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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
POEM: Relax, Into Propaganda
In post truth social media, we must be vigilante, my friends! Relax, Into Propaganda Red in Their sacred texts ALL CAPS know less For whom much is give in Much is re-choired In His image maid Such hollowed ground As … Continue reading
POEM: Eye Wannabe Rich
There is overwhelming public support for increasing taxes on the richest Americans. This stands in sharp contrast to Trump’s proposed second round of huge tax cuts for the richest, mostly paid for by borrowing, that is increasing the debt, and … Continue reading
POEM: A Sorted Tale
One of my pet peeves is illustrated by the phrase, “throwing the baby out with the bathwater.” We seem to be in a reign of babies as severe critiques of a problem are adopted and the labor of birthing a … Continue reading
POEM: Rubber Ball
The rubes are lining up for the bounce back… Rubber Ball Welcome To the rubber ball What Bounces Off me Sticks to you Words will knot Hurt you But the stoned will Using Conned ‘em Screwing
POEM: Post Lottery Win Syndrome
There is more than won way to respond to winning the existence lottery… Post Lottery Win Syndrome Halving won The existence lottery I could know more Complain
POEM: Make Moses Grate Agin
The profits speak, for themselves. Make Moses Grate Agin Trump ass ends His throne Of porcelain whiteness And what can A profit say Butt Let my people go And do do it Rashly In the end Won Among many plagues … Continue reading
POEM: Lucky 13 – Owed to Being Played
Unlimited money in politics guarantees that the rich will run US, and assure that one person, one vote is contorted to the point of knot democracy. Lucky 13 – Owed to Being Played The Trump regime A poisonous glut punch … Continue reading
POEM: Vaccine-Preventable Deafs
The first person in a decade to die of measles has been an unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas. Our useless HHS Secretary, Rob Kennedy, Jr. echoed the under-recognized epidemiologist Tom Jones in declaring the ongoing measles outbreak, “Not unusual.” Here … Continue reading
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POEM: From Shakespeare to Churchill
A head full of dead white men’s thoughts can be a dangerous thing. Perhaps we should diversify into a whole new world. This poem also is a tip of the hat to Winston Churchill’s comical but useless quote: “History is … Continue reading
POEM: The Whys Entrance
Another poem honoring the open and expansive experience of living a life of awe. The Whys Entrance Come on in Entranced Ever sense A child For aging For the whys Till the point Pardon me If Kind of Maddening Cared … Continue reading
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POEM: Recounting Presents
In composing my poetry, I find a generous portion of “stream of consciousness” writing as popularized by Jack Kerouac. This form of writing leans into the unfolding of the real-time flow of consciousness as a style versus a heavily edited … Continue reading
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POEM: That Most Slalom Prey
I see God as too big for any one religion or worldview. I discover truth in so many forums, of awe kinds. I see a transcendent abundance inviting me into overwhelming gratitude. The wrest is details of any given branding … Continue reading
POEM: Pre-Mature Ends
Loser that I am, I have learned, often the hard weigh, that not getting what I want can bring forth good, even better. May we not be suckered into that tempting bettor of insisting on winning all the time. Pre-Mature … Continue reading
POEM: The Biggest Flail Ever
War is a failure of humanity at so many levels. Certainly, mass violence favors authoritarians and constricts and degrades all things progressive in the body politic. The Biggest Flail Ever With ravenous waist Warmongers Gut it out A triumph of … Continue reading
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POEM: De-serving
A phrase oft repeated in our household is “Some people have too much money.” I subscribe to the ancient wisdom that you can’t serve two master: God AND money. The dividing line between these two worldviews seems to be about … Continue reading
POEM: The Gulf of Wisdom
You can’t idiot proof wisdom. Or, perhaps more aptly, as Mark Twain is reported to have said: “Don’t argue with a fool. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” The Gulf of Wisdom Can … Continue reading
POEM: What Can Save US?
Making anti-fascism great again is a life well spent. What Can Save US? What can save US In the dawn of mourning At high noon Or the mettle of the night Hanging on for deer life In the king’s forced … Continue reading
POEM: Sow Over it
When experiencing brutally disruptive forces, even violently traumatic forces, it can seem nearly impossible to sow creative, life-building seeds needed to grow a better future. I suspect that one of the reasons why violence “works” is that it is a … Continue reading
POEM: As Rorschach Attest
The current political shit-show seems to be a Rorschach test for every right-winger and white-wringer to project their darkest ambitions. As Rorschach Attest Does this ass make our country look big? Taking Shit to the limit Closely abutting throttling To … Continue reading
POEM: In the Twinkle of an I
I love that sparkle in your eye, awe the time. In the Twinkle of an I Look That far away Look Sow near Look At that starry Look into my I’s Picking up Glitter everywhere Weather barely a flash Blinding … Continue reading