snowflakes melting on mittens
mewling like helpless kittens
half-grown, grad school bound
when will self-respect be found?
it’s tough world, you must be strong
such thin skin will not last long
not every insult’s in your face,
peace of mind is safest space!
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Bjorn hosts quadrilles at dVerse and is pouring hot chocolate for the poets today…comic courtesy of Brett Jordan at Unsplash.
a poem in my pocket 
Dec 12, 2023 @ 07:21:19
At the end of day, nothing beats a little peace of mind.
Dec 12, 2023 @ 08:56:14
Absolutely…thanks, Yvonne.
Dec 12, 2023 @ 04:57:38
💗 👏🏽
Dec 12, 2023 @ 04:42:30
well said – enough to melt the meekest flake
Dec 12, 2023 @ 08:53:55
🙂
Dec 12, 2023 @ 04:30:07
Hear, hear! Perfectly encapsulated, Lynn!
Much love,
David
Dec 12, 2023 @ 08:53:26
I take a little bow…thank you, David 😀
Dec 11, 2023 @ 19:54:22
So amusing, and so true, Lynn. I love that last line too!
Dec 12, 2023 @ 08:52:47
Glad you found it amusing, Dora! God’s peace is what we need.
Dec 11, 2023 @ 19:46:37
Very interesting take on the prompt. I, like many of the older generation wonder how the younger ones coming up will ever make it in this hard world!
Dec 12, 2023 @ 08:52:01
This was the direction my mind went…surprised myself. Thanks for reading; yes, it makes you wonder!
Dec 12, 2023 @ 12:08:55
You are welcome, Lynn.
Dec 11, 2023 @ 18:15:43
I like that last line best: peace of mind is safest space!
Dec 12, 2023 @ 08:50:09
Thanks, Grace! I want to read & comment on your poems but I get an “alert: dangerous website” message telling me not to proceed…sorry 😦
Dec 11, 2023 @ 14:50:41
Today’s kids are living in such a different world than the one we lived in. May they navigate the snowdrifts and find warm hearths along the way. Thank you for the thought-provoking poem, Lynn.
Dec 11, 2023 @ 14:56:33
People will disagree with us but that doesn’t make them a threat…sometimes we’re too sensitive! Thanks for listening, Lisa 🙂
Dec 11, 2023 @ 15:58:14
Lynn, I do think we’ve been conditioned to polarity, either-or, whatever you want to call it. You’re welcome ❤
Dec 11, 2023 @ 14:49:52
I think that there are boomers these days who are even more thin-skinned than the young kids… it seems like we all want to be victims.
Dec 11, 2023 @ 14:51:28
Yes, I’m tired of “victim mentality”…it doesn’t help people!
Dec 11, 2023 @ 14:40:03
Hah….is this along the vein of “I used to walk two miles to school, up and down hills, with double knit mittens (not waterproof), boots and snow pants!” 🙂 Actually, when we moved to Boston in ’97 I began walking to work every day (sold our cars – carless in Boston) – even in snow storms where school wasn’t called off. First thing I bought was a full length down coat and boots that were truly waterproof! 🙂
Dec 11, 2023 @ 14:50:03
Ha, ha…yes, i heard that same story from my father who walked to country school in knee deep snow “uphill both ways”!! Thanks for the smile, Lillian 😀