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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.
Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.
January 30, 2026 at 1:10pm January 30, 2026 at 1:10pm
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Prompt:
Amazon announced they're discontinuing their Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh and converting their inventory back into Whole Foods. Did you use Amazon Fresh or Amazon Go? Do you prefer to go to the store yourself or depend on home deliveries from your grocery store or Walmart? Do you think home deliveries are a trend that will fade over time?
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There was a time, possibly 25-30 years ago, that I wouldn't touch Amazon, at all. Nowadays in old age, though, Amazon has been a life-saver for me. For us old folks, it is probably making the difference between living in a retirement home or in our own homes. So, yes, possibly I must have used Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh at one point or another. I can't tell for sure because when I need something, I check it if the store has it in whichever part of it that maybe.
As to my preference, yes, I like going to store myself the best, but it is very rare, partly because, nowadays, I tell my son what I need as to the fresh produce and meats and such, and he gets those from Publix for me, once a week. The problem with this is that he has his own life and home and girlfriend, and I just won't ask him on my own to shop for me, unless he messages me before visiting and asks if I need anything. So my food store visits have dwindled down to once a month, or even, once in two months.
So, for other things other than the fresh stuff, Amazon has been a lifesaver for several years, now. As to Whole Foods, there's a Whole Foods Market in West Palm, somewhat farther down south from me, and if they deliver something through Amazon, they take their time. Unfortunately, they refuse to deliver fresh produce and meats.
In my area, there are home delivery companies like Door Dash, Instacart, and even Uber, which keeps messaging me if I'd like them to deliver this or that. Uber's app is in my cell because my son put it there, just in case, and that's how they know about me.  I also used Door Dash once, when my car was in the shop and I needed my medication from Walgreens. Then, not all home delivery companies deliver from just any store. Some have their own choices, and we have to go along with those choices. In my case, I don't like their choice of food stores so far.
I guess, for now, home deliveries are an important part of our existence. Possibly, their future depends on cost and their application. Ease-of-use, price, and function matter, too. I am hoping they get better and learn to be easier on the customers as well as making profit for themselves.
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