Category Modern Life
Imagine
……… Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Imagine Imagine if Earth spoke a secret language One intended only for you and you alone If you cannot understand, you feel alone Yet your comprehension a social bandage Decipher the code on a secret parchment Map to peace and […]
Can You?
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Can You? Life might seem like endless chores Some say better than heavenly choirs You would have to live on love alone Unless endless singing a way to atone It is all made up, no matter your belief Can you find solace […]
Clinging
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Clinging Clinging like a barnacle To the hull of life’s ship Sailing a vast sea of stars Like fabled fishers three Past the clever old moon Who watches and laughs Galaxies, comets go by Rule our ship, we think While we franticly […]
What a Crock
What a Crock Whether you see a crock of gold Or think you see a crock of shit Shows mental pictures you hold Reality is what you envision it See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Pen’s Might Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art Vida Voices Niume Scriggler TPM The Extra […]
Confusion
When men become frightened, they’re willing to sacrifice love for power. When in charge, they confuse one for the other. Philip Brent Harris
I Choose Peace
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… I Choose Peace When in life we reach an age, a need, a trial, a test, the razor’s edge. Delving deeper, pondering, reflecting, remembering, planning, hoping, denying, angry, we bargain, we grieve while craving peace, acceptance. Until we understand acceptance is a […]
Any Chosen Path
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Any Chosen Path Every fork and turn you find in the road Any chosen path which you might take May lead you to that fabled pot of gold Or lead you to a thirst you cannot slake. ……….. Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence […]
Believe Me
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment … Believe Me Tell me the things you don’t remember Play me a symphony without any notes Dance me like we’re young and limber Believe me all the things that you don’t Love me tender, when I’m lovable least Teach me concern about […]
Can We Then?
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Can We Then? If you Have no words What will you Say To me? Will you Smile, frown Laugh, cry Wave your arms All around Stand straight Tall and strong Arms akimbo Arms spread wide? Will you Fall to your knees Fall to […]
In a time like ours
In a time like ours only the coarse-grained have enough resistance to preserve their fair-weather principles unclouded by anxiety. T. Merton