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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. Kiya's gift. I love it!

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.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Silvern

about 12 hours ago
In response to "Seasons "

Wow! What a lovely blog post it is! This blog post nicely compares these seasons with our lives. I agree with those.
Let, a year be a book. Then every season is a chapter of that book. Summer comes with warmth. It may be considered as our youth when we take on most of the workloads.
After a summer autumn comes in with some coolness. But, those crunchy leaves are indicative shows uncertainty, too, giving us stability and patience. But we are gradually getting older.
Winter comes with leafless trees and coldness. Those leafless trees can be compared to the loss of human life and the coldness of the pain of old age.
In the Spring, we can see trees are full of leaves. In human life, it symbol of new possibilities and energies. At the same time, that tells us, no vacation is permanent.

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Silvern

Sep 14, 2025 at 8:24am
In response to "Law and Order "

The blogger has a tremendous sense of humour. The first part is not very interesting. She indicated that it the an artistic honour. Before appearing interesting phase, her husband slept.
Whether it's based on any reality, she can think this type of reality.
These add special flavours to this blog post.

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Bodhisattwa Parekh

Sep 13, 2025 at 10:02am
In response to "No Such Thing as Yours Truly and the Westerns"

Even today, I often see parodies of Western films here and there.The director may follow any form of good art.I love the blogger's sense of humour. She tells us, 'Why can't she watch the movie?' Due to her children.

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Silvern

Sep 13, 2025 at 3:46am
In response to "No Such Thing as Yours Truly and the Westerns"

We, all people, love speed in our lives. But, some moments appear with tough challenges. Those are boring, but we've to tackle those challenges carefully. The passes indeed go very slowly.
In a movie, we generally see the reflection of real life. So, some movies runs slowly, difficult to understand.

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Seffi

Sep 12, 2025 at 11:56pm
In response to "No Such Thing as Yours Truly and the Westerns"

"How could I have tried my hand at writing westerns when I did not like westerns in the first place!" I feel ya!

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Witchy Woman

Sep 12, 2025 at 3:22pm
In response to "No Such Thing as Yours Truly and the Westerns"

Eastwood wasn't in Once Upon A Time in the West, that was Charles Bronson and Jason Robard and Henry Fonda and Claudia Cardinale. My mother was a huge Robard and Fonda fan, and took us to the movies when it was released in 68.

"Clint Eastwood starred in many iconic westerns, including the "Dollars Trilogy" (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) directed by Sergio Leone, and later films like Hang 'Em High, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, and the Academy Award-winning Unforgiven. He also directed some westerns, such as High Plains Drifter and Unforgiven."- Google

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Silvern

Sep 12, 2025 at 9:18am
In response to "9/11- -And the Prompt: Adventure vs. Routine"

Adventures and routine life are both important for us. Without adventure, our lives will become boring. At the same time, without maintaining a routine lifestyle we can't get those successes that we deserve.

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Bodhisattwa Parekh

Sep 12, 2025 at 1:45am
In response to "9/11- -And the Prompt: Adventure vs. Routine"

Adventure is that process through which we can make the unknown known. There is a lot of uncertainty involved with adventure. So, after a successful completion of an adventure, we become joyful. On the other hand, routine life is also necessary for us. There is a simple example. If we want to work hard the whole day, we need to sleep at least six hours. So we have a sleep of at least six hours. So, routine life makes our daily life simpler. Even in an adventure, there are some routines that we ought to follow to get success.

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Bodhisattwa Parekh

Sep 12, 2025 at 1:45am
In response to "9/11- -And the Prompt: Adventure vs. Routine"

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Witchy Woman

Sep 11, 2025 at 3:41pm
In response to "9/11- -And the Prompt: Adventure vs. Routine"

The most memorable or I should say unusual thing of that day outside of the occurence was seeing my husband John crying. In 27 years, I had never seen him shed a tear and he was weeping. I know he was among millions that day weeping, but it was unnerving to see him actually let his emotions show.

I've parasailed, kayaked in whitewater rapids, bungee jumped and ziplined things I never anticipated me trying but I stepped out of my comfort with my kids because it mattered to them that we do it together. Thank goodness they all have their own children for adventures now. I'm happy with the less strenuous ones now that I'm older and a lot wiser.

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September 16, 2025 at 1:32pm

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Role Models and Charles Barkley

Prompt: Role Models
"I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."
Charles Barkley
Which kinds of people, do you think, deserve to be role models, and who is your personal role model and why, if you have any?

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Charles Barkley was a fantastic basketball player and, at times, with his antics, he made us crack up with laughter. In his personal life, I'm sure he could be a good role model to a young person, although he probably didn't think so himself.

As for me, I don't know who could be my role model while I grew up because I liked several different qualities in each person. I also tried to emulate some fine virtues of my family members. One of them was my uncle who treated me as an adult and encouraged my meager writing efforts. Another was a high-school lit teacher who valued my work.

Coming to role models in general, we are as humans, from birth on, imitating creatures. First, we imitate our parents' and other people's speech patterns through our babbling. Then, we make their wishes, needs, likes, dislikes, and dreams our own as if they are blueprints for life.

Later on, during our growing-up years and even beyond, we are drawn to those who are put on a pedestal by society and fame. We may, for example, admire celebrities, athletes, titans of industry, or charismatic political leaders. We admire them for their talent, their wealth, their power, or their public persona.

Yet, although these people may have undeniable gifts, their successes might be narrow and unethical and sometimes without integrity. They might often fall short of deeper moral, interpersonal, or even intellectual virtues. I think, therefore, the kinds of people who deserve to be role models should be those who have inner, deep-seated qualities, rather than flashy, outward achievements. These individuals can teach us that true strength lies in character, not just in brute force or cunning.

In fact, true role models should be the people who are resilient with a growth mindset. They are the ones who choose the hard right over the easier wrong, even at a personal cost to them. They might be the whistleblowers, the quiet activists, and everyday citizens who speak the truth and stand up for those who are unfortunate and vulnerable. They might be the kind caregivers, dedicated teachers, community organizers, and innovators who genuinely try to improve the lives of others. This is because they understand that true leadership is only about lifting others up, and not about self-promotion and ego trips.

So, Charles Barkley may be a role model in his personal life or not, but if he is, it isn't because, as a NY Knicks player, he could dunk a silly ball into a silly hoop better than anybody. It is because in his private life, he may be the better version of himself with a genuine, inspirational character. I certainly hope and expect this to be the real truth about him.

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