tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37350075969031225592024-03-18T09:38:15.139+00:00Random Rhyme by the Rhyme BanditTeas-A-Geezer@CKLetts1 Cliff Letts@teas-a-geezer.bsky.socialCliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.comBlogger1819125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-5577891920415396682024-03-18T09:37:00.001+00:002024-03-18T09:37:21.277+00:00 Equanimity <p><img alt="Sad The Muppet Movie GIF by Muppet Wiki" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="151" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/1IVA26ovnIMk9ZwG0k/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fc17eh9yibxamzls4nj6klt9bywtx65qege7yejt51&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" width="151" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Trapped inside an atmosphere<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">In a swirl of heavy air<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Powerless to move around<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Lacking ambience to share<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Close proximity to airlessness<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Stifled by a trancelike weight<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Barely moving with vibrations<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Reduced to sweeping multistate<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Waiting silently with vagaries<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Maybe the climate will improve<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Stimulating bright solutions<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Steering on a vinyl groove<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-90054295592803675922024-03-16T07:40:00.000+00:002024-03-16T07:40:29.050+00:00 New Intake<p><img alt="Happy Fresh Air GIF by PBS KIDS" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="110" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/jI77q8Mc5yOs5wncJe/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fcwxpuj247wy2yhsenii74d38iw03y577ct1pfh4pc&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" width="196" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Fresh air by the lungful<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">A tranquil gulp consumed<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Avoiding dead and dusty<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Reloaded stimuli exhumed<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Moving stale from in to out<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">A swap from old to new<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Webs of dust balls flicked away<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Clear the air with morning dew<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Turbulence and hurly-burly<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Ring out a lively change<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Bursting with replenishment<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">A breath of life exchange<o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-24074753008060616392024-03-14T18:57:00.005+00:002024-03-15T09:17:44.722+00:00 Shannon’s Little Skittles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybAIwaIoWAOnklWnn3WEcmZn_egHh0hene8SeEKhM7kZRhU6XEU4GNr01uOOLgadcsfDixZVgNsW7qU_iFao-kTug1SrMJAd3NpI1pjJvGig1VoDXNaP0L_Pe5uxzdpeYsHu0yrRxGUmZKbF-SMWm_7zPRdRdxKSAKCFnxcFrIKC3IIjhcNS_8RS7Avs/s170/Screenshot%202024-03-14%20at%2019.00.57.png" style="clear: left; 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margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">A knockout show of fingernails<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Spick-and-span displays<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Colour signal semaphores<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">In digital arrays<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Ten pin spliced adornments <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Rolling bowling down the aisle<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">A thunderclap of striking rap<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Polished to beguile<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Points well-made directing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">In cutting edged creative mode<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Manicure demure in nail couture <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;">Of presentation shade explode<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-43246484834352925112024-03-14T09:06:00.004+00:002024-03-15T10:16:46.831+00:00Platform Ticket<p><img alt="Loop Train GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="168" src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/NGSbD5vI6lUvC/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fcrzthwx7ybuj0zji0695h4e0gap6lbioadj6xgvf5&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" width="223" /> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Trains of thought are runaways<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">On multitudes of track<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">To halts and stations passing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Flitting there and back<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Travellers getting on or off<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Changing platforms when required<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Thinking through another way<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Before the ticket has expired<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Picking up speed on a downhill run<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Slowing on a steeper slant<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Heading for a destination<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Letting go of can or can’t<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-84517778450476701632024-03-13T11:18:00.002+00:002024-03-13T11:18:31.345+00:00Top Seed<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY-uH21XgVvQUu8RngNhtGBL618tduzEq-QCf7cVPIHoosd7D_hxMB_iE01UGMuh0HY_0MyA6ocJr3uvKb8_XQaFAB7fjnaAl4HopctW5YT_8N7Kc8w2k1qN4_dyPTeobWujEhTG10uRFca4LJDlgccwyan-1Jr08tLrt0lT795rYp2HDaK_3a7yebdQ/s8368/georg-eiermann-TJOhRM7H_rU-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5584" data-original-width="8368" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY-uH21XgVvQUu8RngNhtGBL618tduzEq-QCf7cVPIHoosd7D_hxMB_iE01UGMuh0HY_0MyA6ocJr3uvKb8_XQaFAB7fjnaAl4HopctW5YT_8N7Kc8w2k1qN4_dyPTeobWujEhTG10uRFca4LJDlgccwyan-1Jr08tLrt0lT795rYp2HDaK_3a7yebdQ/w257-h172/georg-eiermann-TJOhRM7H_rU-unsplash.