Author Archives: thepensmight
Your Current Task
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The call comes at an inopportune moment, but the response is equal to the challenge. A hero steps forth, though they do not appear equal to the task at hand. How will they find the sacred jewel, the hidden tome which holds the answers? Will they alone […]
Still As Fragile
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Only you may know the truth which lives inside of you. Private beings, no matter how open we may try to be. When we try to be open and free, we may come close, yet there’s always something lingering within our core. That spark of what we […]
Reflected by Water
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The sun shines upon the water as I walk and watch for signs of ocean life, whale spouts and the waves themselves, constant reminders of the life of the planet of which we play such a small part for all of our ability to destroy all. Though […]
AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ On the anniversary of the Sandyhook School shootings and the aftermath of the Brown University shootings, both resulting in death and destruction. […]
A Different Route
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Walking in the cold along the Esplanade, watching the people as they watch the sea. On the pier, fisher folk cast lines and drop crab pots, waiting to see what their luck or skill will be this day. It’s cold and I pull the sleeves of my […]
Good Morning
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Good morning, love. Open your eyes to see the glorious day. The sun has risen and sweet coffee and croissants await you upon the balcony, where it overlooks the sparkling sea, crystalline blue sky, with but soft, fluffy clouds upon the distant horizon, love. Come. Wait, my […]
As If
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The lark ascends in the morning, more presage of hope than warning, going now into the sky, plying currents invisible to me. What might it see from its height aloft? Does the earth look hard or soft? Do the currents distort my vision? Indecision rules my life, […]
Forever
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Mother gently rocks the cradle, the little one fast asleep as long as the motion doesn’t cease. Now he’s growing, knowing sights and sounds for the first time, both exciting and sublime. Shriek of joy, shriek of terror. Whether this is right or wrong or where we […]
Cling Upon
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Can you feel the change of seasons| despite the heat when rain should fall? Everything changes the new. Some rise again and some fall. What will linger? Is it no more than a brief interlude? An etude in hopes we learn it. A lesson we hope we […]
What You’ll Learn
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Hurry forward and assume your place. It’s still the same game, the same race. Some will tell you it’s different every time, appearance might suggest another clime. It’s always different, yet always the same, different boards and tokens, the same game. So, step right up and take […]