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Top Pun's mission is to maximize prophets. Top Pun creates serious, funny, and seriously funny peace and justice designs which are available on your choice of products such as buttons, T-shirts, and bumper stickers. Top Pun blogs to highlight additional facets of his word artistry such as pun-filled poetry and funny political satire, free posters, as well as political actions of local and global importance -- and don't forget the noncommercial, public health radio show available online, Just for the Health of It . Top Pun's serious playfulness ever reminds us that justice is no yoke, and the pun is mightier than the sword!
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Category Archives: About Top Pun
POEM: A Wiled Woman
Here is the ekphrastic poem (based on another work of art) that I submitted as this year’s entry to the Toledo Museum of Art’s poetry contest. I won by not winning, maintaining my amateur status. This poem is in honor … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Ekphrastic Poems, Feminism, Feminist
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POEM: My, My, My
I prefer life with awesome saws… My, My, My My feet are on the ground My head is in the heavens My heart spills beyond horizons Wear life is bigger still Accept may be The see And awe That due
POEM: Nobodies, Boy
I am a big fan of nobodies, as in “Nobodies gonna do that!” Nobodies, Boy I am a boy Yet I am nobody’s boy Boy, I am a nobody A nobody among nobodies Weave got it awe Together Us nobodies
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Solidarity
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POEM: Living in My Mined
This poem is about sorting out what is mine and not mine… Living in My Mined I searched the whirled It was what It was all a bout And soully after A sweeping Inspection And awe-embracing travails Did I Whys … Continue reading
POEM: Not My Own
I was razed on autonomy, the notion that I am the captain of my own destiny; I suspect that this is like water to fish in American culture. The shadow of this is being a control freak. I have learned … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Control, Grace, Let Go and Let God, Life
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POEM: The Best I Metaphor
The soul plays I am called to… The Best I Metaphor Hear arises A tapestry of metaphors Sum call Religion Yet holy uncaptured by words Nor a scribe Who you Be Long to They’re abides Wear no deed Possesses won … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Mystical, Mysticism
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POEM: Can You Sea It?
Can You Sea It? I am Know longer taking Invitations from cramped quarters And haves Halving little, a peel Eye now Sea something Sow big That it is Elusive More than can Holed In won life Can you sea it?
POEM: Dancing Encircles
If in doubt, dance… Dancing Encircles Pardon me If I dance Circles round That square little box That you would like Form me Too dwell in
POEM: Soul Expressions
This poem is about the prevailing stoicism of my decades of church experience — in my case, among United Methodists. I am not a big crier, but I openly wept in front of the congregation a number of times over … Continue reading
POEM: Something Else
Be forewarned, the poetry of my life may jump off the page… Something Else I linger A mist My poetry If your heart desires Too fine me Loiter about Or not Fore just perhaps I have jumped off the page … Continue reading
POEM: Take me
The worst feeling in the world can be to be taken. The best feeling in the world can be to be taken… Take me Take me To that Plays wear My brain is fool And my heart emptied Making roam … Continue reading
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POEM: Word Given, Worth Taken
On love and poetry… Word Given, Worth Taken “Love is the sickness and the cure.” –paraphrase from movie, “Shakespeare in Love” I give you my word Sometimes scene As dis ease That soully I have Proferring one too you Witch … Continue reading
POEM: Something Else
When in doubt, go flamboyant. Stoicism kills… Something Else Some of the buy standers took Step back wards Never the less A small crowd gathered Stairing into something else Bigger Then life When it comes to Drowning In seriousness There … Continue reading
POEM: On and Off Agin
On and Off Agin Regarding the One My mom would say I AM On A jag Perhaps from the great Beyond And still Fathom less others Just Might as well Declare You’re off The wall Yeah The One With the … Continue reading
POEM: An Indigenous Peephole
Perspective matters. An Indigenous Peephole I live In abandon In awe that is A parent Razed Bye religiosity In the plays Where reverence metes irreverence Truth lives In the neighborhood of paradox As an indigenous peephole Peering Into awe of … Continue reading
POEM: Sisyphean Poetry
Sisyphean Poetry Is it passable Too make that grade Steeped In word plays What Say you I awe ready Have a pun name So you can pass On calling Me big D In a class by myself You may only … Continue reading
POEM: Silent Move He
Silence — bring it! Silent Move He “Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” –Jorge Luis Borges Annoys What would it take Fore me To keep quiet Passably some hush money A bit You know the drill As my … Continue reading
POEM: The Prettiest Words
I hope that my poetry is more than just, pretty words… The Prettiest Words They mirrorly wanted A proving poetry Soully in ploying The prettiest words Without shadow cast Out and out The flatter The better And if truth fully … Continue reading
POEM: Brake Free
I live in a sea of poetry. I wonder, if when I die, being freed of this fleshy dreamcatcher will result in my soul being holy re-nude in the source of awe being… Brake Free When I die Ten thousand … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Death, Mortality
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POEM: The Receipts on Me
You had me at given freely… The Receipts on Me Life had the receipts On me Given Taken Freely Super naturally Brought Ensouled In voice And udder silence Check pleas Never fully no’ing Life A ledge her Yet holy grasping … Continue reading