The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually
taken over as a moveable feast with many participants supplying the Words.
When Delores closed her
blog forever due to other problems, Elephant's Child (Sue) took over
the role of co-ordinator.
Now, after Sue's demise River at Drifting through Life has taken over as our new coordinator. Thanks!
No matter what, how, where or who the aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to our mind.
This month the words are again supplied by Sean Jeating, who thankfully stepped in when our regular supplier was MIA, and can be found at River's blog.
If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please leave a comment on
River's blog, then we can come along and read it and add a few encouraging
words.
It is also a challenge, where the old saying "The more the merrier" holds true.
So Please,
remember to follow the links, go back and read other peoples'
stories. And please leave a comment after reading. Challenges like this
one thrives on interaction, feedback and encouragement. And we ALL need
encouragement.
We were given these words:
Squad
Cemetery
Flowers
Painted
Cross
and/or:
Barely
Money
Eat
Freedom
Courage
The election yesterday gave the expected outcome. So excuse this dreary monologue. My municipality is as yet undecided, but it'll be right-wing and nationalistic.
The squad I expected to be in, is in and the powers of the dark dance at the cemetery and kick the flowers away. The crosses are painted dark or red and white (national colours of Denmark).
The powers that be share the fame and the money among themselves, growing fat and bloated like the tyrants of old, while poor people barely have enough to buy something to eat.
We need to find the courage to once again fight for our freedom, for the nature, for the needy, and for the future.
This is sad and seems to be the way the world over right now. Fat politicians and hungry the people they are supposed to care for.
SvarSletYes sadly it seems to be a widespread phenomenon. I was hoping for little Denmark to be better - it used to be, not any more.
SletI remember reading a couple of books years ago about Denmark and how it is the happiest and best place to live. I still have one of them, "The Year of Living Danishly"written by Helen Russell.
SvarSletOof, I'm not sure I want to read books like those. It sounds like too much "hygge" and too little of what makes Denmark not so nice any more. But I can't really tell. Hygge was "in" - might still be - for some time.
SletYour grumpiness is to your credit, Charlotte.
SvarSletThe election result in your municipality is in many ways related to what Rasmussen called
"[...] the blind indifference
Of a merciless unfeeling world."
So true. I have been considering a re-post of this fairly unknown poem.
SletI am so very, very sad and concerned for the state of our world today.
SvarSletSo am I ... Some years ago I was quite optimistic, but now ... something has happened.
SletAixò ara sembla que està de "moda" i no saps com em preocupa. I la gent d''ara no pareix que els importi molt, hauriem d'alçar-nos tots en contra d'aquesta gent.
SvarSletYes, we have to find our courage again!
SletOur election start next year, I can hope it will flip or learn to more liberal side. I also used the words, and did a story.
SvarSletWe can but hope!
SletIt's a good monologue. It tells the truth.
SvarSletHave a lovely day.
Thank you!
Slet