Rhyme Me A Smile: May 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Being Cynical Can Lead To Dementia

Cynical Jim

by Rachel Hoyt

image by Salvatore Vuono via freedigitalphotos.net

At birth he hated all things square

And cried when points approached,

Once old he forgot that he cared

And many points encroached.

While young he grew to mistrust suits

And uniforms, (They're shackles!)

Once old his one friend was named Boots -

The mail man known to cackle.

In high school he fell in love fast

With prom queen, Jessi May,

Once old he smiled when she walked past,

Forgetting past dismay.

He spent his life trusting no one,

A cynic to the core,

Once old he forgot he'd missed fun

And couldn't define "bore".

A new study says that cynics might be hurting their brain -

They're more inclined to develop dementia, a sanity sprain.

Technorati Tags: Beliefs, Thoughts, Poem, Rhyme, Dementia, Poetry

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Why Do We Believe What We Believe?

Believe Me

by Rachel Hoyt

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We believe the thoughts that fit

and discard the thoughts that break,

See the world as we see it -

Facts exist just for facts' sake.

Change must come from deep within,

Where we're often short of wealth -

Love yourself and you'll begin

to lay the track to true self-health.

Recent research shows how hard it is to change what we believe,

even when all of the "facts" were admittedly spread just to deceive.

Technorati Tags: Beliefs, Thoughts, Poem, Rhyme, Love, Poetry

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Is Net Neutrality Just A Failing Fairytale?

A Failing Fairytale

by Rachel Hoyt

Image by cuteimage via freedigitalphotos.net

Once upon a time

Nothing changed on a dime

Because we couldn't hear

Or see the things not near.

We hardly knew the way

Others lived day to day

And rarely saw a view

Our shoes could not walk to.

Then one day, like a dream,

There came a way to beam

Data through outer space

To a digital place.

We knew not how it flew

Or burrowed its way to

Our screens, but we embraced

Sharing this neutral space.

Now he who plugged us in

Wants bribes or he will thin

Our vision, slow the speed,

Infuse neutral with greed.

We know that he will hide

The voices that abide

In cracks quite hard to find

And control poor great minds.

Click here to learn how you can help the fight to save the net

from becoming the pay to play place small businesses fret.

Technorati Tags: Net Neutrality, FCC, Poem, Rhyme, Fight, Poetry

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Do You Believe Time Travel Is Possible?

Is It Time?

by Rachel Hoyt

Is it time for time to bend to our will?

Time that travel offered a new thrill?

Time that we risk a continuum rift?

Time that predictions were a proven gift?

Time that our dreams become reality?

Time that we really see all we could see?

Time that the past is not just the past?

Time that the world be infinitely vast?

I believe many think time travel would be fun,

but didn't know it is a real pursuit for some.

Technorati Tags: Time Travel, Time Machine, Poem, Rhyme, Think, Poetry

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Can A Sharing Economy Coincide With A Desire For Onlline Privacy?

The Triple Standard

by Rachel Hoyt

image by idea go via freedigitalphotos.net

Don't talk to strangers

or eat their free candy.

The street's full of dangers

that squash fine and dandy.

Know that the government

is always spying,

claims wise discernment,

but could just be lying.

Use your spy tactics

to learn who to trust.

The world's full of antics

and fun that's unjust.

It's the triple standard

hip modern folks hold

to transform substandard

lives into pure gold.

This poem was inspired by an article about trying to "opt out"

and one about the share economy that's growing more stout.

Technorati Tags: Spying, Sharing, Poem, Rhyme, Think, Poetry