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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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Tag Archives: Image
POEM: Jackson Pollack Heart Work
This poem was inspired by the image of my heart exploding and the splatter creating an unfathomable work of heart on any walls closing in on me. Jackson Pollack Heart Work I was cornered Awe round me I temped too … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Authorities, Awe, Death, God, Heart, Image, Life, Soul, Work
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POEM: As The Whirled Goes Bye
When I look out into the world, I often get the image of chickens running around with their heads cut off. I see an addiction to “winning” that disconnects us from creation, others and ourselves, and in supreme irony, races … Continue reading
POEM: This Poet’s Prayer
This poem reflects my basic spirituality of ever moving toward One’s vision of the good, even as my view is a dim reflection. The One thing that I can judge my progress on is my commitment to this path yearning … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Art, Awe, Creation, Hope, Image, Poet, Prayer, Progress, Spirituality
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POEM: True Story
Perhaps the best Dad joke ever told. True Story Won time In Bible study We were discussing the whether A human can see the face of God And live The reverend said know Buuuuttt Being made In His image According … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Funny Poems, Poems
Tagged Bible, God, Image, Jewish, Joke, Time
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POEM: Ghost Writer in the Sky
This poem, weather a dream or a nightmare, plays with that often thin line in life between terror and hope. Ghost Writer in the Sky What was this? An exhilarating dream Or night mare Taking my breath away Life suspended … Continue reading
POEM: The N Times? An Ode Too AI
Here is a poem a bout AI, artificial intelligence. This is a poem with ATTITUDE! Today’s news included this: Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission. With this poem, I throw down the gauntlet to … Continue reading
POEM: Victor
The war ceased And deceased Telling their tales Red the same With blood mingling As parents and children At won’s mercy The fodder of another Bequeathing its soul prize And ultimate price as Victor Victor Frankenstein With monstrous mettle So … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Capitalism, Children, Conspiracy, Control, Death, Frankenstein, Hell, History, Humanity, Image, Life, Mercy, Poems, Poetry, Reality, Soul, Truth, War
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Free Political Poster: HISTORY – Rinse Repeat – Negro Man, I AM A MAN, Immigrant Children, I AM A CHILD
As is often repeated in history, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” And we are neck deep in shampoo, as we rinse history and repeat it. The iconic image of a black man holding … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Health, News, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Change, Chaos, Children, Citizens, Civil Rights, Cruelty, Elections, Family, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, government, Heart, History, Human Rights, Illegal, Image, Immigration, Job, Learning, Military, National, National Security, Political, President, Refugees, Risk, Security, State, Time, Voters, Work, Zero Tolerance
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FREE POLITICAL POSTER: Donald Trump Swamped With Taxing Situations, Declares MOST UNDRAINING EVER!
Donald Trump’s promise to “Drain the swamp” from Washington, DC, is perhaps his most surreal promise of all. Today, President Donald Trump is campaigning for Senate candidate Roy Moore, who has been facing mounting credible evidence of his predatory sexual … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Competition, Congress, Corruption, Debt, Defense, Democracy, Donald Trump, Economic, Economy, Egalitarian, Elite, Enemies, Environment, Environmental, Experience, Faith, Family, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Funny, Future, Genius, History, Housing, Hypocrisy, Image, Income, Inequality, Institutions, Intellectual Property, Irony, Jobs, Justice, Labor, Law, libertarian, Mind, Partisan, Perspective, Political, Politics, Power, President, Progress, Republican, Risk, Roy Moore, Rules, State, Surreal, Time, Trust, Truth, Values, Voters, Wealth, Work
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TRUMP Promises Fire And Furry
Donald Trump, abandoning his warm and fuzzy — really fuzzy — persona, has threatened nuclear war with North Korea. Trump has opted for war and furry, promising fire and fury commensurate with his global experience, never seen before. Please feel … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, News, Peace
Tagged Donald Trump, Enemies, Experience, Image, North Korea, Nuclear War, War
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BIGGEST. WITCH HUNT. EVER.
