docile, complacent — letting life sail on its own chance upon a map … purposeful steering keep the rudder true again but this ship won’t do
Calm, tepid waters Powerful strokes pull forward Wet steady breathing Focus vanished where? A drop in concentration Bereft of meaning Rolling to the back Aimlessly drifting nowhere Frozen log in ice Outside of the lake Sturdy dusty snaking trails Offer an escape Outside is forest I don’t know how to live there I’ll stay here …
Winter usually makes us think of burden, cold, sadness, hunger, tranquility or peace. Ideas about winter can be invited with words like “snow,” “ice,” “dead tree,” “leafless,” etc. Summer brings about feelings of warmth, vibrancy, love, anger, and many others. General summer phrases include references to the sky, beaches, heat, and romance. Autumn brings to …
so·lil·o·quy [suh-lil-uh-kwee] noun, plural -quies. an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character’s innermost thoughts): Hamlet’s soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.” the act of …
Potemkin village noun a pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition. Origin: 1935–40; after Prince Potëmkin, who allegedly had villages of cardboard constructed for Catherine II’s visit to the Ukraine and the Crimea in 1787 Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Potemkin%20village
prof·li·ga·cy [prof-li-guh-see] noun shameless dissoluteness. reckless extravagance. great abundance. Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/profligacy