Category Laughter
Air and Magic
Taken from books I have recently read, am reading or intend to read in the future. Like a Cento, but not. People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ I have run with fleet childrenwhere the forest meets the stars.I have pursued silence playingsolitaire out in the deserts far.Aristotle and Dante helped me learn the secrets […]
Don’t Jump
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Cats on a Ledge ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Please, don’t jump into the conversation if you haven’t thought it through. Don’t dump your baggage, free or bought at the drop of a word on any occasion. And please, don’t jump. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity […]
Love Is All
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! World Famous Floating Head Illusion ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Ancient before time Impenetrable void waited Crawled from its atomic shell Instantaneous illumination flared Newborn This moment A swirling figure Moves, is every moment Innocently wise Hopeful, in constant conflict Cooperation in every interchange Full of wonder, every and […]
Honest Pretense
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Target Practice ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ What would you say if you knew when your life would end? Would you be honest in every way or continue to pretend? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more […]
Quirks Work
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! What a Lovely Young Lady ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Writing in the first person can I be I sure I am writing as me? If I think I describe true events, what in my mind’s eye I see. Can I recount truthfully pictures I find lurking in my […]
The Ultimate Story
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ No matter how empty I may feelor how creative I hope I am.Does it matter in the long run?The answer is yes and no.Despite the finish line,we all must run the race.Run and race but metaphorsfor love, sorrow, pain, and cheer.They speak of all we fear and desire.The […]
Claws and All
Modified from an earlier version. People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ My kitty likes me, at least that’s what I choose to think. Kneads me hard; her sharp claws into my soft skin sink. Clearly her inflicting pain must be a sign of her affection Hold on, she’s a cat, so maybe not after […]
Between the Atoms
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ Every grain of sand that pings the glass. Every blood-drop shed may be your last. Every breath shared has history and time. Every step taken and each hill you climb. Parts of you sustained grass, filled the air and grew flowers, trees, leaves, animals. Despite what comprises you, […]
Simply Say
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ Another month has wandered off. I’m wondering which way it went. I hope wherever it landed was soft if it knows how my time was spent. The seventh month of another year gets ready to make its swift escape. I wonder if next month I must fear. Might […]
Littering the Landscape
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ What will we do when we are gone? Will we regret our actions afterward, as our spirits watch the many squirrels? Will any being we leave behind mourn? Will they scent the winds, noticing our smell, food we left behind is vanished? Continue as they always have, consume […]
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