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Tag Archives: Irony
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: Untouchable
This poem reflects on the divide between masculine and feminine ways of being in the world. One of the most stark examples is “incels” who are involuntarily celibate, often because they have a palpable misogyny that women find unattractive. The … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Hypermasculinity, Irony, Misogyny, Women
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POEM: One Duck in a Row — Enough!
One of my favorite catchphrases representing the singular solution often offered by the world is “punch it in the face!” Of course, I say this with pounds of irony and tons of sarcasm. This poem mixes this metaphor with the … Continue reading
POEM: Mine Your Own Busyness
Here is a poem about the sacred and profane journey toward presence of mind: Atop a mountain of undertakings He overlooked his guru Desperately wanting to be A little slower With deaf-defying pleas As the guru came fourth With quiet … Continue reading
POEM: Iraq and a Hard Place
This poem tells a story — a story of patriotic fervor in slaughtering America’s foes. This story was told to me by a retired Grumman engineer, a literal rocket scientist and career military-industrialist. His story was prefaced by a glorious … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Ancient, Awe, Bullshit, Defense, Evil, Farce, Hell, Humanity, Irony, Job, Media, Mercy, Military, Money, Necessary Evil, Patriotism, Technology, War
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IMPEACHMENT TRIAL POEM: Constipated Just US
In loo of affront meant And moral fiber privation Gone to won’s head A twitter tyrant With a porcelain prosthesis And aim peachable Effaces madder of coarse push back Trying to void Being number two Throne another election That irony … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Donald Trump, Impeachment, Irony, Justice, Law, Moral, Nondisclosure Agreement, Partisan, Sycophant
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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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FREE POSTER: Trump Crackpot Calling Kettle Black – “Special Counsel Mueller has conflicts of interest!!”
President Trump is a crackpot. Donald Trump spouts his hot steam incoherently, burning everyone around him. Of coarse, this crackpot is made of pure irony. This week he spouted off about special counsel Robert Mueller allegedly having conflicts of interest … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, News, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Donald Trump, free poster, Free Posters, Humor, Irony, Political, President, Projection, Satire
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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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POEM: Pick Pockets
More reliable than a GPS If surrounded by plenty And struck by want You are in a shop As goaled to led Buy that invisible hand Only wanting Too pick Your pockets You can’t buy happiness — but not for … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Christmas, Evolution, Happiness, Irony, Life, Money, Poems, Poetry, Short Poems, Wealth
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POLITICAL POEM — Donald Trump: Know Laughing Madder
Donald Trump Is beyond doubt Know laughing madder Failing incalculable spells of misogyny Portending to have awe ready one his election handily Too the victor goes the spoiled Winner loose The racist goes to the fascist An object lessen in … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Addiction, America, Anger, Awe, Donald Trump, Heart, Irony, Jobs, Megalomania, Misogyny, Poems, Poetry, Political, Privilege, Punishment, Racism, Rich, Violence
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POEM: In The Scheme of Things
First class was all Most sold out Withal more empty than seeming Wanting even Titanic eves To match their daze Equally unenlightened Missing that sinking feeling Drinking in their moonshine Wrecklessly straight With nary an ice cube Their glasses deluging … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Change, Climate Change, Hubris, Humanity, Irony, Karma, Life, Mother Earth, Nature, Poems, Poetry, Rich, Titanic
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POEM: An Aesthetic Hope
In anesthetizing hope A certain author Did what he thought was write Sow cerebrally saying Hope is not a feeling Rather hope is an action To wit I despond This brakes down positively Why I get The extinct feeling of … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Beautiful, Blessing, Dreams, Experience, God, Grace, Hope, Irony, Life, Poems, Poetry, Politics, Soul
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POEM: A Constipated Citizenry
Not so deep Within the body politic A constipated citizenry Yearns to be free Crying out In a full groan democracy Mourning the dearth of moral fiber Humanity squat An abject lessen Lo expectations As number too Clinging to far-fetched … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged America, Change, Citizens, Cynicism, Democracy, Donald Trump, Freedom, government, Hillary Clinton, History, Humanity, Irony, Modern, Moral, Mourning, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Political, Politics, Power
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POEM: Speaking With Spoken Sword: Owed To Hungering Fore Anew ProMedica
The profit tiers Some how a peer To set the captives free Going won after the other Like mammon and famine As to somehow heel the ravenous As fiend and faux As sow appetite for the pauper reproach With such … Continue reading
POEM: Putting The Monet In Monetize
The starving artist Whose art couldn’t be made Fast enough Fore his dealer Rejecting means Except as accede In awe but name groan Poising as a plant To the extant one can make cents Putting the Monet in monetize This … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Art, Awe, Choices, Commercial, Compromise, Conformity, Culture, Death, Efficiency, God, Heart, Hope, Humanity, Irony, Job, Jobs, Market, Modern, Monetize, Money, Passion, Poems, Poetry, Privilege, Quotes, Society, Success, Surreal, Work
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POEM: Awe Full Going On
In oblivious camp The guard threw shoes at us My pair was too big to fill More suited to Tariq Though mine were newer Tariq’s were old And bound to be A little too snug Seeing more than a pair … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Acceptance, Art, Awe, Character, Christian, Courage, Culture, Death, Equality, Fascism, Freedom, God, Hate, Hell, History, Hubris, Humanity, Idealism, Image, Inspiration, Ironic, Irony, Israel, Jesus, Jewish, Life, Literacy, Meaning, Moral, Muslim, Nature, Palestinian, Possessions, Power, Present, Proverb, Rage, Reality, Redemption, Slavery, Soul, Spiritual, Status, Superficial, Surreal, Vanity, War, Zionist
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POEM: You’re Ass It’s Monetized
Monetize You’re ass It’s What Civilized People Due This is a good Monday poem, as millions return to jobs where their value as human beings takes a back seat to their value as moneymaking machines. In our capitalistic culture, when … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Capitalism, Culture, Economy, Humanity, Idolatry, Irony, Job, Jobs, Monetize, Money, Moral, Poems, Poetry, Reverence, Short Poems, Work
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POEM: Albatross Necklace Futures
I stared at the world I could have built Had I Grasped more Farce fully A stock pile Awe but reaching Heaven Falling short Of mature stature Leaving behind Child’s play The ripe now And not trading in Futures Of … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Alienation, Ancient, Awe, Bible, Blessed, Choices, Christian, Christianity, Compassion, Courage, Evil, Faith, Farce, Future, God, Heaven, Hubris, Humanity, Ideology, Idolatry, Image, Irony, Islam, Life, Love, Modern, Moral, Morality, Nature, People of The Book, Play, Poems, Poetry, Present, Rationalization, Reality, Relationships, Religious, Respect, Responsibility, Sacred, Science, Society, Spiritual, Status, Technology, Time, Trust, Truth, Values, Vanity, Western Civilization, Wisdom, Worldview, Worship
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