Tag Archives: Life

POEM: What Counts?

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Top Pun

Mysticism is at the heart of all true religion. Experiencing the mystic, the sublime, may involve wooing over generations, even eons. However, on some inexplicable occasions, mystic experiences fuel an incinerator that lays waste to all convention and worldviews. The … Continue reading →

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POEM: The Hit and Myth Nature of Cautionary Tales

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Top Pun

Indigenous peoples have a legendary way of introducing stories: “This story may not have happened, but that doesn’t mean that the story isn’t true.” This is a way of pointing out that mere facts are not the only material for … Continue reading →

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POEM — Hemlocking the Socratic Method [Curiosity Killed the Hepcat]

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Top Pun

I am very curious. Life intrigues me. I am also a critical thinker, and, at times, others view me as contrary. I do seem to have a gift for seeing contradictions. Most of the time, I like playing around with … Continue reading →

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POEM: The Die is Cast

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Top Pun

Life is a gamble. Play the roll you got, or the roll will play you. The Die is Cast So it is said And can knot be Taken aback The die is cast Weather mettle mulled Or fortune’s gambol As … Continue reading →

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POEM: Replete the Sounding Joy!

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Top Pun

The inane static of life often drowns out the good works and awesome joy that undergirds and fuels those “of us” who are building a better world day by day. May your good works and joy be abundant and contagious. … Continue reading →

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POEM: Letting Loose Averse

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem is a meditation on the notion of a broken heart opening up and oozing life despite whatever hurts may be experienced. Letting Loose Averse I let loose averse Only too here What may happen As words sore So … Continue reading →

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POEM: Attrition Verses

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Top Pun

Much of the brutality in our world takes the form of a war of attrition, where “the more titanic of the two” calculates that they can outlast the damage to won an other. This raze to the bottom abodes well … Continue reading →

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POEM: Giant Chain of Keys

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem is a tribute to won of the keys of life, that is that the journey is more important than the destination. On a more earnest note, may integrity and honesty make a comfortable home in your character. On … Continue reading →

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POEM: I Adore

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Top Pun

I Adore I stumble up On the hows of awe people Soully to learn I adore That witch awe of life Is hinged And I am holy framed The truth of which I cannot bolt I am udderly dumb founded … Continue reading →

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POEM: Whether Proof Hope

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem is another meditation on hope, timeless and timely. Hope seems to have a life of its own, and seams intent to share that life. Sew spread the knews. Whether Proof Hope Hope is its own kind Of fuelishness … Continue reading →

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POEM: The Rode Less Travailed

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Top Pun

While I have a grate deal of confidence in my well-founded opinions, I can get lost in sharing these opinions with those who have no interest in listening to them. Even if I am right, the shadow of self-righteousness can … Continue reading →

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POEM: That Fine Line

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Top Pun

Life is complicated. Many of us use this as a rationalization to avoid decisive action. This can leave us in a morass of moral confusion. If we a fine line a ledge, the slightest movement may result in profoundly different … Continue reading →

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POEM: Low to the Ground

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Top Pun

A phrase I use a lot to describe my daily mode of living is “low to the ground.” This includes aspects of living simply so others may simply live and playing the long game of generations-long struggles for justice. Also, … Continue reading →

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POEM: The Hole In My Well — Being

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem is a playful testament to the wellspring of nature, both of the natural world which makes our life possible and the human spirit which has the potential to uplift life and awe creation. Of course, there is an … Continue reading →

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POEM: A Thousand Poems A Go

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem is another tip of the hat to the mystical muse that passes down poetry from on high. Poems often strike in the middle of the night or early morn. The hours are odd, but they are integral to … Continue reading →

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POEM: Tension All Humans

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Top Pun

If we want to be competent human beings on this planet, a founding document in our education and a basis for our collective life is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a … Continue reading →

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POEM: Tears in My Soul

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem is a mournful riff on the destructive grievance politics of the so-called right. Of course, what is left is left, with love and hope remaining to knit life wince agin. Tears in My Soul Where divides multiply As … Continue reading →

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POEM: The Largesse He Could Conceive

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Top Pun

Throughout human history, people have travelled great journeys seeking their fortune or fare share of fame. Modern families often spread out out across the country following jobs and careers, and the proverbial better life. These things all have there place, … Continue reading →

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POEM: A Bout Time

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Top Pun

A common complaint is that there is never enough time. Overbooking ourselves seems endemic. I have made an intentional effort over my life to create some space and time, allowing me to lead a less hurried and less forced life. … Continue reading →

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POEM — Bought Ensouled: Owed To Corporate Personhood

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Top Pun

Corporate personhood is a scam, edging out actual human persons. Many corporate souls are filed in bank vaults in Delaware, a safe house for corporate persons…and having official papers they feel free to take a dump on actual persons. Who … Continue reading →

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