D.C. Swanson

I’ll #travel on foot, or by car, or by air- whatever it takes, if you need me, I’m there. #vss365

When algorithms flood our minds And book consumption tapers down, Coherent thoughts are hard to find And in a nonsense sea we drown. #vss365 #taper #booksky

Many miles we've gone. Many miles ahead. But we keep pushing on and won't stop till we're dead. #vss365 #miles

If you dream, do not defer. If you #doubt, do not concur. If you hope, don’t let them scoff. If they hate, just brush it off. #vss365

What makes love last? A persistent attraction? A mental #commitment? A neural reaction? A daily routine of respect and romances? A partnership peppered with amorous glances? A sense that the sum exceeds what each self was? Who knows why love lasts, but I’m glad that it does. #vss365

You don’t need a motive for kind things you say You don’t need a reason to make someone’s day You don’t need a cause to #commit acts of grace Unprompted goodwill is a gift all embrace. #vss365 #commitment

Books are medicine for minds infected by machines. They're algorithm antidotes, safe haven from the screens. A crowded bookshelf is the cure for ignorance we've caught For written words will #fuel ideas and give us food for thought. #vss365 #booksky #fueling bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

It's hard to fly high when you're #nervous of falling, It's hard to run fast when you're comfortable crawling. It's hard to cross seas when you're frightened of sailing. Success, though, tastes best when there's risk of you failing. #vss365

Tech folks once built cool things in basements. But now they're #training their brains' replacements. #vss365

My puppy tends to tear apart the footwear that I'm wearing My #sneakers, socks, and dark blue crocs- they all now need repairing I've tried to let her know I disapprove of what she's doing But, I don't speak puppy, so she happily keeps chewing. #vss365

I hope that every child gains the confidence to fail. To make a valiant effort even if they don’t prevail. To roll with #unexpected blows and hold their heads up high. Success in chasing dreams is hard, but still it’s worth the try. #vss365 bookshop.org/p/books/catc...

A.I. consumes books and it spits them out #dead, so I don't use A.I. and I write books instead. #vss365 #booksky bookshop.org/p/books/the-... bookshop.org/p/books/catc...

When passion finds purpose, then progress gets made. When conscience finds courage, then grace is conveyed. When hatred finds havens, then things fall apart. It all just depends what you find in your heart. #vss365 #bravery

The #sound of pages turning at a steady, measured speed is the sound minds make when learning, so please give kids books to read. #vss365 #booksky bookshop.org/p/books/the-... bookshop.org/p/books/catc...

The #delta between how things are and should be expands when the billionaires shape what you see. #vss365

You are my rock in times of doubt. You #calm the waves when I sail out. You guide me through each swirling storm. You are my hope in human form. #vss365

Some writers brim with confidence. Some writers #quake with fear. But readers only care about how well their words cohere. #vss365

There are #sirens all around, but our phones are so distracting and their constant content feed makes us forget before reacting. Don’t just scroll on past the bad, eyeballs glazed from glowing light- take the time to think and learn and reflect on what is right. #vss365 #siren

The thing about time is it tends to get twisted, entangled with futures that never existed, while #sins from our past get recast and repeated in synchronous cycles that spin uncompleted. #vss365 #sin

Our love will not end when decades pass by when mountains wear down when rivers run dry Our love will not end when time topples trees when #islands descend when shores become seas Our love will not end on earth or above- though many things end, those things are not love. #vss365 www.dcswanson.com

I hope someday to fly away and #sail between the stars. I'll watch suns rise like fireflies in cosmic mason jars. I'll reach the place where outer space in lonely silence ends. And then return, for life, I'll learn, is best when home with friends. #vss365 www.dcswanson.com

Some say they’ll brave the #hurricane, then run when it begins to rain. #vss365

Sometimes words are like an army, lining up at our command. Sometimes words are like a puzzle, fitting each one in by hand. Sometimes words are like a river, rushing past beyond control. Sometimes words are like a #harbor, guiding home a wayward soul. #vss365 #harbour

Riches, for sure, are a goal and a #lure But death takes away every dime. A much better measure of what we should treasure Is how we have spent our life's time. #vss365

Some people pine for #mountain peaks; I’m happy hiking hills. Some people strive to strike it rich; I’m good just paying bills. Some people yearn to keep their youth; I’m fine when years pass by. Some people pray for peace and grace; I’m glad, and so do I. #vss365

Is heaven found in lofty #clouds, or down on earth among the crowds? Does grace descend from up above, or does it grow from life and love? We see great woe through worldly eyes, but we need ground if we're to rise. #vss365 #cloud

Read printed books and you’ll receive a glorious A.I. #reprieve. #vss365 #booksky bookshop.org/p/books/catc...

I don't like reading poems or prose when they use words that A.I. chose. They really should post warning signs when writing wasn't done by minds so we could prune and #purify our pages from undue A.I. #vss365 www.dcswanson.com

If things are not as they should be, then write and speak so others see. Please use your voice to shine a light, or silence will #renounce what’s right. #vss365

Respect is not a resource you can purchase in amounts, but instead is grown and nurtured into capital that counts. #vss365 #nurture

I like to read books when I can, but I #reckon I’d read a lot more if my phone didn’t beckon. #vss365

Some books are like a three course meal They make us laugh and think and feel With clever superficial flavor Followed by a depth to savor Not just sugary or sweet Their words sustain, fulfill, complete And yet they leave us wanting more- Good books are what we hunger for. #vss365 #booksky

Good writers are those who’ve got something to say. Most write out of #passion; a few write for pay. I wish every one could make bundles of dough- Wise words are worth more than most bank accounts show. #vss365 #booksky

We grow and we leave but our roots stay in place. Before you #embark, take some time to embrace. #vss365

When #stormy seas await ahead, make sure what you must say gets said. #vss365

The richest folks know: to sustain their success, it helps to spark #conflict among those with less. #vss365

Yet do I #marvel how poems can inspire; a curious thing, how some words lift us higher. #vss365 h/t Countee Cullen

A book can build worlds for our minds to #explore And yet be conveniently priced at a store. #vss365 #booksky

A.I. tries to drain us, but books help #sustain us. #vss365 #booksky

I've rarely rhymed in future tense, but now I'm primed and will #commence. #vss365

Some folks lament where summer went, but I say not at all. From summer's heights, #autumnal nights provide a welcome fall. #vss365

Though rose-colored glasses supply #sanguine views, I'd rather see life in its natural hues. #vss365

Write, to invoke and invite introspection. Write, to engage #esoteric reflection. Write, to remind us of fears we’ve been fighting. Write, to reveal what the mirror may be hiding. Write to enlighten, and write to inspire. Write, and your book will have me as a buyer. #vss365 #booksky

A poem’s component elements should conjure lyric #eloquence that dazzles with its elegance while still revealing relevance. #vss365

Perhaps it was #naivete to ever think that yesterday our troubles could be far away. #vss365

My #intuition tells me that A.I. is on a mission to eventually supplant the use of human #intuition. #vss365

Your grace still guides, like #moonglade’s glow, from where I’ve been to where I’ll go. #vss365 #moonglade www.dcswanson.com

Will books on paper, bound and inked, Succumb to screens and go extinct? Or will the printed page remain To help revive the screen-worn brain? #vss365 #palimpsest

I haven't used A.I. at all, and I think better for it. When others tout the things A.I. can do, I just ignore it. I may not be #adroit at every skill, but still I find The choice not to rely on some A.I. improves my mind. #vss365

If we could #reconnoiter what awaits us when we die, then I bet we'd live our lives with much more love or, at least, try. #vss365