Wrong Instincts

58 thoughts on “Wrong Instincts”

1. Very interesting!

   • thanks, Tumblewords 🙂

2. I love the poem here…the contrast is stark between life in all its fullness and beauty vs. a corrupt, greedy world. A stunning dichotomy here!

   • thanks very much, Writegirl 🙂 yeah.. thats true what u say too.. glad u got what I wrote..

3. Desolate is earth when the desire for more trumps sympathy, pity, mercy and love.
   Great poem.

   • yeah.. it is desolate in that way for sure, Fyodor..!

4. Powerfully written!

   • Thank u, Kelly 🙂

5. beautiful poem,
   Glad to see you share with potluck..
   Happy Monday!
   🙂

   • Glad to share, Jingle 🙂

6. hmmm powerful stuff leo… i read in a book where “choose this day whom you shall serve”… there’s a lot of truth in them.. it is hard to imagine earth desolate… my hope is for a brighter day…

   • my hope is for the brightest day too, Ms. Pie 🙂

7. Interesting use of contrast, tender to turmoil… well done.

   • yes.. it began well, ending to be decided, eh Reflections? 🙂

8. Yes the desolate earth… I enjoyed reading this one.. Thanks.

   ॐ नमः शिवाय
   Om Namah Shivaya
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   • glad u enjoyed the read, Shashi 🙂

9. I like the way the poem switches from hope to desolation; very clever, if a little sad. Great read.

   http://jessicasjapes.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/sister/

   • thank you very much, Jessica 🙂

10. Desolate is earth
    good thing there still is poetry! Great poem.

    • yeah. good thing for sure, Ina 🙂

11. So much truth in this poem. It takes the wisdom of age to realize it! Very well done!
    I enjoyed the read!

    • yeah.. it doesn’t need age, Giggles 🙂 it just needs observation and awareness… glad u enjoyed the read.

12. It’s hard not to think of “mankind” as a sort of oxymoron sometimes. Great write

    • yeah. its hard for me not to as well, Anthony…

13. Beautiful poem! Really enjoyed this one.

    Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/teresas-farm/

    • thanks Teresa 🙂

14. “Instinct was to live
    Desire for more ended life”

    So true..beautifully written..

    • thanks, Rashmi 🙂

15. It would seem that humanity took the gift of life and destroyed, or is destroying it because of creed. Human beings natural instincts seems to be suicidal. What a waste. Nice poem.

    • yeah, it does seem so, Amias 🙁 what a waste indeed.

16. I am so glad to read this poem…
    very powerful 🙂

    • m glad u read it, Sumit 🙂

17. Leo,

    Simply profound.

    JP

    http://tasithoughts.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/evergreen/

    • thank u, Tasi 🙂

18. And that’s Life Leo…. every thing is created by God with nobel thoughts but Man ha, ha, plays with his thoughts.. as Earth moves from a state of elation to desolation and perhaps again to elation… hope helps me..

    • yeah.. overplay from man for sure, Rji.. sad that..!

19. Brrr … that post was chilling. Still, as a Lennonist, I will continue to imagine peace.

    Warm regards.

    • yeah. likewise, Carlos 🙂 though, not a Lennonist..

20. Wrong instincts indeed! What a fine tale you have woven and melded together- thank you!

    • thank u too, Patti 🙂

21. Love the way you write it as folklore
    What a great transition – tho sad

    A one shot wonder

    Moonie smiles

    • thanks, Moonie 🙂 yeah, its not that great a transition either..

22. You chose the exact words to express Leo. Nice! 🙂

    • thanks, Chamz 🙂

23. We slide from hope to despair.

    Leo, this is well done. I like it very much. Thank you!

    • yeah.. glad u liked it, Jamie.

24. Oh.. I love how the poem progressed! Ofcourse, I don’t like it when it the form of reality though! (sigh)
    Instincts eventually leading to the great downfall… what a horrible defeat..isn’t it!??!
    Very well written, L.. powerful and thought provoking!

    • oops.. I meant I don’t like it when it takes the form of reality though
      But I am sure you had figured that out anyway.. 🙂

25. chiasmic

    • thanks, deLiderata.

26. Interesting indeed Leo. Nice one shot. Love and Light, Sender

    • thank u, Sender! 🙂

27. Timely, effective work, especially for those of us in the U.S.

    • thanks very much, Steve 🙂

28. another great share with One Stop…cheers pete

    • thanks Pete 🙂

29. Its good to re-visit this again through one shot..

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    Twitter: @VerseEveryDay
    Blog: http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com

    • Good to have you revisit, Shashi 🙂

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