Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave
As we March into the end of the first quarter,
it’s time to take stock of how the year is shaping up. Personally, I’m doing
okay on my goals and aspirations. How about you?
Unfortunately, we can’t give high marks to our
country and its elected politicians. ‘Tis a shame that while we suffer through
massive violence, we must also bear the burden of those who have forgotten and
neglected their civic duties.
The core of our country should be above
reproach. Sigh. We voted them in … now it is time to vote those out, who act to
…
Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
When first we practise to deceive!
In love, as it is in the heart of the country.
Thank you, Sir Walter Scott, for the perfect phrase for cozen politics. (“Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field”)
Are there politicians and policymakers who do not practice cozen regularly, on their own behalf?
We must bear responsibility for rooting out
rampant corruption by the only non-violent means at our disposal. VOTE.
This November’s mid-term elections should
prove most interesting. Look for your opportunity to review cozen
acts and effect much-needed change in our country, with your ballot.
Per Wiki, there will be ample options: “All 435 seats in the United States House of
Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be
contested. 39 state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and
local elections will also be contested.”
Word Challenge: COZEN. It is poetic in Scott’s
prose, but disconcerting in our politics. Let's continue our march toward change. It’s time to again take action. Study your
local politicians and strive for change this November, as you fit cozen into your week of honest writings.
Write first for
yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
LinDee
Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock &
Roll. She has published two books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past
series, available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon, … The
Psychedelic Seventies!
E-N-D