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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: Poems
MEMORIAL POEMS for my mom, Lois Rutt
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY AWE! My mom, Lois Rutt, died just short of 90-years-old, on September 27, 2022. I wrote a set of 14 poems for her memorial service around the theme of one of her favorite Bible verses: “For now … Continue reading
Expectant Parents, New Baby POEM: Due, The Math
Here is a poem of expectant parents, especially first-time parents. If this is a current reality, a future dream, or a long a go memory, this is a Mother’s Day poem of sorts. Due, The Math When you have met … Continue reading
POEM: Weather Sadness or Joy
This poem extolls the value of feeling deeply, both in sadness and joy. Weather Sadness or Joy I sea In a soul tear The whole whirled And folks in choir Am I Awe right And weather sadness Or joy Such … Continue reading
POEM: Life Shows Up
Life is the miracle awe around us. All we have to pay is attention. Life Shows Up Mother Earth roots And sun kisses The flower makes scents With neither yes nor nose The chemistry of life Shows up Out of … Continue reading
POEM: Genocide Heirs
I can see how people find opposing all wars as problematic, and see situations where they would organize mass killings of their enemies. Frankly, from an international law and human rights perspective, I think that it is impossible in practice … Continue reading
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POEM: Bard From The Sky — Owed to Ode
Bard From The Sky — Owed to Ode It was plane to sea That he wanted too be Immortal eyes A high And might he quest In Flying hi And lo That mystical soup And what can return Ashore thing … Continue reading
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POEM: Ever Lusting Foolishness
Consumption kills. Ever Lusting Foolishness I am acutely a ware Of that chronic foolishness That swarming our planet A product of consumption And awe that passes As wise guise
POEM: What Kind?
We reap what we sow. What Kind? My neighbor planted a seed I asked him what kind it was He simply said “Look for its fruit” Each year I posed The same question His answer was always The same After … Continue reading
POEM: Sow Backwards, NOW WON
This poem is an ode to my dyslexia and mysticism. I, a scribe, my neurodivergent perspective, naturally playing with dancing words and ideas juxtaposed, as an apt channel for mysticism, a love of mystery and cryptically unfolding life. Sow Backwards, … Continue reading
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POEM: Dam Water
Life is a mysterious dance. Dam Water He lived As dam water Over the top Knows diving In the gravity of life Catching the sun in a thousand ways Soully to dance with bedrock And the open see Haunted bye … Continue reading
POEM: Aye, Will Rise in Three Days, Yada Yada Yada
The resistance will persist until further notice. And upon notice wee will grow even more. Aye, Will Rise in Three Days, Yada Yada Yada We will resist austerity As we root in abundance We will resist authoritarianism As we vote … Continue reading
POEM — What Comes: Of Police Helicopters
I wrote this poem on May Day, 2023, and didn’t publish it online till now. On occasion, I walk or bike across my neighborhood, the Old West End, to sit outside the Toledo Museum of Art, to write a poem … Continue reading
POEM: Sow It Goes
Life can be tops. Sow It Goes Life gives Sow much more Then it takes Back And fourth That first for life Round and round It goes Where it’s tops Nobody no’s
POEM: Other Wise
Solidarity, cooperation, and trust create a future worth living, and a present worth fighting for. Other Wise They tolled US Of gaining And regaining Competitiveness And awe the wile Wee look to each other Solidarity The foundation of civilization Cooperation … Continue reading
POEM: The Roll of Government
The psychotic notion that greed should be the engine for good has long been capitalism’s premise and wretched selling point. The grifter-in chief has “successfully” weaponized this to turn all of US into rubes. This poem elucidates the roll of … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Trump, Donald Trump, government
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POEM: Dihydrogen Monoxide Conspiracy
Some conspiracy theories are beautiful. Dihydrogen Monoxide Conspiracy Water is life And awe is well
POEM: Awe, Led, Goaled
Writing poetry can be surprising. Awe, Led, Goaled Awe I know is Words are alchemy Turning led to goaled Before I may even no What that is
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POEM: Fly By Night Day Traitors
Fly By Night Day Traitors He con me Threw me a curve And I banked on it The fool faith And unmoored credit Of US Re-lying on treasury bonds Presidential Sharpies™ And that stock mark it In dig nation of … Continue reading
POEM: Calling Inaudible
Here is a playful poem about the silence essential for me being an outspoken, unspoken word artist. Also, this poem teases one of my rare envies, that of having musical talent — which I do not have. Calling Inaudible If … Continue reading
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POEM: Meaner and Leaner, Have Way There
Inspired by the mean and chaotic slash and burn of our federal government. Wons agin, welcome to new mismanagement. Meaner and Leaner, Have Way There The fat cats Broad caste The D.C. shuffle Their latest arrival A Department of Departments … Continue reading
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