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;">Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@georgeiermann?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Georg Eiermann</a><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-and-green-leaves-on-brown-soil-TJOhRM7H_rU?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Unsplash</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Sitting by a conker tree<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Surveying autumn fruits<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Enclosed in spikey jackets<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Bulging out of summer suits<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Childish games of knocking nuts<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Dangling from a string<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Where the buckeye champions<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">To the conker contest bring<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Polished seeds magnificent<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">A true delight in sheen<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">A stonking conker elevated<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In a smash depleted scene<o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-53854913459626278152024-03-12T19:16:00.000+00:002024-03-12T19:16:03.550+00:00 Rogues Gallery<p> <img alt="Bluey What GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media.tenor.com/wF-XZqPzYgcAAAAM/bluey-what.gif" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Offering no apologies<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Although I feel a sorry sight<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Regretfully my standpoint<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Is below a doubtful light<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">I’m considering repentance<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Contesting too much sorrow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Sheepishly I’d rather wait<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">For more forgiving times tomorrow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">And in the colder light of sadness<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Where misgivings might commence<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">I’ll steer the game to ride out blame</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Declare appeal as next defence</span></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-29008895229370105222024-03-11T10:10:00.000+00:002024-03-11T10:10:44.178+00:00Bafflement<img alt="" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="161" src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/L6NfLWVViNXC48FKAC/giphy.gif?cid=e826c9fcvq1oijewdsccy5lk5vfk12c0s6lcauj2mtandv1s&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g" width="201" /> <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">When testing times are pressing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">With no support for lame excuses<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Reasoning is overwhelmed<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">The way that flustering induces<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Soothing lyrics sing a slowdown song<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">To gentle melodies with strings<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Yet underneath a turbulence<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Shouting help for better things<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Solutions found in challenges<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Unearthed in places least expected<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Overlooking plain simplicity<br />Leaving obvious rejected </p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-76087244354088284572024-03-09T13:03:00.001+00:002024-03-09T13:03:51.488+00:00HAPPY 50<p><img alt="Happy Birthday GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media.tenor.com/zpmVvekiMekAAAAM/happy-birthday.gif" /> </p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">Turning gold leafed pages</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">Appraising five decades<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">Bowing to experience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">Marking time on life’s parades<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">On this year of celebration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">So far away from early days<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">It is the best of taken steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">To where the good life plays<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">Discovering your future world<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">Makes the travelling worthwhile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 30px;">From here on in you’ll capitalize <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">As you go each extra mile</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"></span></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-74588370255052122592024-03-08T10:15:00.000+00:002024-03-08T10:15:02.412+00:00 Manifest<p><img alt="Tradeflowsolutions Navio GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media.tenor.com/pZiL0_YvT4EAAAAM/tradeflowsolutions-navio.gif" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Shipping out my cargo<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Of clever phrases in a trunk<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Wistfulness beyond belief<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Not a one can I debunk<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Rarely found together<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Outside my bills of lading<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">A compilation of the great and good<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Worthy of my highest grading<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Packaged well for listening ears<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Placed concisely in my mind<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">As I set sail with great impressions<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">To bestow