Meritorious Aim

June 17, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Current affairs, Honor, Integrity, Life Lessons, Merit, MerriamWebster, Respect, Truth, WordOfDayNY, WordOfTheDay Leave a comment

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Be the best

Make your quest

To put your spirit

To the test

So merit’s claim

Not empty fame

Becomes your aim.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 17, 2018:

Meritorious

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Don’t Tantalize

June 16, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Photography, Reflections, Trauma and Development, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Abuse of power, Cruelty, Current affairs, Distortion, Freedom, MerriamWebster, Promises, Tempting, WordOfDayNY, WordOfTheDay 4 Comments

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If you have in hand a carrot

Dangle it not

Before the starved.

If you hold a drink of water

Don’t spill it in view

Of thirsty who don’t have.

Power doesn’t lie

In tormenting the helpless.

Do not dishonor justice

Whilst children beg for salve.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 16, 2018:

Tantalize

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Pugnacious

June 15, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, Trauma and Development, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Aggression, Bullying, Current affairs, Leadership, Life Lessons, MerriamWebster, Unpleasant, WordOfDayNY, WordOfTheDay Leave a comment

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One does not become a leader

By swindling others for one’s seat.

Seeking fights reflects weak character,

Especially when it harms the weak.

True role models hold themselves

To higher standards,

Not bully others when they speak.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 15, 2018:

Pugnacious

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Defenestration

June 14, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Abuse of power, Corruption, Current affairs, Defenestration, Have a voice, MerriamWebster, Resist, Take action, WordOfDayNY Leave a comment

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When corruption reaches levels

That even present swamps

Cannot contain

There comes a time

To open windows

And expel the source of pain.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 14, 2018:

Defenestration

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Peace Point

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Meditations, Muse and Flow, Photography, Reflections, Trauma and Development, Writing Tags: Beautiful world, Central Park, Current affairs, Goodness, humanity, Photo Challenge, Photography, True Power, Truth, WitsEndChallenge 6 Comments

Central Park, NYC (Photo: Na’ama Yehuda)

The more chaotic life becomes

With power hungers gaining ground,

The more determined then I am

To point the beauty that surrounds,

The heart and kindness that abound

And the true peace that won’t succumb.

For The Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge

Abrogate

June 11, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Abolish, Alliances, Cooperation, Current affairs, Fake News, Leadership, MerriamWebster, Reality, Truth, WordOfDayNY Leave a comment

Summit (Photo: Amitai Asif)

You may wish to give new meaning

And claim lies as your own truth,

But even if you abrogate

Alliance

And turn away

From honor, sooth,

It does not undo long history

Nor turn the facts into

Fake news.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 11, 2018:

Abrogate

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Roseate

June 10, 2018June 10, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Photography, Reflections, Trauma and Development, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: connection, Current affairs, encouragement, History, humanity, Leadership, Learning from mistakes, MerriamWebster, Optimism, WordOfDayNY Leave a comment

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Optimistic in nature

Does not mean roseate

For reality may

Introduce caveat

Of the need to remember

Many times of ill fate

While never forgetting

The good we can create.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 10, 2018:

Roseate

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Shenanigan

June 9, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, Trauma and Development, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Bullying, Crowd mentality, Current affairs, empathy, Gaslighting, Harm, MerriamWebster, Morality, Truth, WordOfDayNY Leave a comment

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A trick elicits grins by design

But the smirks are clear sign

Of those who won’t admit

The high cost of deceit.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 9, 2018:

Shenanigan

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Whelm

June 8, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Reflections, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Choices, Current affairs, empathy, humanity, MerriamWebster, Moral compass, Overwhelm, WordOfDayNY Leave a comment

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Be it under

Or over

Be it florid

Or plain

It is best to not whelm

With ill-deeds.

Just refrain.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 8, 2018:

Whelm

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Boondoggle

June 7, 2018Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Current events, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Photography, Reflections, WordOfDayNY, Writing Tags: Abuse of power, Corruption, Current affairs, Leadership, MerriamWebster, Morality, Speak up, Truth, WordOfDayNY Leave a comment

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Not all that splashes

Is worthy

Not all that glitters

Is gold

Beware those

In deepening swamps

Who won’t ethics uphold.

Merriam-Webster’s word for June 7, 2018:

Boondoggle

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