SHAKERS AND STIRRERS, From a 9-word challenge elsewhere Options

[Alan]

SHAKERS AND STIRRERS

To illuminate the extraordinary goings-on
in our so tense and deeply twilit terrestrial sphere,
it is necessary to take a long and unhurried
celestial view, one stemming from the stars as it were.
As a bare minimum, observers should note the presence
of a perhaps quite small number of shakers and stirrers,
mixers maybe, groups of men whose secret and sole purpose
is to seed chaos, stymying able mens’ best efforts.
Man is imaginative, a mover and creator,
one who sees a problem, then a myriad solutions,
who sees mud as an opportunity, never a mire;
someone willing, who can and does shape his own destiny.
Good men, who see much, are also blind, for they find it hard
to ascribe destructive motives to the bad of their kind.

(Challenge words : illuminate extraordinary tense
terrestrial twilight celestial stars minimum presence)

[MFK Buckley]

Hello Alan: A thought provoking offering and particularly impressive when inspired by a "list". I always enjoy a piece that inspires re-reading as this does. Having just enjoyed our annual Mother's Day Roast with my gang of gregarious and competitive sons "who sees mud as an opportunity, never a mire; "a small number of shakers and stirrers, mixers maybe, groups of men whose secret and sole purpose is
to seed chaos" has blurred good men with the villains for me!

However I couldn't agree more with the regrettable truth of your conclusion ...
"Good men, who see much, are also blind, for they find it hard
to ascribe destructive motives to the bad of their kind."


Much enjoyed! Frances

[Alan]

Dear Fran,

Well thank you ! I can quite see that you see your own brood within some of these lines, and am glad you also see my overall picture, and, lol, that you can distinguish the two !

You leave me with a stuck thought - I suspect your sons are fully grown, so is your picture of them in the mud from this year, or from your memories ? Either way, intriguing !

Love
Alan

[Merlin]

Good message, Alan.
I looked at the word list and found it may be too much for my celestial. I'll hold off for another.

Merlin

[Alan]

Dear Merlin,

Thank you very much. Sadly yes.

I had the same thought when I first looked at this list - but I found it was the physical length of so many words that looked daunting, the actual words are all fairly simple !

Love
Alan