on humankind <o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-49061689998342999602024-03-07T16:21:00.000+00:002024-03-07T16:21:27.302+00:00The Report<img alt="Breaking News GIF by Pudgy Penguins" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/zYKoomaq0G0UHbNYyi/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fca3putkur5mvj147vk79m6g3jnrpn5b9two4hwabe&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Dissertation’s themes and Idioms<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Written well to take as read<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Leaving promises alfresco<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Fresh with clarity well said<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">When the narrative is flowing free<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In prose assuredly comprehended<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Short and simple adding to the point<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Revealing outcomes recommended<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Rule of thumb provides a benchmark<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Protecting what was always meant<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Avoiding language rigor mortis<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In full agreement by consent<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-88812044177766422392024-03-05T12:40:00.002+00:002024-03-05T13:08:49.385+00:00Misgivings <p><img alt="Reis Tesbih GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media.tenor.com/V-6t0omNga0AAAAM/reis-tesbih.gif" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The Niggle Bloke with worry beads<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">And a sack of apprehensions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Stood woefully in misery<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">With assorted sad intentions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Touchy things to think about<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Self-inflicted poor excuses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">In states of blue confusions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">That uneasy reproduces<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Gyrating on a crazy carousel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">To the squeal of groaning moans<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Left frozen in unwillingness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">As getting anywhere postpones<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Burdens though not features<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Are symptoms of a life in strife<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Tightly wound like shackle string<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span face="-webkit-standard, serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Slackened by a well-honed knife<o:p></o:p></span></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-36129230697473106942024-02-19T12:23:00.002+00:002024-02-25T03:25:52.313+00:00 Creatures of Habit<p><img alt="Beer Drinking GIF by Kelly KTKL" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="142" src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/NDb5KX2lu5R9aypfk2/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fcp869vhvz5cjo31tjo9t3x21z79n5wa5x7cb5r4ew&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" width="254" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Rituals driving baselines<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Abundant in process<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Putting here moving there<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Activity in excess<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Touching wood and clinking<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Pointless habits in disruption<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Interrupting easy flow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Customising group subscription <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Nods as good as winking<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Putting feathers in our caps<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Counting everything we do<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Ignoring our mishaps<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-22237358933649331272024-02-18T12:18:00.001+00:002024-02-18T12:18:29.076+00:00Changes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Zac Durant</a><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/silhouette-of-man-in-snow-storm-LiGTtFoyI2M?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Unsplash</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Living temporarily<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In a passing by parade<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Hanging on then letting go<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Rules adhered or disobeyed<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Turning up to be accepted<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Then rejected or denied<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Ignoring limitations<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">For circumstances yet untried<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Confused by other cultures<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Manufactured or home made<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Keeping up with strange directions<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Passing through in masquerade<o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-80337397049735191822024-02-16T13:13:00.002+00:002024-02-16T13:13:31.962+00:00Impressions<p><img alt="Happy Birthday Love GIF by Trippyogi" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/xT4uQ6HaStH5UX7EBO/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fc95au4egda0nc5hqr5o7qkpsluqh9bpm9shm4afd2&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" /> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Floating on a blissful plane<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">On wings of naked flight<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Rolling swirling speedy spins<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In and out of pastel light<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Breathing in the scented airs<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Connecting easy tuneful