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Tag Archives: Time
POEM — Hemlocking the Socratic Method [Curiosity Killed the Hepcat]
I am very curious. Life intrigues me. I am also a critical thinker, and, at times, others view me as contrary. I do seem to have a gift for seeing contradictions. Most of the time, I like playing around with … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Curiosity, Gift, Life, Logic, Questioning, Questions, Time
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POEM: The Die is Cast
Life is a gamble. Play the roll you got, or the roll will play you. The Die is Cast So it is said And can knot be Taken aback The die is cast Weather mettle mulled Or fortune’s gambol As … Continue reading
POEM: Attrition Verses
Much of the brutality in our world takes the form of a war of attrition, where “the more titanic of the two” calculates that they can outlast the damage to won an other. This raze to the bottom abodes well … Continue reading
POEM: A Fete for Awe Time
Whatever time we have is a gift, the greatest of which is the present. Now is the the time for gratitude. Now is the time for love. Now is the time to dance. A Fete for Awe Time Is it … Continue reading
POEM: The Stub
This poem is a small tale of serendipity where even the small stub of a toe could lead to large discovery, and weather this discovery turns out to be a blessing or a curse may also deep end on serendipity. … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Blessing, God, Grace, Healing, Serendipity, Time, Vocation
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POEM: Low to the Ground
A phrase I use a lot to describe my daily mode of living is “low to the ground.” This includes aspects of living simply so others may simply live and playing the long game of generations-long struggles for justice. Also, … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Justice, Life, Living Simply, Solidarity, Time
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POEM: Mine Blowin’
My mind is blown every time I meditate on the fact that the stuff our bodies are composed of, molecules, are so infinitesimally small that if the molecules contained in a single breath were spread evenly across the planet, then … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Creation, Food, Mind, Time
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POEM: Tension All Humans
If we want to be competent human beings on this planet, a founding document in our education and a basis for our collective life is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Education, History, Human Rights, Life, Time
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POEM: A Bout Time
A common complaint is that there is never enough time. Overbooking ourselves seems endemic. I have made an intentional effort over my life to create some space and time, allowing me to lead a less hurried and less forced life. … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged John Lennon, Life, Success, Time
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POEM: Flame In The Darkness
Hope springs eternal. That’s just, the way it glows. Flame In The Darkness There is a flame In the darkness Awe weighs more Than mirror fact This flame is both Before and after See change As one Better Than book … Continue reading
POEM: Locked in Prism
This poem is inspired by one of the things I learned in prison: that everybody there is innocent. Of course, by this I mean that everybody claims to be innocent. I learned that this phenomenon is rooted in the notion … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Civil Disobedience, Heart, Illegal, Justice, Lawyer, Meaning, Military, Prison, State, Time
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POEM: A Madder of Time
This poem plays with the notions of patience and urgency in a whirled that can be crazy, like berserkers crying for help. The tempting insanity of joining the frenetic pace of crazy can’t just be brushed off, as some sane … Continue reading
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Tagged Crazy, Insanity, Patience, Time
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POEM: It is I, Can You Not Hear Me?
This poem is an ode to nature speaking to us, and in particular exploring the notion of Nature or God as a subject, not mere object or inert matter, but infused with spirit. It is I, Can You Not Hear … Continue reading
POEM: Fallen, For It
This poem is an ode to hubris, perhaps the greatest enemy to our collective lives. The largest hubris of all is leaning into hubris as a character asset. The Tower of Babel will fall, as well as every version of … Continue reading
POEM: Divine Die-alogue
This poem plays with notion of God sitting next to me my whole life, and that presence involves no literal speaking. Then, upon my death God turns to me… Divine Die-alogue I am Dumb to talk about it Such profound … Continue reading
POEM: Calling Awe Siblings
Awe those who stand in awesome awe are my siblings. This poem is a call for awe of us to join together as one family. Calling Awe Siblings There is family Close as kin And stronger than blood Knits beyond … Continue reading
POEM: Mine Your Own Busyness
Here is a poem about the sacred and profane journey toward presence of mind: Atop a mountain of undertakings He overlooked his guru Desperately wanting to be A little slower With deaf-defying pleas As the guru came fourth With quiet … Continue reading
POEM: Made Passable
1984 may be voted the most likely to be a “Groundhog Year,” repeated over and over and over. The book, 1984, by George Orwell, written in the aftermath of World War II, is a stark warning about authoritarianism that holds … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Cautionary Tale, Conscience, God, Queer, Rules, Soul, Surreal, Time, War
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POEM: After Life
Here is an intentionally ambiguous poem about life and after life. Meditate on it as you like, or not. After Life Like an unforeseen canon He was blown away At the tunnel alight Having passed Through the medium of ER … Continue reading