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Category Archives: Political and Philosophical Musings
POEM: Ever Agin
Death touches us in many ways; yet, there are ways in which death cannot touch us… Ever Agin Sun shining Wile the reign pooring A sign for awe time Sow majestically arking A cross the sky So quiet telling That … Continue reading
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
POEM: Awe in the Family
Awe in the Family “I don’t think of it as working for world peace, he said. I think of it as just trying to get along in a really big strange family.” – from Unknown to Known I was decades … Continue reading
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POEM: Sacred Cowed
My best moments are when I am awe in… Sacred Cowed As sum what Cowed by life I axed God Too meat me Half weigh In what I thought was A perfectly reasonable bequest And little Did I no As … Continue reading
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
POEM: Kneading to be Right Sized
Humility asks of us to be neither too big nor too small: right sized. Kneading to be Right Sized He wanted To get passed His shortcomings In awe humility To be right sized To not be too small Kneading to … Continue reading
POEM: Partial to Heaven
The notion of heaven is a tricky incentive structure… Partial to Heaven The final poll results were in 100% Preferred heaven If possible And 100% Did not Want to go Today Breaking awe Records
POEM: It’s a Wonder Full Whirled
Life is good. Look for it… It’s a Wonder Full Whirled It’s a wonder full whirled If eye can find myself Centered In the I of the storm A mist Having a cow Flying buy Wondering if Can it be … Continue reading
POEM: The Plague on Both of Your Hows Is
Sometimes be leaving is seeing… The Plague on Both of Your Hows Is A. hows divided Can ought stand B. leave And C.
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
POEM: Waist, A Way?
Anytime a child starves to death it is a catastrophic moral failure of humanity. Feed Gaza. End the genocide. Free Palestine. Waist, A Way? “I’ll say to myself, ‘You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, News, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Genocide, Palestine, Palestinian
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POEM: F ‘n A
I am concerned about real obscenities afar amor than mere words… F ‘n A Drop an A-bomb And you are both The pinnacle and foundation of civilization Drop an F-bomb And you are a moral threat As if Only won … Continue reading
POEM: Maiden America, In a Sense Lost
Maiden America, In a Sense Lost Her job was attired won Cloaked in innocence Vested buy lyin’s of national pride She made sheep’s clothes For exporting wolves Trading worlds and souls Wear global metes loco As winners make losers Having … Continue reading
POEM: Dis Possessed
When beings value possessions more than other beings, I call that “being possessed.” Dis Possessed What possessed you Too care For paupers Subjected to feudal enterprises Sow indebted to us As Jōb creators Soully dependent On that invisible hand Of … Continue reading
POEM: Surrounded
This poem is inspired by an old joke: The courier arrives with a message for the commander. The courier says, “I have good news and bad news; which would you like first?” The commander says, “Give me the bad news … Continue reading
POEM: Balance Do
Here is another poem dedicated to Mother Earth. Love your momma! Balance Do If soully we could get Enough Of Mother Earth and fecund wealth A rich dance With soil and water Flora and fauna Trusted friends and clear skies … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Environmental, Mother Earth, mother nature
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POEM: Donald Trump or Bust?
I wrote this poem back in Trump 1.0 when awe of the confederate statues were being taken down by activists… Donald Trump or Bust? Their will Come that day When Donald Trump And his confederates Will be history They wont … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-Trump, Donald Trump
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POEM: Nothing Off The Table
I have never been much of a fan of: “Nothing off the table.” This strikes me as boundary-less sociopathy. Similarly, I am not much of a fan of: “Politics is the art of compromise.” This strikes me as more often … Continue reading
POEM: 2084 — Novel, Utopia
I’ve have always found the juxtaposition of folks without any housing with folks who have second homes, especially when those second homes are far bigger and more expensive than most people with housing. This chasm may be a particularly telling … Continue reading
POEM: Taut a Lessen
I am a fan of deeply existential questions. If you had to choose, would you rather be the one who threatened others, even to the point of death, into deeply degrading situations, or be the one subjected to such treatment? … Continue reading
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