strains<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Interchanging new dimensions<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In flawless prime domains<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Voices whisper tranquil songs<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Sounding gently stirring beats<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Carrying harmony with serenity<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Where idyllic time completes<o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-43028425640038365962024-02-15T09:54:00.000+00:002024-02-15T09:54:42.559+00:00The Way We Are<p> <img alt="animation im sorry GIF by David Koblesky" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media1.giphy.com/media/yydhyMsftnzCFjlz9D/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fcca37h22fr3508z2aiyr6r4ckb9vwqwg3a241ogok&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Skinny bags of gloopiness</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Wobbling all about<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Hung upon a scaffolding<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Flexible and stout<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">A frail bagful of systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Maintaining daily use<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Dancing with the toxins<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Of avoidable abuse<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Our seamless live container<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">With surprising ways and means<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">A hospital of action heroes<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Until misfortune intervenes<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">A moulded frame of masterwork<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In plans of sculpted code<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Reformed by timed amendments<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Letting substitutes explode</span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-5911679220268255302024-02-14T09:42:00.000+00:002024-02-14T09:42:01.778+00:00Own Goal<p> <img alt="Red Card Reaction GIF by Damien Weighill" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="157" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/rY1X8ISQWWkChorwFY/200_d.gif?cid=e826c9fch94iirg7tawab1b3b6xnvmbc01xybawmlrdk9lu4&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200_d.gif&ct=g" width="157" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Keeping one’s head above water<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In the rapids of turbulent life<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Taking the lumps, accepting the bumps<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Carrying on despite all the strife<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Of journeys bravely embarked on<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">When all’s said and done looking back<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">It’s not what you found when you got there<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">But the lack of a map keeping track<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Getting there’s just a part of the story<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Returning can seem far too far<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">If you find you don’t know the best way to go<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">You might as well stay where you are<o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-20788185083328657842024-02-11T08:47:00.001+00:002024-02-11T08:47:32.773+00:00Fluid Times<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sgMuN3aVxUeLO9FqRhkaC3ck0XlWxv4hTJdengH7cjcTBOeFbRYWFpy6g8Ao7GVTZiD9I31Q-6N4Mc0ldX7Mpr3kDAOSXiuYR2NO6ZpksrbjOlsMb18SuJHidYZQSF4vbAgkQwKzb-Ikqy12__3eTMF_IheWyxrxMaX13Zii5MHXyfCMrKkUHOIJPp8/s8256/neom-EbIvcXzgU4s-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sgMuN3aVxUeLO9FqRhkaC3ck0XlWxv4hTJdengH7cjcTBOeFbRYWFpy6g8Ao7GVTZiD9I31Q-6N4Mc0ldX7Mpr3kDAOSXiuYR2NO6ZpksrbjOlsMb18SuJHidYZQSF4vbAgkQwKzb-Ikqy12__3eTMF_IheWyxrxMaX13Zii5MHXyfCMrKkUHOIJPp8/w237-h158/neom-EbIvcXzgU4s-unsplash.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;">Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@neom?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">NEOM</a><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-man-standing-in-a-tent-looking-out-into-the-distance-EbIvcXzgU4s?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Unsplash</a></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Warm beginnings cold departures<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In-betweens become resigned<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Expectations while we waited<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Never paying too much mind</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Endings unpredicted reached<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Somehow shockingly arrived<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Unusual destinations found<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Where other visions thrived<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Keeping going lacking choices<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Looking back with humble eyes<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">As the natural was all we had<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">To manufacture our disguise<o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-2416349498231435412024-01-23T04:44:00.001+00:002024-01-23T11:01:26.649+00:00Aconitum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLM93ev6KnBGh-37dVyEieoYGpOzeyqL_xWjAohNhFD2ubDdKuNS0Ues5AJ-5OEeYY2kzEGtqKOKBLTYShwhG-yskFJyGCup4LQlQjRMD8lbVixwCB5ynSs06v3Cbl0S9xYRTDJNUqMT7lpxd5P9yH7ruPJhTpIBUZACBVmj8a_eel-4i8dZmsMcUFD0/s3264/josie-weiss-C39OwNsBQTg-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLM93ev6KnBGh-37dVyEieoYGpOzeyqL_xWjAohNhFD2ubDdKuNS0Ues5AJ-5OEeYY2kzEGtqKOKBLTYShwhG-yskFJyGCup4LQlQjRMD8lbVixwCB5ynSs06v3Cbl0S9xYRTDJNUqMT7lpxd5P9yH7ruPJhTpIBUZACBVmj8a_eel-4i8dZmsMcUFD0/w275-h206/josie-weiss-C39OwNsBQTg-unsplash.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br />Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@scarlettweiss?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Josie Weiss</a><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-purple-flower-with-green-leaves-in-the-background-C39OwNsBQTg?