Category Modern Life
Paths
Sun and Shadow ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Till you have encompassed, are encompassed by being. Yours, mine and everyone’s and everything’s which we know now in part or in all. Freely sacrifice the wisdom we’ll claim, to incorporate deep knowledge we’ll teach, adopt to grow and go along paths that life always learns. Love […]
Songs of War ~ Songs of Peace
~~~~~This is an older piece, but it never seems to go out of date. And will the savage songs of war never end,Replaced by simple, sweet songs of peace?How can we, forever, our loved ones send,Knowing they will feed the slavering beast? Do we wonder why we never grow sane,When the best, the brightest are […]
Screams, Wake Up (Cont.)
~~~~~ Slowly and surely, softly and silently the unexpected creeps in. Shhhhh. Until it whacks us upside the head, screams, “Wake Up,!” until we do. We would have this world beautiful. Yet, sometimes it’s not, nor can it be. So we would rob it of its future truth Claiming our truth is all that matters. […]
Current Reality
~~~~~ Are you haunted by the future Though we don’t know what’s to come? Does your head play the “Twilight Zone” theme? Perhaps it’s the eerie theremin of “Forbidden Planet” or surrendering control to “One Step Beyond”. No matter what you imagine, it’s not more frightening than our current reality ~~~~~ People Over Politics, World […]
On Edge
~~~~~ On the edge seam of my mind I never know what I might find. I may be callous; I may be kind. Both together, they are twined. Guess I’ll have a drink, unwind. It doesn’t matter if I’m crined. It’s so obscure, might be fined. I suppose it should be defined. With emblazoned hair […]
Now
~~~~~ I have seen the future and I have even lived within it. Difficult, you understand, it’s now when you begin it ~~~~~ People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings at: Philip Brent Harris […]
Give and Take
~~~~~ What is your role this roll of liar’s dice? Is it an actor’s nightmare if you’re a baker? Each step upon the stage happens twice. For each part, you are a giver and a taker. The sand grains dig deep and dent me as […]
War on One is a War on All
~~~~~ We must learn that a war on one is a war on all. Not only nations, states, cities, communities, groups, ethnicities, orientations, political, sexual, and religious, but also on each individual, everywhere. Thus, if anyone harms another through venal, rapacious neglect or verifiable intention, they have harmed all. each and every animate and inanimate […]
Screams. Wake Up!
~~~~~ Slowly and surely, softly and silently the unexpected creeps in. Shhhhh. Until it whacks us upside the head, screams, “Wake Up,!” until we do. (to be cont.) ~~~~~ People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more of my […]
Improvisation
~~~~~ A Rapid Meditation on Ives Trio for Piano, Cello and Violin Where Did That Come From The way in life we come together, walk side-by-side and harmonize. Go our separate ways, rehearing The musical influences we shared. Will we muse on it from then on? Think it but a passing fancy, soon forgotten. Distant […]
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