July 2022 Blog
Slip-Sliding Away: A Haiku
Half a year is gone –
That time not much better than
The two years just past.
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
(7/1/22)
Must
these precious, waning golden years lie but tarnished? To be covered by dust? I
would hope not.
So
much left to be done and so little time left to do it. Like Sisyphus, it seems,
we roll that burden up that steep hill – only to have to duck it as it rolls
backwards to crush us.
It
also seems like only the right to kill with a gun will survive our current
version of the Supreme Court.
A
most certainly biased majority panel of supposed unbiased Supreme Court
Justices is plunging us back into the dark ages, where women and people with different perspectives on life were
persecuted and punished even unto death for merely being women or having
different perspectives on life.
I
grew up in the 50’s with high hopes and eagerness. The path ahead (after World
War II – the war to end all wars) was strewn with progress and the promise of a
better, longer life for all – and peace upon this planet. That shining vision
lasted into the 60’s and the “Dawning of the Age of Aquarius”, flower children
and nothing but love, baby.
Somewhere
along the way, a darkness crept into more and more souls, until it has become
so pervasive as to cover the Earth with a pall of disease, inequity,
unnecessary warfare and environmental abuses so grave they threaten the very
existence of human life on this planet.
Forget
that the birds are angry (as well they shold be at us for destroying their
habitats), we have become an angry, vengeful species with few qualms about
unleashing our anger to the point that it may consume us.
Forget
what Nature may do to man, man is quite capable of destroying himself.
Forget
about the separation of church and state, we have succumbed to an oligarchy of
men who believe their “church” should rule – and the people should remain undereducated
and unenlightened and thus under their thumb for as long as mankind shall live.
I
am long past the age of taking up arms (which I wouldn’t do anyway) and
battling these seemingly overwhelming odds at adds with clear-thinking,
moderate, intelligent people may be best left to the young. I hope to pass the
torch to a new generation of free-thinking, accepting, inclusive and mindful
individuals who will once again give us high hopes and an eagerness with which
to look forward to a full life and a future once again.
In
the meantime, I’ll finish that Sam Rock sequel as soon as I find my notes and
manuscript changes. They seem to have gotten misplaced in the shuffle of moving
things from palce to place. Everything else is going according to plan so far.
We’ll see.
Hopefully,
my new books will be published soon and bring some respite from the facts of
life these days.
Be
sure to watch for upcoming announcements about the upcoming book launches. I’ll
post the news between writing sessions.
In
the meantime, if you need some relief from the news out there, feel free to check
out my eclectic selection of books on Amazon. There may be something there you
have yet to read.
https://www.amazon.com/author/annwilmerlasky
Until
next time, read and write to your heart’s content. Enjoy what respite you can
find in your lives.
As
always, I welcome your reactions and responses to any of my blogs. I love to
hear from my readers. Also, here are links to my Twitter and Facebook accounts,
if you care to share your thoughts with me there or look for my publication
announcements:
https://www.facebook.com/ann.wilmerlasky
It’s
now July and Summer is heating up. The A/C is working hard. We have had a
little rain to bring us some relief from the drought – of course, flooding came
with it.
