Weight Loss Isn't As Easy As It Used To Be

Eat It Up

by Rachel Hoyt

image by m_bartosch

The shelves are stocked against you

with profit packed flavors -

trademarked tastes of the sweet life

you've limited time to savor.

Just one bite? No, that won't do.

Who would eat all the rest?

It was bottled and boxed to cure your strife,

cooked up just for you, the guests. 

Copyright © 2015 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

Trying to be/get/stay healthy is no piece of cake:

The Money Spent Selling Sugar to Americans Is Staggering - The Atlantic

Why It Was Easier To Be Skinny In The 1980s - The Atlantic

Packaged food purchases are up but nutrition quality is down. - Science Daily

Fat shaming. It's a thing. - Sociological Images

What Does "The Internet of Things" Mean to You?

The Internet of Things

by Rachel Hoyt

image by bluebay

It's open to anyone and anything -

A network of both nothing and everything,

A world where both bad and good sink or sprout wings,

A place where our wants and needs gallop and sing,

A sacred dreamscape of imaginable things.

Copyright © 2015 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

This poem was inspired by two growing trends:

buying traffic and shifting blame for using ads to meet ends.

 

Your Choices and Actions Affect the Whole World

Lifelong Exam

by Rachel Hoyt

image by ponsulak

One vote,

One voice,

One life to live.

One heart,

Two hands,

To get and give.

Your way,

Their way,

Whose is best?

Could we,

Can we,

Ace this test?

Copyright © 2015 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

This poem was inspired by a variety of news

which reminds me we should be careful what we choose:

"Speak American". What About Speaking Something Else Too?

Obama Calls Out How Climate Change Will Wreck the Economy

The Real Meaning of Kim Davis

For assistance determining which presidential candidate you like best,

may I suggest ISideWith.com's quick and easy "test"?