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Wow Richard that is brilliant.     

Piri, to me the big worry is the internet changing what it means to be human.  Convivial discussion on the internet is great but I'm starting to see more examples of the opposite. Chordie is good though there is just not enough people participating on here nowadays.  Long live civilization and long may we all be cynical about the reliability or safety of the internet.!     

Gracias, Jim as they say in Spain está bien song about a Lady and a place in the world by you . A young friend of mine has been living in Madrid since 2018  teaching  Salsa with other Spanish influenced dance styles and also English language.  He loves living there. I think your song captures some of that romantic tension that can be associated with the Spanish streets where so many young lovers roam. Though in your song its more of a reunion of two lovers who had been separated for a while.     

That must have been very frustrating? I went to an outdoor concert once where there was a power outage so they switched over to a diesel powered generator that was so noisy that it ruined the show sound for me in the audience. The other people with me didn't think the generator noise was a problem just me.

Jan I appreciate you taking the time to drop in and make a comment.
Thankyou also Piri and Brian  love the poetry you guys write.

Civilization is not about old or young
It is about talking
Though sometimes I wish I had bit my tongue or zipped my lip
Difference between intimidation and a welcoming community
Can lift or destroy  a whole nation
The online reality is not the real reality
People who have time for people have life
More than one person sitting on a bench talking
Is  better than more than one person sitting on a bench
Looking at their devices
Not talking
I don’t need algorithms to make me feel good
Just someone on a bus smiling or saying, “hi” makes my day
Is it all about my or someone else’s age
It is hard to say
Good humanity can be a simple act
Of a young person helping an old person
Cross the road     

This is my entry for this month using the words distortion and throne. Excuse my voice on this. It comes from a sort of rock opera I started to write about a mythical leader of a clan. A benevolent King who is trying to get a democratic system going where people vote for their leader but no one wants to have a go.     
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjLXNoRGgVU

Cheers Jim and Piri thank you for your comments. Harmonica Man he looks like a character out of "The Lord Of The Rings" film. How he gets the mouthorgan passed his beard to his lips is a feat in itself I should imagine. I will attach a short video of me chatting to him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzg-8tKmWLs&t=53s

Keep up the good work  Richard.     

Excellent Jazzy song nicely performed.     

Jan , thank you for taking the time to check out this post and comment.     

Cheers Jan thank you for reading and commenting. I think what is happening with many of the rough sleepers is they are there due to drug addictions.  A friend of mine who works for the Sallies tells me many would rather use their dole money for drugs rather than accommodation.  Hustlers are everywhere in society but it seems the street ones are getting  more craftier with their scams.  I know phone scams are big business in some countries. Tech makes it easy for them to steal peoples money. Then we have also the hackers some of them working for corrupt governments.