Category Modern Life
Inside Out, Outside In
Inside Out, Outside In ~~~~~ Penury repeats repetition Upon repetition, until Someone tries to run In the night. Pursuit Follows, measured, steadfast. The chase continues, Faster and faster, until The hounds outrun the fox And it is difficult to distinguish predator from prey ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is […]
Any Story
Any Story ~~~~~ Winding down the lane or Winding up the stair. Am I alone in this pursuit for? Is there someone there? Can I see them beside me? Do I believe them far away? Is it faith, a new way to see, Or what all the asses bray? Maybe these two are the same. […]
What to Seek
What to Seek ~~~~~ In a church done in the 1890’s style, I’m told. Should that make me smile, Question all truths I’ve held awhile? Do these questions have any answer; That’ll matter to another generation? Did I think I’d find my chance here, Hope I would be forgiven all my sin? I don’t believe […]
Everything Muddled
Everything Muddled ~~~~~ Be still, I tell you, wait and listen. I am not sure what you will hear. I know it will explain all this then; Everything muddled will be clear. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what […]
Pretending
Pretending ~~~~~ We all spend our days trying to decipher life. Use whatever tools we happen have to hand. As we cavort on the tip of a razor-sharp knife, Smile at other people, pretend we understand. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and […]
If We Were to Cease
If We Were to Cease ~~~~~ 1816 I feel the fool tonight, though certain I hope we will crush in its birth My words, sentiments echo The aristocracy of our moneyed corporations Statesmen, leaders long dead Which dare already to challenge Why should now be otherwise Our government to a trial […]
I Do Not Understand
I Do Not Understand ~~~~~ I respect everyone’s right to believe whatever they choose… Though I consider myself a spiritual person and the universe spiritually enlivened, I do not understand belief in god, any god. Personally, it seems a concept we use to explain what we cannot understand. We use such an imagined being or […]
No Reason
No Reason ~~~~~ When I see my father’s forehead, Observing a reflection of my face, I know that one day I will be dead And that time has slowed my pace. As I could not walk while a baby, I know that time may come again. And the how or why this may be, not […]
Time and Tide Urge
Time and Tide Urge ~~~~~ What happens when you need to change Your mind, your direction, your daily life? Based on new circumstances, bad or good. Life intervenes, demanding you to choose, Take another path you never want to walk. A serious accident, the death of someone Near to you, a love, someone close, gone. […]
Never See
Never See ~~~~~ I marvel at the sounds and stories Words spin when they flow through me. How music helps me find these glories, Which, on my own, I might never see. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what […]
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