Think Lightly

Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world

Poems, stories and the occasional essay by Darren Saunders, written from Japan.

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The Great Subterfuge

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First published on Medium, 12 April 2024. It's been a while since my previous post. I have spent the last 2 years starting a company and there wasn't much energy left over for…

Opinion

Keeping it real

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AI might save us from the effects of global overheating or it could add fuel to the fire(s)… First published on Medium, 9 October 2023. Hypothesis: The more AI is developed and…

Poetry

Outside

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I'm floating on the outside of the void trying to grab on to something I can feel Been left alone for so long now its hard to find the words that reveal a soul thats broken…

Poetry

(Finger on the) Pulse

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My finger on the pulse, You're a symbol in my lucid dream. I fall apart. I go to extremes I always wonder, is life really what it seems? Or am I just floating on a boundary…

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Ephemeral

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Life comes along and kicks you down one more time over indulged she listens for the sound waiting for the call of the wild for a stranger's smile she laughs to herself it seems…

“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”

— Miyamoto Musashi

Musashi's line is where the name comes from. It is a decent rule for writing, too: less about the writer, more about what is in front of him.