How easy it is to be swept through a day…to be buried under a tsunami of worries and chores. We each cope differently with this stress..some better than others. I’ve learned that if I don’t harness my mind to gain a positive perspective on challenges, I’m likely to be both ineffective and unproductive. I never let a day pass me by without first, a good talking-to in the morning.
Each day is a gift….so I must take it seriously.
what I’m trying to say is
that I don’t negotiate with a new day
I tell it to forget its black and white shroud
…I’m done with colourless worlds
I demand it puts away sepia tones
…I’m not falling for that either
I insist on seizing the day
(and living)
with the fullness of colour
©Vivian Zems
Real Toads– Flash 55- A poem in 55 words
Poets United #431
Image-Jessie Tarbox Beals
America’s first female photojournalist
c. 1904
December 2, 2018 at 12:33 am
I fine “tallyho” … you see the problem and you are going to get about fixing it~
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December 2, 2018 at 11:49 pm
Absolutely!
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December 2, 2018 at 5:10 am
Good on you Vivian. How important it is to be in control of our own lives have a family to love and indulge in a pleasure such as poetry and I am sure that you have all this much and more too.
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December 2, 2018 at 11:43 pm
Thank you! I certainly wish for more- but I’m grateful for what I have.😊
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December 2, 2018 at 5:57 am
What a wonderful interpretation of the sepia tones.. we are lucky to live in full HD colour these days.
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December 2, 2018 at 11:42 pm
Indeed we are.
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December 2, 2018 at 6:24 am
I like the thought of coming challenges. They must be coped with. Some we can only pray about. I get berated for planning instead of worrying. And my plan will be accompanied by a Plan B.
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December 2, 2018 at 11:41 pm
A good plan.😁
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December 2, 2018 at 8:44 am
I love the ‘get-up-and-go’ of this, Viv! I can imagine you living life in full Technicolor. I especially love the lines:
‘I tell it to forget its black and white shroud
…
I demand it puts away sepia tones’.
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December 2, 2018 at 11:52 am
Oh yes, I’ve become quite the diva when it comes to commanding my days (lol!)
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December 2, 2018 at 11:34 am
Such fire and passion in this poem, Viv! ❤️ I love it 😀
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December 2, 2018 at 11:52 am
Thanks, Sanaa! 🙂
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December 2, 2018 at 12:20 pm
What a positive spin Viv- had me whirling
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December 2, 2018 at 11:41 pm
I’m glad😊
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December 2, 2018 at 2:36 pm
Yes, live in full colour! Glorious!
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December 2, 2018 at 11:40 pm
Amen!😄
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December 2, 2018 at 2:54 pm
Brava!
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December 2, 2018 at 11:40 pm
Thanks Helen!
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December 2, 2018 at 4:55 pm
Oh cheers to the colors… (though they are sparse the first days of December)…
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December 2, 2018 at 11:40 pm
Cheers!
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December 2, 2018 at 5:10 pm
Oh Vivian this was magnificent….
‘I insist on seizing the day
(and living)
with the fullness of colour’
I am working through this now myself but the gray is winning.
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December 2, 2018 at 11:39 pm
Keep fighting it- I did..and still do. That’s why I write about it. Especially when I realised that I was the only one who could help myself.
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December 2, 2018 at 5:15 pm
You nailed the challenges here, loved this.
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December 2, 2018 at 11:38 pm
Thanks Vicki!
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December 2, 2018 at 8:45 pm
Vivian I have nominated you for a 3.2.1.Quote Me! http://tao-talk.com/2018/12/02/3-2-1-quote-me-nomination-imagination/
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December 2, 2018 at 10:29 pm
Wow! Thank you…I’ll have a look. Never heard of this one 🙂
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December 2, 2018 at 11:36 pm
You are welcome 🙂
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December 2, 2018 at 11:37 pm
I’ve just had a look. Very interesting. The only problem is that I may not have the time to participate.
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December 2, 2018 at 11:38 pm
thats perfectly ok. if you don’t have the time no worries
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December 2, 2018 at 11:58 pm
Thanks again!
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December 2, 2018 at 11:16 pm
I enjoyed the strength and spunk of your words. Not accepting the world in black and white but insisting it be lived in color!
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December 2, 2018 at 11:37 pm
Absolutely!😊
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December 2, 2018 at 11:59 pm
Empowering. I feel that way about my dreams. I don’t even know if they’re in color.
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December 3, 2018 at 12:00 am
Thanks for reading. Who knows what the colour of dreams are, indeed?
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December 3, 2018 at 2:05 am
Damn right! 😉
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December 3, 2018 at 6:23 pm
💪🏽!
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December 3, 2018 at 4:40 am
Aha…A wonderful poem. Yes, more & more colors 🙂
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December 3, 2018 at 6:23 pm
Thank you 🙏🏾
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December 3, 2018 at 4:43 am
I grinned at the idea of giving oneself a good talking to first thing in the morning. I could use a bit of that, too. And yes, I’m all for full colour!
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December 3, 2018 at 6:21 pm
Thanks Rosemary 😊
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December 3, 2018 at 4:55 am
Love that positive tone of telling off the morning!
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December 3, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Thank you!
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December 3, 2018 at 8:40 am
kaykuala
I insist on seizing the day
(and living)
with the fullness of colour
Take it by the horns, that’s right!. No sepia thing but all in color to match the seriousness of purpose! Very outrightly stated Vivian!
Hank
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December 3, 2018 at 9:13 am
Woohoo!! Thanks Hank😄
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December 3, 2018 at 2:37 pm
It seems your way of meeting the day, is a very good way. You are so right, each day a gift.
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December 3, 2018 at 6:22 pm
Indeed – days are precious! Ps- have you seen the email I sent?
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December 5, 2018 at 1:35 am
Yes, we need more colour in our days
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December 6, 2018 at 11:43 am
Indeed!
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December 10, 2018 at 7:48 pm
I am not sure who said it first but I had stitched this for my MIL… when she passed it came back to me and is now hanging where I can see it daily:
“Yesterday is history
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift
That is why it is called…
The present.”
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December 11, 2018 at 7:29 pm
A beautiful saying❤️
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