Author Archives: thepensmight
My Red, Wooden Stagecoach
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ I recall my red, wooden stagecoach big enough to ride, when I was five. It sported six, white horses harnessed in three matched teams of two in the traces. Reins ran to my child’s hands. When I walked it forward, the horse’s legs moved, while never touched […]
What to Do
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The world is going crazy, I don’t know what to do. While I know I am crazy, I know you’re crazy, too. Since life is upside down, I’m standing on my head. By your feet all over town. That fills me full of dread. You could kick […]
It Can Be No Other Way
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Step outside and see our wondrous world, leaving your phone and all worries behind. Smile at the sun or rain; race with the wind. It changes directions when you think you’ve won. No television, no radio, no talk of war or strife. Dance, sing, play, skip stones […]
Ours to Notice
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ Where do we find the good in life? Is it hidden in everyday moments, natural or created, as all things are? Each moment in life is not pleasant, but each and all belong, enrich our song of creation. Despite how badly we have done to date, we […]
This is How
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ The passion of an argument, a good idea shared, batted back and forth, the token in a newly-minted game. The passion of love; soft, fierce and existential. This is how we find truth. Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World […]
No Travesty Implied
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Dancing down the street talking to birds, flowers. Waving to cops, random folk, strangers I’ve yet to meet. A happy tune trips through my thoughts, to tempt a smile. Promise, I will share it today and often, whenever I may. How do we go through our days, […]
Enough, Just Enough
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ Time is money, money is time, yet I’d like to see you eat either one. Tokens we value, believe have worth, are extremely puzzling to me. They are symbolic, I know, they can give no shelter by themselves. We treat them as real, pursue them with zeal, cry […]
Quietly, I Contemplate
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Quietly, I contemplate the stars, numerous and wondrous. Billions upon billions, more, in the Milky Way alone. One galaxy among billions upon billions. Thinking thus, I find my life small, but marvelously complete. Replete in ways I could not have dreamed when I was young, for all […]
What the Hell?
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Knowing who said what to whom, might be some way of keeping score. Still, on our journey womb to tomb, Keeping score? What the hell’s it for? ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World ~~~~~ Please, leave a […]
We Have Changed
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The drama of the storm, as watched safely, behind glass, from a distance. Wind marks its approach. Lightning flashes, a crack of thunder soon after. Rain starts to fall, pounding on the roof and on our thoughts, mysteries. Knocking on a door held firmly shut. The rain […]