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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: Cactus Love
- POEM: Something Shady, On Mother Earth
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- POEM: No Locks on Adores
- POEM: Every Singular Day
- POEM: Voyage of the Dammed — Owed to Welcoming Refugees
- POEM: Mustering Up, The Least
- POEM: Mercy Me
- POEM: The Littlest People
- Sea Horse Sense – Owed to Gender Fluidity in Nature
- POEM: Progressive Wins
- POEM: Apportion of Living
- POEM: Who Gets Too Pic?
- POEM: Faith, My Friends
- POEM: Awe There Is
- POEM: Reflecting Pool
- POEM: Out Figuring
- POEM: A Hole Life of “have to”
- POEM: Fallow Fields?
- POEM: May the Bus Man Win – Owed to Trump and His Netanyahu
- POEM: Star Base – Owed to a Base Star [Elon Musk]
- POEM: Inter Generational
- POEM: Cage Fight™
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Category Archives: Poems
POEM: The Kinds of Reality
The subjective aspect of life is determining. I can look at any given reality, or a reality forced upon me, depending how I look at it, and see something very different depending on my attitude and perspective. I strive for … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Gift, Gratitude
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POEM: The Ultimate Subversive Force
A poem about love versus fear and subjugation… The Ultimate Subversive Force Bigger than me Bigger than you Bigger than our enemies The largesse of awe Making us Gloriously beggar Then we can imagine Effacing loss As due without Domination … Continue reading
POEM: Surveillance States
The presence of God is poorly replicated by omnipresent video surveillance of the state… Surveillance States Picture this Video hear and their Be rating eyes Every wear Wolves in sheep’s clothing A mass of law enforcement Worshipping God-light tech Searching … Continue reading
POEM: The Goaled in Age?
Trump and his malignant narcissism are not aging well… The Goaled in Age? There is no End to its awe A bout Me All CAPITOL OVER-THE-HILL Shorting US on truth Long in the tooth Owed-er and owed-er He gets Ever … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged anti-Trump, Donald Trump, Narcissism
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POEM: Name of Names
There are names of things and there is the One whose name cannot be named. The mysticism in my poetry is its fount and a fare portion of its inaccessibility. When relating to the largesse truths, to get close to … Continue reading
POEM: Nourishment
I have COVID. I am homebound. Though the worst of it is over, my sweetheart is doing a grocery run for me today. Here is a short poem in her honor… Nourishment You deliver Nourishment Of awe kinds You are … Continue reading
POEM: Heir Quality
Ohio air quality ranks 46th among states. As an asthmatic, I keep tabs on real time air quality. I have noticed that in the summer Toledo typically gets its air quality coming in from the northwest, and in the winter … Continue reading
POEM: As Sick Care As Republic Can
I hope that we can all agree that American health care is busted and won’t be fixed with more neoliberal profiteering or Republican austerity. We seem to have perfected less health care for more cost. Let’s give Medicare for all … Continue reading
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POEM: Amor Guns, Then People
The United States is the only country in the world with more guns than people. Feel free, too take a shot, at why we have the highest rate of mass murder events… Amor Guns, Then People Schooled in another mass … Continue reading
Posted in News, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Anti-Gun, Gun Violence, Guns, Violence
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POEM: Anti-Woke Dreaming
If the American dream shows up more like a nightmare, then it’s time to wake up… Anti-Woke Dreaming He’s a great businessman The rubes said in Unisom® Hardily any bankruptcies Moral or otherwise A-list of fake convictions As if he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Trump, Donald Trump, woke
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POEM: Knot the Boss of Me
Last night, at a poetry reading, a fellow poet, Joe Sparks, introduced his poem as “the last poem of 2025.” This sparked this poem… Knot the Boss of Me He declared With surprising certainty Sow free from doubt Heed ridden … Continue reading
POEM: That Net Positivity
I suspect that the piles of evidence brought to bear as to weather life is bettor characterized as kind or cruel, soulful or heartless, is probably 50/50, perhaps making it awe the amor important to be caught in that net … Continue reading
POEM: Butterfly Lands
And still, I wait for it… Butterfly Lands Lonely after A life sow long Wandering soully Can I go on Believing When I least expect it And what do I know A butterfly lands At that very moment What does … Continue reading
POEM: Owed to Venezuelan Oil, Tank Her
Drug to war on drugs. What will, we knot think of next?! It’s the oil, stupid… Owed to Venezuelan Oil, Tank Her Captain Kook And his Peter At the war deportment Squeal in de-light In piracy on the high C’s … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, News, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Drug War
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POEM: Without Papers
I am certifiable but technically not certified… Without Papers I woke In God knows where In plays Bound soully By rivers, mountains, and sky Unknown to imaginary lines of men Where awe is well Free Flowing Beyond dammed nations In … Continue reading
POEM: The Meat Cute
This poem is on the topic of veganism. the practice of not eating animal products. This poem and its title centers on what I find as a weird divergence among many serious animal lovers (read pet lovers) who don’t give … Continue reading
What ̂ a Choice ̂ Life
Beware of unsolicited prophets out and about… What ̂ a Choice ̂ Life As I was Busy wading For something too happen Pretty much anything The man On the bench Offered me Unsolicited ad Vice What you no Could fill … Continue reading
POEM: Birdbrains AND Muscle Aheads
I suspect that many of those talking about talk being cheap and extolling action score low on both uplifting talk and enlightened action… Birdbrains AND Muscle Aheads We have been flocked Agin and agin Buy the very birdbrains Singing oft … Continue reading
POEM: A Lulu of a Year
I wrote this poem in honor of our oldest grandchild’s first birthday. Seven years young now. A Lulu of a Year Lovely little lady Lulu You are a gift to us awe Or more precisely: awwwwww 12-9-18 The perfect combination … Continue reading
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POEM: Giddy, Up
I am happy to report that I frequently get giddy at the awesomeness of life… Giddy, Up I cried out For knew normal A cross ages Through and through daze Over and over agin Until be for I new it Got … Continue reading