Don’t let life hammer
you into blind acceptance
Question everything
Don’t be mesmerised by ‘things’
they add nothing to your lifeRather, be moulded
by noble thoughts and goodwill
By kindness to all
By fanning flames of passion
And stomping to your own beat
©Vivian Zems
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 81, ENCHANT & SHAPE, #SynonymsOnly
Day 29
Smell The Coffee 
April 29, 2018 at 8:04 am
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come let “Reilience” inspire you to listen to your own beat!!
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April 30, 2018 at 4:06 am
Thanks Chuck! Always good to see an old friend 🙂
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April 30, 2018 at 4:22 am
Great to see you too! You are so welcome for the share!! It was a really great post!!
xoxo
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May 1, 2018 at 6:15 am
Thanks Chuck! I hope you’re well 😊
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April 29, 2018 at 8:08 am
Stomp to your own beat- valuable advice!!
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April 30, 2018 at 4:07 am
Thanks Rajani 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 8:49 am
Brilliant.
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April 30, 2018 at 4:08 am
Thank you!
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April 29, 2018 at 8:52 am
Being an afficiando of Jazz in my teens (and still clinging on) I certainly agree with the “stomp of your own beat.”
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April 30, 2018 at 4:13 am
Thank you 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 9:01 am
Wise words indeed.
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April 30, 2018 at 4:05 am
Thanks Suzanne 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 12:12 pm
*Stomping*
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April 29, 2018 at 2:15 pm
🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 1:02 pm
I like the idea of noble thoughts and goodwill! Something to strive for!!
And, ah, we each DO need to stomp to our own beat.
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April 29, 2018 at 2:14 pm
Precisely Mary…..thank you 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 1:20 pm
I like the word choice of “stomping”. It is purposeful, unambiguous and makes everyone who sees it know the person is committed to their movement.
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April 29, 2018 at 2:11 pm
Exactly..thanks for commenting, Rommy 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 1:54 pm
amen – wise words, and beautifully penned.
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April 29, 2018 at 2:10 pm
Thank you 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 2:27 pm
Stomp all the way!!💖☕
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April 30, 2018 at 4:05 am
Indeed!
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April 29, 2018 at 3:50 pm
Your own beat… I like that. If only we could, but we have those conductors who insists we should follow his tune
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April 30, 2018 at 4:04 am
🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 4:02 pm
Good write! Wise advice.
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April 30, 2018 at 4:03 am
Thank you!
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April 29, 2018 at 4:45 pm
Wise words. Being motivated by kindness, and staying true to one’s own beat is very sound advice.
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April 30, 2018 at 4:01 am
Let’s try to stick to it… 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 4:52 pm
A mantra, a life’s lessons condensed into these beautiful lines you have written!
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April 30, 2018 at 4:00 am
Thanks Donna! 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 5:03 pm
Yes! Great wisdom here. Kindness is everything.
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April 30, 2018 at 3:55 am
It is indeed!
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April 29, 2018 at 5:50 pm
I love this Vivian!
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April 30, 2018 at 3:42 am
Thanks you! 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 6:49 pm
Vivian, this is a stupendous double Tanka with an amazing message of Inspiration and hope! I love it!! ❤
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April 30, 2018 at 3:41 am
Thanks Colleen 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 7:01 pm
Like the others I fell for the whole poem, and specifically love the word stomping in there.
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April 30, 2018 at 3:16 am
Thanks Angela! 🙂
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April 29, 2018 at 9:38 pm
Yup! That’s how I often dance to my own beat. 🙂
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April 30, 2018 at 3:15 am
Lol!
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April 30, 2018 at 12:47 am
kaykuala
By kindness to all
By fanning flames of passion
And stomping to your own beat
Yes, be your own self and have everything under control. Good stand to adopt Vivian!
Hank
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April 30, 2018 at 3:15 am
Thanks Hank 🙂
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May 1, 2018 at 3:34 am
Most of us would be much happier if we remembered not to “be mesmerised by ‘things’”…
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May 2, 2018 at 3:39 pm
For sure Magaly!
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May 2, 2018 at 1:12 am
This is wise advice. I concur with the sentiment and enjoyed the cadence that you set it to.
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May 2, 2018 at 3:29 pm
Thanks, Wendy. I appreciate your comments.
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