And I don't mean just Fox News, which is now entertainment news.

Is that news at all then if it is entertainment, I muse

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In my 70 years, this has brought me to tears, not this rhyme

In all my years I have seen nothing like this except for the last time

as it seems the goal is to divide. In my house, we can't talk

about the state of the country and government. I balk

at all the anti-this and anti that I never heard before

other than a joke here or there, never more

than that. Now it is the truth. Seen different from mine

Thank God that I have family and friends that shine

and validate my beliefs or I may think I am crazy

to believe in loving your neighbor and not being lazy

by overlooking the truth for someone else's rhetoric

making personal health decisions when sick

or injured, and not the church or the government

making those choices for me, I lament.

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Okay, it will be clear who agrees and who disagrees

as we are just so divided, I don't know if this will ever be fixed

it is a scary time in the world right now. So many agree

with me and many don't hear or appear transfixed.

It is a scary time and I know it is not me I have to worry about

but future generations. I won't live much longer no doubt.

I voted! Please vote. I want this to be a meaningful talk, reaching out

And not a Palaver, yes sir!