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Unsplash</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Desirability of deep colour<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Natures remedies infuse<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Steering senses in the wilderness<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In the melancholy blues<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Cobalt glowed between them<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Luscious violet vivid green<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Shaping blue in driving forces<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Beheld astoundingly serene<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Blanket blues in covering shades<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Teardrop feelings of emotion<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Alluring petals of aconitum <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Give blue warnings of their potion<o:p></o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-6041991532704670162024-01-22T12:15:00.002+00:002024-01-22T12:17:40.750+00:00I and I Alone<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_ZOLdb52xMcZnoeRnHqMZiYCjuW1MO6BBRVEZhwoXHbZep33nK0k5mOq20WwAa6oUu1ujga5l9v5460MhMFGlCmgt1pGu_iCcIslEWHir-YvbyNFWmqmaYEISmc5d8DnAGJJgsFhCa0zlUa90LbVj0Gx0RKIn9UwHoDe7yAesRVOkq8bbEOuOX7Fssw/s4928/jesse-orrico-rmWtVQN5RzU-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4928" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_ZOLdb52xMcZnoeRnHqMZiYCjuW1MO6BBRVEZhwoXHbZep33nK0k5mOq20WwAa6oUu1ujga5l9v5460MhMFGlCmgt1pGu_iCcIslEWHir-YvbyNFWmqmaYEISmc5d8DnAGJJgsFhCa0zlUa90LbVj0Gx0RKIn9UwHoDe7yAesRVOkq8bbEOuOX7Fssw/w178-h118/jesse-orrico-rmWtVQN5RzU-unsplash.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><br /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;">Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@jessedo81?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">jesse orrico</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/selective-focus-phot-of-artificial-human-skull-rmWtVQN5RzU?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Unsplash</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This unseen prowler constantly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">For convenience I call ‘I’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Overtakes my consciousness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Where surface tensions underlie <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This impatient interrupter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Unashamedly shows up<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Then just as easily ignoring me<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Like a dry bone empty cup<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Often pleasantly bestowing gifts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">From where I struggle to surmise<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">A curved ball at a tangent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Which I catch to my surprise<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">My ‘I’ a fleeting visitor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Frustrating dream invader<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Calls me to my table notebook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">This huge idea crusader</span><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-27908265544205626092024-01-20T19:15:00.001+00:002024-01-20T20:04:34.392+00:00Surrounded<p> <img alt="Zuck Zuckerberg GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="94" src="https://media.tenor.com/R3_MSeK_7-AAAAAM/zuck-zuckerberg.gif" width="167" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Social media has got us nailed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Obsessed to use their sites<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Controlling much of waking hours<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Forestalling dreamy nights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Disrespectful with our data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Which they distribute for cash<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Enriching exponentially<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Piling high their mammoth stash<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">They do not need a war machine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">A rebellion or a coup<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Merely saturate our biases<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Manipulating what we do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-75530563078147940702024-01-19T20:40:00.004+00:002024-01-19T20:40:59.598+00:00Only A Click Away<p><img alt="No Iphone Sad GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media.tenor.com/rY9f-cL2584AAAAM/no-iphone-sad.gif" /></p><p><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">The Screen Eyed promenaders<br /></span><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Finger tapping worlds away<br /></span><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">No longer live outside the box<br /></span><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">In their almost light of day</span><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">In small groups they click restricted<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Scrolling at a rate of knots<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Searching for what’s happening<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">In their slim, connected slots<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Sending icons of their feelings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Hoping someone understands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Sharing likes and laughing loudly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Thumbs and fingers tap offhand <o:p></o:p></span></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-68235701349416144432024-01-13T11:35:00.005+00:002024-01-13T11:37:36.315+00:00 Proud Marnie <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9biFlKHfKHl3e5SwXElh8qjdAYhWUf-m9-I6t7Fisl7pzajYJtvkdyjxqd6MSf8RRB4sR2QJbXmxgyN0XLxhpM_Onj4GV3rWY8vGSzgRQWselPjf_hH_Y6qwKzAJjleSosfXHpcWHznnZW2Yhz37MUioqGk-pRfqdkch0WMvcZ9Edu9sUr0b_zT5Hyo/s4898/daniela-castro-h9MzeBg73TA-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9biFlKHfKHl3e5SwXElh8qjdAYhWUf-m9-I6t7Fisl7pzajYJtvkdyjxqd6MSf8RRB4sR2QJbXmxgyN0XLxhpM_Onj4GV3rWY8vGSzgRQWselPjf_hH_Y6qwKzAJjleSosfXHpcWHznnZW2Yhz37MUioqGk-pRfqdkch0WMvcZ9Edu9sUr0b_zT5Hyo/w203-h135/daniela-castro-h9MzeBg73TA-unsplash.