Tag Archives: social

11.30.21
by

Post (an acrostic poem)

Image: blog.hubspot.com/hubfs/post-instagram-1.jpg

Putting a piece of yourself out into the digital world

Organizing a public persona that the private one hides behind

Still, some of the private part leaks through the online words and pictures

That’s the good/bad of social media.

11.21.21
by

Block (an acrostic poem)

Image: static.wixstatic.com/media/27110a_4ba0dfe2b3214e53800261cd605c7ff4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/27110a_4ba0dfe2b3214e53800261cd605c7ff4~mv2.jpg

Being on social media can be so draining

Left and right posts about hot takes and hot button issues

Or the unwanted advances of strangers into personal headspaces

Can make you want to flee and hide under an analog rock

Know that there is a button that might help put a stop to that

07.14.21
by

Social (an acrostic poem)

back view of woman in blue dress sitting on the shore

So many people together in close proximity

Ordinarily that could be a fun time for the crowd

Covid changed that dynamic greatly

It forced us to find other ways to be close while being farther apart

And while it wasn’t perfect, it was sometimes enough

Letting us dip our toes into the sea of being…

12.29.20
by

Cookie (an acrostic poem)

Image: cdn.sallysbakingaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/6-chocolate-chip-cookies.jpg

Chocolate chips, brown sugar, vanilla extract play lead guitar

Oh, and all the stuff that gives it structure like a good back beat

Organize the lumps of raw dough on a baking sheet

Keeping good social distance between them

Igniting the oven and bringing it to temp so this party can get started

Everything comes out ooey, gooey, and so bad for you.  Yum!

For the recipe of the above pictured cookies go to: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/giant-chocolate-chip-cookies/

(I have not tried them yet, but they look awesome!)