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- POEM: Taoist Coupling
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- POEM: Over Powering Thongs of People – Owed to Public “Safety Nets”
- POEMS: Depends® – Owed to Inter Dependence
- POEM: Congressional Ethics is Crimes Bitch
- Rogue AI – Owed to Broligarchs Playing in Sandboxes
- POEM: Soully Exhausting
- POEM: Masters of Mediocrity – Owed to Democratic Congressional Leadership
- POEM: Peek Danger
- POEM: Life Without a Net
- POEM: Time Heels All
- POEM: AI Ore Bust
- POEM: Read Scare – Owed to Bibliophiles
- POEM: A Pillsbury® Presidency
- POEM: Awe Ethics
- POEM: Owed to Un-democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer
- POEM: Necked Truth
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- POEM: Indicting AI
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Tag Archives: Love
POEM: Taoist Coupling
Make love not wore… Taoist Coupling She looked at the bed After just having Made love Contemplating if Should make it A knew Having realized The Taoist way Perfectly made and unmade Touched and untouched Sow be it
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Love, Love Poems, Sex, Tao
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POEM: Taken Literally
A short love poem… Taken Literally The soul thing I won To take Literally Is you
POEM: Idol Wrest
It may not be my busyness, but today I feel a scrap of hardy har hard work… Idol Wrest “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Kindness, Love, Patience, Work
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POEM: Cactus Love
This poem is about when you have a “prickly” loved one, and that creating a little space, stepping back figuratively or literally, can be a healthy form of detachment for all concerned… Cactus Love Love is like Love is not … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Detachment, Love, Relationships
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POEM: Faith, My Friends
This poem is a reflection on the trifecta of faith, hope, and love… Faith, My Friends “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” –Hebrews 11:1 Life is full Of awe things Hope … Continue reading
POEM: Dis Figuring
There are monsters about… Dis Figuring “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche I’ve got it Awe figured Out I see monsters Every wear There is no humanity Wile me and my … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Love, Nonviolence
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POEM: Every Poem is a Love Poem
I wrote this poem as a tribute to the anti-Valentine sentiment commonly experienced amidst the difficulties in life, particularly on the romantic love front. I debuted this poem at a poetry reading that happened to fall on Valentine’s Day. I … Continue reading
POEM: The Ultimate Subversive Force
A poem about love versus fear and subjugation… The Ultimate Subversive Force Bigger than me Bigger than you Bigger than our enemies The largesse of awe Making us Gloriously beggar Then we can imagine Effacing loss As due without Domination … Continue reading
POEM: Nourishment
I have COVID. I am homebound. Though the worst of it is over, my sweetheart is doing a grocery run for me today. Here is a short poem in her honor… Nourishment You deliver Nourishment Of awe kinds You are … Continue reading
POEM: Taming of the Shrewd
The shrewdness of winning and losing is not a natural ally in love and relationships… Taming of the Shrewd “We can cleave as one, or cleave as won, but we can’t due both.” – Cleave Jones Ø my love Could … Continue reading
POEMS: God Rains on The Just and The Unjust
This poem is about hubris, specifically that dividing lyin’ between our powerful tendency to favor our own interests, subjective or not, over others who are often reduced to means toward ends, without equal favor. I find the axiom that God … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, Peace, Poems
Tagged Enemies, God, Hubris, Jesus, Love
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POEM: Love Birds
Back to nature. Forward to nature. Love Birds His life peered As an empty field Soully a tree Stray flowers A pair of birds Blades of grasses Up on closer inspection Colonies of bugs A myriad of life On the … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Death, Heaven, Holy, Life, Love, Nature
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POEM: A Man of Promise
A poem of what is owed, what is the present, and what is yet to come… A Man of Promise “What is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love mercy, and to walk … Continue reading
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Tagged Awe, Beautiful, God, Jesus, Joy, Justice, Love, Mercy, Present
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POEM: I’m Mortal Hope
Yet another poem about hope, in awe its fragile and enduring nature. I’m Mortal Hope Is it passable To murder hope What kind Of mettle Might it take Gold Silver Or mirror bronze As hope springs fourth Eternally Its resurrection … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Death, Grace, Hope, Joy, Love, Mourning, Murder, Nature, Resurrection
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POEM: Woo Who
This poem reflects a bit on my skepticism of skepticism and my deep yearning to witness and participate in the long arc of love. Woo Who Their is Know subject Greater than You who Suspect Life as a Job Only … Continue reading
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Tagged Awe, Job, Law, Life, Love, Power, Skepticism
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POEM: The Beat of Exclusive Clubs
Other than for hardcore atheism, my spiritual beliefs ran the gamut, something for everyone. I am a spiritual mutt. Probably the most apt description would be “unorthodox.” I detest fundamentalism. I was raised Christian and spent most of my life … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Atheist, Christian, Christianity, Compassion, Experience, Fundamentalism, Gandhi, God, Hindu, Jesus, Justice, Life, Love, Muslim, Palestinian, Religious, Sacred, Science, Sikh, Spiritual, Suffering, Truth
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POEM: Love is Never Having to Say “Thank You”
Community organizing can be difficult and thankless. I am grateful for those who do such work. Thanks! Still, at times, won’s work can become a bearin’ place, yielding cynicism and skepticism, even of those who appreciate you. Tossing aside potential … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Cautionary Tale, Community, Cynicism, Generosity, Gratitude, Love, Quotes, Skepticism, Work
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POEM: An Eve with Netanyahu
As President Biden campaigns on a pro-democracy platform against the corrupt Donald Trump, he is tag teaming genocide in Gaza with his long-time friend, the corrupt Israeli PM Netanyahu, the “Bibi” brain and heart of the military onslaught and deadly … Continue reading
POEM: Winning The Stockholm Sin-drome
This is another in my series of poems on artificial intelligence. I suspect that the “wow factor” of some early AI uses will serve as a sucker punch for a largely bloodless beating. While I am skeptical of many AI … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged artificial intelligence, Competition, Crazy, Death, Environment, Fear, Humanity, Learning, Love, Money, Moral, Poems, Poor, Society, Sustainable, Technology, Work, Worship
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POEM: Trifecta of Win Win Win
I wrote this poem today, MLK Day, after listening to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech, “Beyond Viet Nam.” Have you never herd; it’s a real gas. If you don’t like it, talk to the hand, nay, palm… Trifecta of Win … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Business, Love, Meaning, Militarism, mlk day, Poverty, Racism
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