Category Archives: Political and Philosophical Musings

Political Philosophy Writings

POEM: Is It Passable?

Sow trying to live a choice life… Is It Passable? Is it passable Won’s hole Life spent Caught in the balance Between overwhelmed And underwhelmed Everything screaming buy Nothing left Yet still Presence Joys sprinkled Long the wayside For you … Continue reading

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POEM: Meet Up

Worth the admission prize… Meet Up I must admit When God and I meet up I keep minutes Though in awe Honest Seams amor Like ours Somewhere between Novel Punch line Or just teas Weather God’s plays Or my plays … Continue reading

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POEM: That Vast Nest of Inner Space

There is a cosmos inside of us, just as import to the cosmos around us… That Vast Nest of Inner Space Let me Way in On this microcosmic scale That vast nest of inner space As more sow A dream … Continue reading

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POEM: Good Reeds

Resistance is natural. Resilience is integral to nature… Good Reeds Are you up For a good reed Beyond getting bent In during the furious Winds of change And with standing Holding fast To won’s nature Grounded Rooted It’s knot a … Continue reading

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POEM: Fossil Fools

This poem goes out to the COP30 climate conference from the mouth of the Amazon about won passable future… Fossil Fools Deep in the future The alien archeologists landed Long after the human raze Was extincting to hi heaven What … Continue reading

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POEM: Undergound Man

Much of the life of a plant goes on unseen under ground in the root system. I suspect that most of the good work in humanity happens largely out of sight… Undergound Man Won might not see me As I … Continue reading

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POEM: Life and Death Import

I find that the urgent and not sow important often overtake and undertake the less urgent and amor important… Life and Death Import His sway was won of Much urgency and little importance A bit vane Having That inclination down … Continue reading

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POEM: Beauty Skulks

Beauty Skulks Beauty skulks a bout Content to live on the fringe Beyond the frayed Gently weaving our story In the margins Not lured buy the bait and switch Of the spot light Rather bathed in that savory light Illuminating … Continue reading

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POEM: The Shape of Water

This poem is a meditation on life being a fluid situation… The Shape of Water It was a fluid situation Matched soully bye That mettle Ground Staring at his naval He was blind at see Taking on water Flailing a … Continue reading

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POEM: Amoral Architecture

Yesterday, a group of eight Toledoans met with the staff of Ohio Senator Jon Husted. This visit was a follow-up from a visit last month where we presented several specific questions to be answered in this visit. There were no … Continue reading

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POEM: Monkey Kings

This poem employs an image the pops into my mind concerning our body politic, that is, poop throwing monkeys… Monkey Kings Proud to a fault As they whir Citizens Of sorts abiding In a banana republic Run by poop throne … Continue reading

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POEM: No Thy Ideology

I suspect that we are moving into a “black pill” era in America, where deep alienation, learned helplessness, and nihilism corrodes much of ideology of any sort and left-right divides provide less and less explanatory power in our body politic. … Continue reading

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POEM: Stiffed by Jello™ — Owed to Dem Boners

The surest abet is congressional Democrats caving… Stiffed by Jello™ — Owed to Dem Boners They went back To what was Their grate-est A word The fallowing mourning To the feeled of battle Soully too learn Their most ghastly lessen … Continue reading

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POEM: Democratic Liter Ship

I wrote this poem quite awhile ago, fully expecting that congressional Democrats would cave in as is traditional. The Senate Democrats have caved after shutting down the government for 39 days; and what did they win? Opening the government they … Continue reading

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POEM: Dealt God’s Hand – Owed to Matthew 6:25-34 [Do not worry]

Do not worry — look more closely… Dealt God’s Hand – Owed to Matthew 6:25-34 [Do not worry] Toward the end As my life plays Out I might have been Strung long As some dare quest in Sew what Thread … Continue reading

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POEM: Fare Share

Life isn’t fair — it’s excellent. Please feel free to share… Fare Share Are you happy With your share There is fair And there is fare Then something amor It is a quest in Of heavenly perspectives And pauper attitudes … Continue reading

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POEM: Sea Change

Are you the king (or queen) of your own life? If not, who or what has veto power? This poem is a meditation on being the change you want to see in the world… Sea Change What was he posed … Continue reading

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POEM: Homeless, Man

Prophetic words can came from unexpected places… Homeless, Man He sat on a concrete couch Overlooking an asphalt river Its banks colonized With big boxes of all sorts And this specific mourning Passers rush bye Caught up in nothing Resembling … Continue reading

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POEM: Little Guise

This poem goes out to the little guys, and gals, and “them”… Little Guise A tension Wee the people Too big to fail Will fail And the heir in this will Oligarchs A bout bailed out By US Wile they … Continue reading

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POEM: Good God Immigration

Radical hospitality for immigrants, refugees, and neighbors of all kinds is the 80-ton elephant in the Christian branding of Republican party — and that elephant has forgot something… Good God Immigration “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as … Continue reading

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