The Hermit's Badge, by Sutita Chompupuang.

My heart is telling me, it's time to take a leap of faith.

Heading on a brand new path, get rid of a hermit's badge.

To achieve my dreams and plans.

Finding out what awaits for me. 

my shadow is not

my shadow is not

all you will have left of me

when the sun goes down

science cannot tell

science cannot tell

why beauty wraps around us

like a warm embrace

Swimming up to the surface, by Sutita Chompupuang

I DECIDED TO SWIM UP TO THE SURFACE.

TO EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF THE SUN LIGHT.

THEN I WHISPERED TO MYSELF " WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD ".

THE SKY WAS SO BLUE AND THE WATER WAS SO CLEAR.

I FEEL SO PEACEFUL AND THE HARMONY ATMOSPHERE.

THE WIND BLEW SO GENTLY AS THE WAVES WERE SO CALM.

I LOOKED UP INTO THE SKY, TO GIVE THANK TO MY DEAR GOD.

I THANK THEE FOR ALL THE MANY GREAT BLESSINGS.

Press Groups Blast Seizing of a Times Reporter’s Records

The revelation that federal prosecutors seized years’ worth of email and phone records from a New York Times reporter drew criticism on Friday from news organizations and press rights groups, which expressed outrage at the first known instance of the Trump administration’s pursuing the private communications of a journalist.

New York Times

If you are a journo, take heed;

your records the Feds now proofread.

All that you scribble

Will certainly dribble

into a dossier with great speed.

common and homely

common and homely

sitting in the artless grass

fallen not forgot

behind each tree trunk

behind each tree trunk

the world might come to an end

if you're a poet

There was a young person of Sparks

Most people know that their actions on social media may prevent

them from getting a job. What some don't think about is that

their digital life on sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,

and others may cost them a job they already have.

The Motley Fool

There was a young person of Sparks

Who did bizarre things with aardvarks.

He posted results

For various cults,

then lost his job filling bismarcks.

search diligently

search diligently

among the passing flowers

for eternity

I conquer mountains

I conquer mountains

but without help the real heights

must remain unscaled