“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

"But why" questioned Frodo, "does everything have to be so incredibly stupid?"

i wanna find some musicians in fediverse... it still feels very programmer-centric and my music friends are overwhemingly on bluesky

#music #musicians #MusicMastodon #fedimusic

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watch the collapse in slow motion
a couple of days visit each month
bear witness to the disintegration of self
in the slurry of unbalanced cells
watch the road home roll from darkness
listening to the engine mumble
watch the oncoming headlights
and how the wipers fail
to sweep the tears away
and imagine how easy to swerve
and smash and fall to the valley
wonder if that might not be better
hope you don't need to choose to find out

#SmallPoems #Poetry #Writing #MastoPrompt 1 January 2025 - hope.