Category Modern Life
Neither a Laugh Nor a Tear
Neither a Laugh Nor a Tear ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Today, I decided to remove my face, to discover what I would find beneath. It looked a bit like red, stringy lace. Much like we will all one day bequeath. Wait, that says you’re the […]
Echoes
Echoes ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Out in peaceful nature, where I love to be. Now, I hear soft voices, direction a mystery. Are there other hikers in the nearby forest, or echoes of other people from long ago? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is […]
Live In
Live In ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ ‘Tis a gift to be simple and uncomplicated, no bartered existence to prove we’re alive. Sit silently, existence within contemplated, no more true separation than bee and hive. Appearances deceive, all grand illusion. Alone, same centers, edges and middles. […]
No Secrets
No Secrets ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ As I walk among the redwood trees, a funny sound I hear, a banana slug oozing oh so slowly across my trail. Birds sing, raven’s gossip, no secrets. Breathe deeply, the freshening wind. Watch leaves dance, as breezes […]
If I Knew How
If I Knew How ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ I am a weirdo, from bottom to top. Don’t ask me, I’m sure I won’t stop. It’s simply the way I was born to be, not crazy or stupid, completely me. Eccentric is the word you might […]
Whether Near or Far
Whether Near or Far ~~~~~ It is time to put people over politics, country over capitulation and world over wealth. ~~~~~ We all know that families can be difficult, complex, especially those to which we’re related, share blood. Where buttons pushed often yield answers by reflex, usually, without thought about what might be good. […]
You?
You? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ When I am in doubt, I think on writing haiku. I am not sure. You? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think. […]
Beat Goes On
Beat Goes On ~~~~~ It is time to put people over politics, country over capitulation and world over wealth. ~~~~~ I’m beating the same themes and, I will pound them again. Since the peace I seek seems a consensus exacting to gain, it may stay forever unbidden, until you dovetail my dreams, remain a horse […]
A Little Bit
A Little Bit ~~~~~ It is time to put people over politics, country over capitulation and world over wealth. ~~~~~ Everything humans know about creation and our place within it, fits within a space so infinitesimally small it could not be called even a little bit. Ironic, really, since all we hope to know is […]
Found or Bought
Found or Bought ~~~~~ It is time to put people over politics, country over capitulation and world over wealth. ~~~~~ Starting at the bottom of the mountain, climbing up step by step, by step, repeat, yearning for apex vista, magic fountain, an amulet, wealth to make us complete. Will we hear clouds whispering of […]
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