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;">Photo by </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/@dcastro89?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Daniela Castro</a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f1f1f1; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111; font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap;"> on </span><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-camel-on-desert-h9MzeBg73TA?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash" style="background-color: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Ubuntu, Roboto, Noto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out, opacity 0.1s ease-in-out; white-space: nowrap;">Unsplash</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">With overstated sense of self<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">She wore a smirk with style<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">As though she knew the answer<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">To everything worthwhile<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Betrayed by body language<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Overbearing self-assured<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">spreading frosty distances<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">On all connections unsecured<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Unconvincing inconsistent<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Maintaining permanence in rifts<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Estimating scanty packages<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">As little more than worthless gifts<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-26787217978721358802024-01-10T11:55:00.002+00:002024-01-10T11:55:54.263+00:00Shades of Deception (The politics of ambiguity)<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><img alt="Its A Game Of Bluff Hatrixx GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="151" src="https://media.tenor.com/1TFxhFIndpYAAAAM/its-a-game-of-bluff-hatrixx.gif" width="151" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Fudging hedging fibbing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">A politician’s self defence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Disparate views intentionally<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Sitting smugly on the fence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Impersonates authority<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">With flimflam drivel bluff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Bland misunderstandings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Full of nonsense laden guff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Politics that govern us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Expect adherence to the law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">Yet all along they’re perpetrating<br /></span><span style="font-family: AppleSystemUIFont; font-size: 13pt;">A never-ending flaw</span> </p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-21539508046827249282024-01-08T13:16:00.002+00:002024-01-10T09:50:55.254+00:00 The Forgotten Lot<p><img alt="Travolta Parking GIF" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" src="https://media.tenor.com/RjTrwlxN7SkAAAAM/travolta-parking.gif" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In the car park spread immense<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Among the rows I wonder<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Struggle to unknot my parking spot<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Denying my parking blunder<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Was it by the entrance or exit<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">My memory has slipped my place<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Secretly scanning left and right<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Doing my best to not lose face<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Round and round I continue to roam<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Bewildered beginning to dread<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Then just in time I feign recall<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">On how I left it there instead<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735007596903122559.post-26466211614382969942024-01-07T12:29:00.001+00:002024-01-07T12:32:31.713+00:00 Unveiling the Shadows<p><img alt="Angry Season 2 GIF by The Office" class="css-9pa8cd" draggable="false" height="157" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWU4MjZjOWZjNjhmZnNjc3UyenV2bGg3bWduZThyNHN1aDQ2emg4aGVlcHl4M3VkYSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/o2CbCvGN6qaUsHYu4F/200_d.gif" width="189" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">The boss with vested interest<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">With both eyes on the ball<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">A need to nab and greedy grab<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">The largest share of all<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Rapaciously insatiable<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Incessant cash collector<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">In charge of reining others in<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Unimpeachable collector<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Not answering to anyone<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Head honcho of the sting<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">Without a check did break the necks<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">And watched the blameless swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"The Horizon scandal has been described as one of the most widespread miscarriages of justice in UK legal history. </span></p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Between 2000 and 2014, the Post Office prosecuted 701 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses based on information from the faulty computer system. </span></p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Some went to prison following convictions for false accounting and theft, while others were financially ruined."</span></p></div></div>Cliff Lettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824271347133632569noreply@blogger.com0