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POEM: Dis Illusioned

Getting rid of our illusions seems to be one of our most vital tasks, yet I have not yet met another person who welcomes becoming disillusioned… Dis Illusioned I’ve only ever herd Disillusionment as Sum thing To be voided As … Continue reading

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POEM: Pour Communication

I prefer to err on the side of too much information in a relationship. I would rather sort out too much information than too little… Pour Communication “Communication assures nothing.” Communication Sure’s nothing Con fused with prose Reserved for every … Continue reading

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POEM: Raggedy And

Raggedy And Rumors had it I was a bit Theatrical A bit ragged Being subjected Too sum type Of puppet master A mirror caricature of the creator And if true My edges frayed Garb worn God treats me As raggedy … Continue reading

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POEM: Stationery Mode

The reason I don’t get out that much… Stationery Mode I am Holy still Quiet petrified That a singular movement Would unleash a symphony Of words A cascade of ideas A tsunami of visions Beyond any thing I ever metaphor … Continue reading

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POEM: The Tin Soldiers of The TSA

I wrote this poem years ago after flying to my nephew’s wedding and the TSA unwrapped the framed wedding poem gift — an unexpected gift from them. My suitcase also contained a huge bag of my homemade 30-ingredient artisanal granola, … Continue reading

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POEM: Soul Felony Conviction

Sometimes life calls for convictions… Soul Felony Conviction In my many years Some wear I over herd Oh, he’s a professional peacemaker A paid protester When in truth I am not quiet a pro I am just An ex-con

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POEM: Whirled Traveler

Mine, your own, busyness. Whirled Traveler He had long been From the land of helpers With a passport to everywhere unearth Wanted or knot Yet as the daze passed He eventually learned That just Because he could Did not mean … Continue reading

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POEM: Holy Obedient

The first quote below, I learned as the epigraph of the book, Let Them Call Me Rebel, a biography of Saul Alinsky, the great American organizer and social activist. The Lao Tzu quote following it make an interesting pairing and … Continue reading

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POEM: Blankety Blank Sheet

I’ve been warmed, again and again, that poetry skulks in the night… Blankety Blank Sheet No need to dispel A nasty rumor I lie In bed Heart and mind making love That poetry is Jumping Write off the page And … Continue reading

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POEM: The Death of a Poet

Eternity resides in poetry, as due poets… The Death of a Poet They miss took him As sow many times before Asleep And beneath it Awe Riding a poem Sow epic Beyond A wake

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POEM: Standing With

This poem is in honor of the Resistance and Resilience Fair in Toledo tomorrow, and a reminder that in the long run, we need resilience… Standing With He spent Allot of time On politics He was awe too Familiar with … Continue reading

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POEM: A Choice Life

I am a big fan of Gandhi’s call to “Be the change you want to see in the world.” I see this as the most basic building block of direct democracy. Plus, this simple precept reflects a seamless blend of … Continue reading

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POEM: We Are Awe Kids

I see the most powerful spiritual truth in order to manifest awesome human life is living with simple fact that we are all kids of God and siblings to one another. I suggest that this means that we should not … Continue reading

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POEM: Where Treasure Lies

Where Treasure Lies “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 Some might Say he helled Nothing back Varily they are tolled As the why’s In vest In the whirled Fore the time being Their … Continue reading

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POEM: Delivered

Deliverance is not just a scary 1970’s backwoods, murderous, horror film… Delivered There is an infinity Of poems You have Delivered me Sow says the muse

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POEM: The Bettor Portion

The Bettor Portion I spent Half my life Accumulating By my ever larger hows By the moving truckload By degree By travails around the whirled Combing the heirs of life And still I wonder Is there a better weigh Life … Continue reading

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POEM: Harbingers

This poem is for awe of you who have special vulnerabilities that few other people seem to get: Harbingers In this whirled of hours There are Special ones Who are harbingers Of what is on Its way Like a canary … Continue reading

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POEM: Berth Plays

Berth Plays God made me A home Between the nooks and crannies Of life Rooting Making plays Between the plan its And unreachable stars Vast expanses and spaces Of death Wear the spirit Is a breath of fresh heir Sometimes … Continue reading

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POEM: Microcosmic Man

I am a microcosm of a majestic universe and beyond… Microcosmic Man I am Possessed Buy that within And awe that is without As know stardust in these I’s Emptying my self As neither apart nor a hole As now … Continue reading

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POEM: The Pourer I Get

My journey to de-monetize my life, both willingly and unwillingly, has made me the richest man I know. Of course, I don’t get out that much… The Pourer I Get “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate … Continue reading

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