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Tag Archives: Modern
POEM: Ounce of Prevention
An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure Unfortunately, stuff is sold By the pound and dollar Virtually everyone knows that prevention is preferable to cure. As Ben Franklin put it, “A stitch in time saves nine.” Much … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Creativity, Culture, Death, Labor, Life, Lifestyle, Meaning, Modern, Monetize, Patience, Poems, Poetry, Prevention, Progress, Risk, Short Poems, Sleep, Time, Western Civilization
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POEM: Confused
If you are confused, you are well on your way Life can be complicated. If you delve into the intricacies of most any situation or topic, you will find many shades of gray, and undoubtedly some paradoxes or contradictions. If … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Compassion, Diminishing Returns, Enlightenment, Facts, Greed, Life, Modern, One-line Poems, Paradoxes, Patience, Poems, Poetry, Reality, Short Poems, Simplicity, Superficial, Values, Virtue, Western Civilization, Wisdom, Work
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POEM: Author Author Original
Author Author Original Many great authors Veritable prose Composed Many glorified pages Of legends owed Epitomizing a theme Depicting perfect variations Epic anecdotes In firmity Contracted By edifices Of many stories I prefer the novelty Of a single sentence Unleashing … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Art, Awe, Commercial, Food, Freedom, Image, Literate, Modern, Monetize, Nature, Ode, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Prose, Puns, Western Civilization
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POEM: Finding Myself
One day I found myself What do you know, it was right where I left myself Amidst the ennui of modern society, people are prone to set about finding themselves. Amidst fast-paced living, there is a tendency to look ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Authenticity, Happiness, Modern, Society
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POEM: Unemployable
I am unemployable Partly because no one can afford what I’m worth Partly because I prefer to give it away This short poem harkens to a more organic way of relating to one another than contractual relationships. What if people … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Absurdity, Atheist, Attitude, Blessed, Change, Conservative, Control, Debt, Economic, Economy, Entitlement, Existential, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Gandhi, Generosity, Gift, God, government, Grace, Gratitude, Hate, Hope, Hubris, Human Rights, Humanity, Humility, Inequality, Jesus, John Lennon, Kindness, Liberal, Life, Love, Market, Modern, Monetize, Money, Mystery, Paradoxes, Poems, Poetry, Politics, Power, Reality, Relationships, Religion, Religious, Rhetoric, Sacred, Sartre, Scientific Reductionism, Short Poems, Temptation, Time, Truth, Wealth, Work, Worldview
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POEM: Efficiency Expert
The efficiency expert asked me How many poems can I write Per hour Well, if I only Had but one hour I would guess a singular poem Western civilization seems obsessed with efficiency. Of course, high efficiency is no guarantee … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Blessed, Courage, Dream, Efficiency, God, Hope, Humor, Integrity, Joke, Joy, Life, Love, Mind, Modern, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Scientific Reductionism, Short Poems, Success, Thoreau, Time, Trust, Western Civilization
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POEM: Escaping Hubris
Indigency is the quickest road Out of hubris Few of us can afford Its high price Hubris, or arrogance, is powerfully seductive in the human mind. This excessive self-confidence seems to be an inescapable part of egocentricity. Nonetheless, as humans … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Arrogance, Attitude, Choices, Compassion, Control, Cruelty, Empathy, Grace, Hubris, Humanity, Intimacy, Life, Mind, Modern, Nature, Poems, Poetry, Power, Psychology, Reality, Risk, Short Poems, Spiritual, State, Trust, Universe, Vulnerability, Wealth
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SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: A Christian Perspective on Justice
Here is a portion of a document that I drafted a couple of years ago while I was a board member of Toledo Area Ministries (TAM). It was never adopted in any form, but I put a lot of work … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Peace, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Accountability, Ancient, Art, Authorities, Authority, Awareness, Bible, Blessed, Blessing, budgets, Capitalism, Change, Character, Children, Christian, Church, Civil Rights, Classism, Common Good, Community, Compassion, Competition, Conscience, Consumerism, Control, Conundrum, Conventional Wisdom, Creation, Creativity, Death, Defense, Denial, Domestic Violence, Domination, Dream, Economic, Egalitarian, Enemies, Equality, Evil, Facts, Failure, Faith, Family, Fear, Food, Forgiveness, Freedom, Future, Gender, Gift, God, government, Grace, Greed, Harmony, Hate, Healing, Heart, Heaven, Hell, History, Holy, Hope, Hospitality, Human Rights, Humanity, Humility, Idolatry, Image, Immorality, Impersonal, Incarnation, Inequality, Injustice, Intimacy, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Journey, Joy, Justice, Kindness, Labor, Law, leadership, Life, Logic, Loss, Love, Market, Materialism, Meaning, Mercy, Militarism, Military, Mind, Modern, Money, Moral, Morality, Nationalism, Nature, Nonviolence, Patience, Patriarchy, Patriotism, Perspective, Philosophy, Piety, Political, Politics, Poor, Possessions, Power, Powers that be, Prayer, Present, Prison, Privilege, Prophet, Questioning, Questions, Racism, Radical, Rage, Reality, Reconciliation, Relationships, Religious, Responsibility, Resurrection, Revolution, Rich, Risk, Sabbath, Sacred, Science, Security, Sexism, Society, Solidarity, Songs, Soul, Spiritual, State, Status, Status Quo, Stewardship, Success, Suffering, Temptation, Theology, Time, Toledo, Truth, Unity, Unjust Laws, Values, Violence, Vulnerability, War, Wealth, Wisdom, Work, Worship
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POEM: Empty Plates With Dancing Tales
Empty Plates With Dancing Tales A crowd gathers A performer spins A dozen plates on poles Like angels dancing on pinheads How many are possible?! Worthy of a few coins Fore a collection of small bills [Unmarked except by bankers] … Continue reading
POEM: Text Message From Rumi
I got a text message from Rumi: big screen tv died whole world looks like 3D brb That was over a thousand years ago Real life is infinitely more fascinating than virtual life. It’s like trying to compare 3D to … Continue reading
POLITICAL CARTOON: CEO Jesus – Birthers
CEO Jesus Arises to the Occasion! CEO Jesus really rises to the occasion this week of Easter! What could be tougher than answering the difficult and often inane questions put forth at a press conference? In his first go around, … Continue reading
Posted in Political Cartoons
Tagged Cartoon, Change, Christianity, Comics, Competition, Control, Death, Doctrine, Dogma, Evil, Facts, Funny, Inane, Jesus, Life, Love, Modern, Oppression, Political, Power, Questioning, Questions, Reality, Religion, Resurrection, Science, Spiritual, Truth, Western Civilization, Women
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POLITICAL CARTOON: Country Club Jesus – Jewish, Non-American, Non-English-speaking
Country Club Jesus Speaks! Country Club Jesus speaks to us in many ways. Ironically, Country Club Jesus, perhaps soon to be an American icon (lol), is neither American, nor speaks English. Even more shocking, is that Jesus was a Jew. … Continue reading
Posted in Political Cartoons
Tagged America, Authorities, Balance, Bible, Cartoon, Christian, Comics, Elite, Free market, Ironic, Irony, Jesus, Jewish, Life, Minorities, Modern, Musings, National, Nature, Parodies, Political, Reality, Religion, Terrorism, Xenophobia
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In Politics Stupidity Is Not a Handicap
In Politics Stupidity Is Not a Handicap–FUNNY PEACE QUOTE BUTTON In Politics Stupidity Is Not a Handicap–FUNNY PEACE QUOTE BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, … Continue reading →