Donald Trump’s full employment program for comedians is in full swing. Perhaps the only weakness in this full employment program for comedians is that Donald Trump is a master of self-parody. So, sometimes, to trump the master, you have to … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Political Cartoons
Tagged Donald Trump, Employment, Farce, Funny, Humor, Image
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Self-Made Trump Has A Fool For A Maker
In Trumpian fashion, fool of irony, I quote myself: “A self-made man has a fool for a maker.” The man-child known as Donald Trump runs roughshod over the boundaries of lesser fools. He fashions his fashion as the boss of … Continue reading
Posted in Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awareness, Beauty, Business, Citizens, Death, Debt, Democracy, Donald Trump, Economy, Elections, Enemies, Equality, Facts, Family, Fear, Foolish, God, government, Heart, History, Ideals, Image, Inequality, Irony, Kids, Law, Life, Meaning, Mind, Minority, National, Occupy Wall Street, Power, President, Privilege, Reality, Relationships, Respect, Rich, Rules, Russia, Secrets, Silence, Society, Stupid, Time, Trust, Truth, Wall Street, Wealth, Willingness, Women
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Pushing Buttons of Intellectual Property
I occasionally run across my graphics on the web, swiped without permission; sometimes even on products for sale. I have yet to take much action, let alone sue anybody, regarding any such nominally illegal use. Most of this is because … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, Peace
Tagged Business, Busyness, Change, Children, Common Good, Environment, government, Graphics, Heart, Illegal, Image, Intellectual Property, Job, Mind, Money, Poor, Poverty, Pride, Privatizing, Reality, Rich, Soul, Time, Toledo, Top Pun, Trust, Virtual Reality, War, Work
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POEM — Re: Siding Sells Men
God is Way too big For any won religion While still Re-siding In A singular grain of sand Fore awe to see This poem as a humble recognition that God is bigger than any won religion. While responsibility is an … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Attitude, Awe, Business, Courage, Experience, Gift, God, Grace, Harmony, Image, Life, Mystery, Nature, Poems, Poetry, Present, Religion, Responsibility, Short Poems, Transcendent
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POEM: Commander-in-chief
Just Say it Three times fast He/she/it Commander-in-chief Presiding over No unwounded soldiers As sum kind Of used scars salesman Master of what we auto do Protector of awe we car about As if Some amored vehicle Good grief Shock … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Peace Signs, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Creation, Evil, God, Hell, Image, Life, Military, Nationalism, Nonviolence, Normal, Pacifism, Poems, Poetry, Power, President, Propaganda, Reality, Sacred, Sacrifice, Slavery, Time, Top Pun, Trust, Violence, War, Worship
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POEM: Nazi Murder Trials, 1963
Courting the truth Their stories were tolled Not simply for just us But for awe of them Beyond monumental To re-member A broken body politic This poem was inspired by the 2015 German movie, Labyrinth of Lies, about a young … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Acceptance, Awe, Character, Citizens, Courage, Denial, Fascism, government, Healing, History, Humanity, Hypocrisy, Image, Justice, Learning, Love, Murder, National, Nationalism, Nazi, Obedience, Patriotism, Poems, Poetry, Reality, Redemption, Romantic, Short Poems, Socialism, Time, Truth, War, War Crimes, Women
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POEM: A Brother Lying
Prey fore the dead In the name of Jesus In resurrection of those soully asleep Getting a phallus rise Out of Christianity That is, US More sow then radical Islam In violate fundamental lists Dissembling faith, hope, and love As … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, News, Peace, Peace Signs, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Attitude, Awe, Christian, Christianity, Competition, Death, Democracy, Domination, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Heart, Hope, Image, Islam, Jesus, Justice, Lazy, Life, Love, Meaning, Militarism, Military, Moral, Muslim, Muslims, Nationalism, Nature, Pacifism, Patriotism, People of The Book, Poems, Poetry, Privilege, Racism, Radical, Religion, Religious, Resurrection, Reverence, Sacred, Sacrifice, State, Terrorism, Violence, War, Worldview
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FREE DOWNLOADABLE POSTER — VETERANS DAY: Let’s Leave War Behind Not Veterans
Here is my tribute to Veterans Day. Please feel free to share this downloadable VETERANS DAY poster or meme. This free downloadable poster is based on these designs, available in buttons, T-shirts, bumper stickers, laminated posters, and more: … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Free Stuff, Peace, Peace Signs
Tagged downloadable poster, free poster, Gandhi, Image, Justice, Veterans, Violence, War
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FREE DOWNLOADABLE POSTER: Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins
Gandhi does it again with this genius taxonomy of social sins. Feel free to share widely and/or print out this free downloadable poster: This free poster design is based on this Top Pun design, available on buttons, T-shirts, bumper stickers, … Continue reading →