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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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- POEM: Cistern and Brethren as One
- POEM: American AI Still Tops in Gaming Systems
- POEM: Trifecta Untaut
- POEM: The Hole-y Body Politic
- POEM: Smoking Our Enemies
- POEM: A Tax on Canada – Owed to Smoke ‘em If You Got ‘em
- POEM: Multitudes of Choice
- POEM: Infrastructure Weak
- POEM: Certifiable Sabbath
- POEM: Free, of Conspiring
- POEM: Owed to Uncivil Service
- POEM: Burning Peacemakers Unflaggingly a Cross America
- POEM: Leaves Waving
- POEM: Taken Literally
- POEM: The Drop on Me
- POEM: The Gravity of Centeredness
- POEM: Wading to Ex-hell
- POEM: Sow Lame He Cant Get an Election – Owed to Straight Up Lies
- POEM: Bard from Speaking — Owed to a Passing Grade (If Sow Inclined)
- POEM: Blanche Effacing – Owed to De-nomination of Todd Blanche
- POEM: De-nuding Shame
- POEM: Knot Computing
- POEM: Fit for Doody
- POEM: The Catch
- POEM: Man Machined
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Category Archives: Poems
POEM: Debasement
We don’t need to descend into debasement… Debasement It is awe The more important That we be Human Specially When and where The farces of depravity Are up razed Wanting US Too say Uncle In debasement
POEM: Fasting
Despite the accost of living, it is still, quiet, popular. Fasting Death is fast Life is faster Woe, woe, woe Slow down Savor Before long Life is fare
POEM: Sum People (Capitalized)
My theory on taxation and charitable giving is that people who make more than [insert self] should be taxed more and give more to charity. Somewhat more seriously, I find that people who are capitalized rarely find it enough, can … Continue reading
POEM: Happiness Depends
Happiness depends on…or not. Happiness Depends He was inexplicably happy Having absconded In describable plays From wents know one knows A life a verse to most A posit of just a bout awe there is Taking on par For the … Continue reading
POEM: Religion Entitled
“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it … Continue reading
POEM: The Surest Weigh
Death is nature’s way of telling us to slow down. Death is God’s way of reminding us that we are one. Or knot. The Surest Weigh The surest weigh Too I’m prove One’s reputation Is two die Complimenting In a … Continue reading
POEM: The Firing of Stephen Colbert
This poem goes out to the comedian Stephen Colbert who was fired by CBS after decades of work there. The cause: a single joke about the $16 million craven caving of his corporate overlord over a blustery Trump lawsuit and … Continue reading
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POEM: Writer’s Block
There is typically pressure on artists to make their work more popular and marketable, rather than centering on the deepest creative expression of their art. This poem is a reflection on this for writers, poets. Writer’s Block They lived on … Continue reading
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
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
POEM: Probably Write
I write what I know. I write what I no. I write what is read by few. I write what cannot be read by many. Awe is fodder for all that I right. Probably Write He was going A bout … Continue reading
POEM: Making Camp
Here is a manly feminist poem… Making Camp He had a somewhat alien urge Man Caved Intuit To go where no man had gone before So he went Only to find Thousands of women All ready had Made camp Of … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Poems, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Feminism, Feminist
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POET’s POEM: What You, Really Due
What You, Really Due Sow many poets As slender reeds unseen And off unherd Bent On bequeathing crowds Out of thin heir In the red And not read Soully wanting Poor over Yet Content Foremost Not a real Jōb … Continue reading
POEM: Glass Not Have Full
This poem offers another solution to satisfy the “Is the glass half full or half empty?” question. As a bonus, the poem incorporates another interpretation of the Zen joke: What did the Zen master say to the hotdog vendor? “Make … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Poems, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Buddhism, Buddhist, Zen
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POEM: Back to Me
Mother Earth is calling us home. Let that call be a family reunion, not a funeral. Back to Me Sow little A tension As I feed The globe In circling awe You whack me I grow deeper roots You withhold … Continue reading
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Tagged Mother Earth, mother nature
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POEM: Awe That Meters
There is a poetry to life… Awe That Meters He took The bitter With the sweet Given That witch is life Sow trying To beat it That conundrum Hope Against hope Soully too fine Awe that meters
POEM: The Tell — Pariah States
The indicted war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is welcomed by Trump and both congressional Republicans and Democrats, rather than arresting him under international law. Netanyahu in Orwellian fashion nominates Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize (sic). The bromance … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, News, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
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POEM: Know Business Like Slow Business
Know Business Like Slow Business There’s no business like slow business Like know busyness I no
POEM: Not Minding
It’s amazing how much you can learn by just paying attention. Still, the trick seems to be letting go of that which I cannot control — a mere 99.999999999% of what happens. Not Minding “I don’t mind what happens.” — … Continue reading
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POEM: Oh My, Myopia
I have a gift for systematic thinking and pattern recognition. I delight in connecting the dots between the infinitely connected aspects of the universe. Everything reminds me of everything else. I am an Olympic figure-out-erer — rank amateur status only … Continue reading