Written today for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt.
The theme I’ve chosen is ‘simplicity summoned’.
This is my tanka.
I miss simpler times,
when we weren’t so angry
and full of ill will.
The world needs a pause button
to breathe and stop the hatred.
NAR©2025
This is “What The World Needs Now Is Love” by Jackie DeShannon
All text and graphics copyright for Nancy’s Notes 🖊️🎶, The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephant’s Trunk, The Rhythm Section, et al., and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
The Elephant's Trunk 
I know what you mean.
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That’s good to know, Andrew. Sometimes even I don’t know what I mean!
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🙂
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Great take.
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Thanks very much, Indira.
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It’s the only thing that’ll get us through. No calmer heads in sight…
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We’re in this together, Liz. 🫶🏼
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Great song written by Burt Bacharach
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He wrote some really beautiful ones 🎶
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i’ve forgotten about this beautiful song. thank you for sharing it – the song does your beautiful words justice! Mike
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Thanks, Mike! I appreciate your very kind and gracious comments. Thank you for stopping by for a look and a listen.
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This is so true, Nancy. Many are not mindful of their actions and hiding behind social media faceless anonymities makes it easy to be disrespectful. We’ve come a long way in technology or have we? Thank you so much for joining in.
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Dear Eugi – Sorry to respond so late; I found you in spam and fished you out! Thank you so much for your excellent comments; I appreciate all you said. It’s a great pleasure for me to be able to join in.
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You’re welcome, Nancy. I seem to be spending a lot time in spam jail, lately! I don’t get it! 🥺
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That darn WordPress!
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Yep, it’s frustrating.
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Nancy, this tanka expresses a longing for peace and simplicity in a calm, clear way.
Much love,
David
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Mille grazie, Davide! It pleases me to know you enjoyed my tanka. I am a calm and peaceful person …. except for the times I am not. 😅
Grazie, caro amico!
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Everyone needs a time out.
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Without a doubt, D!
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Truthfully, I think humans have always been a petty hateful bunch, it’s just in your face more now because of increased communications. But I agree we need to knock it off!
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Yep but …. I wasn’t aware of there being so much obvious and prevalent hatred when I was a kid. Kids today can’t escape it. If we believe in God, we have to agree he/she must be pretty pissed off right about now!
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We wouldn’t know how angry people could be with each other if it wasn’t for social media.
‘‘Porn and online dating is to intimate relationships what Facebook and Twitter is to tribal bonding’
– Daniel Schmachtenber
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I don’t know who this Schmachtenber dude is but he’s right!
Social media is over-rated and will eventually be our downfall. The children of this generation can’t speak to people without there being a screen between them. Tell me that’s not fucked up!
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Your pointed and astute reflections are exactly my sentiments. We are in deep guano. The younger generations prefer to live in a pseudo – reality, a synthetic post analogue digital world.
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So true Nancy.
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It’s a sad commentary, Sadje, when we can’t talk to people unless it’s through a device. We used to actually visit with people; it was called “company”. Now we text or email. We’ve become inured to the lack of intimacy.
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You’re so right. The more means of communication we have, the more detached/ aloof we have become
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This is so true. And so painful, too.
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It really is, Laura. I’m glad you see that. Please read my comment above to Sadje.
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Definitely. A focus on some proper role models could be helpful too. 😎
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They are few and far between, but yes! Danke, Fred 😊
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