Category Laughter
The Voice on the Phone
When in Rome ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ This was my yesterday. The voice on the phone said tell me your name. The voice on the phone confirmed my number. The voice on the phone asked me my problem. The voice on the phone would not understand. I wanted to speak to a real, […]
Still on the Shelf?
~~~~~ A dog-eared page In an old book Mirrors my mood. Phantom reason, Marked as special. I fervently hope For unknown purpose, An unremembered time Or accidental. Compressed too long, Hidden, neglected, fragile, Forest and trees Broken off, lost. Handle with care. My life attacks, A whirlwind child. Imperious Nature, Unaware, uncaring. My dog-eared self, […]
Quirks Work
~~~~~ Writing in the first person, how can I be I sure I am writing as me? Even 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 own memory, Directly, I start to reinvent, interpret, reconceive who I was, will […]
A Pleasant Meander
~~~~~ While on a recent idyll, a most pleasant meander, I stopped a while to chat with a fiery salamander. He dimmed his flames, we talked of rain and wind And all the little embers his sisters meant to send. He sent me then down the path to see a mighty oak, Said she was […]
In Time
~~~~~ Watching any two people, like you, uncertain and alone, As they meet upon your street, to stroll along and converse. In time, they court, the formal dance, they smile and sigh, Till laughing, flushed, happy and out of breath, they sit. Talking heart-to-heart leads to dialogue, to harmony, to love, Opening, joining, sharing fear, […]
Room With a View
~~~~~ I look around the room where sit and See memories, touchstones to the past. Reminders of the present time, of love For those who make the view special, Who share the view and make it richer. Some who have gone; I’ve never met Them, yet they helped to form people I love. Although we […]
When?
~~~~~ He ran rapidly past me Gone without a trace I went slow and steady When’s the race? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think. See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Brent Harris Fine […]
Should Tell Us
~~~~~ When did we decide imaginary lines Are more important than reality? Not only arbitrary boundaries of nations But also the labels of gender, color, home, Religion, class, and any other distinction. What if we thought of everyone, Each of us as people and nothing more? I understand there will be differences. Some will be […]
Respect and Protect
~~~~~ Word of the day: Ilat: In Line at the Bank, Store, Rally, Protest, etc. Example of Ilat: Now more than ever, everything Is ilat, in line at the you name it. All masked and sanitized, nothing We can bring, anywhere, that’s it. Each place we go we must protect Others to protect us, show […]
Whether Stranger or Guest
~~~~~ The firmament piles dark on dark in the east. Dark clouds harried by storms from the west. If the stranger at the feast, or honored guest, All will stand equal, when we are laid to rest. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment […]
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