Category Poetry
The Voice on the Phone
~~~~~ 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 could not understand. I wanted to speak to a real, live, actual person. I did not want to be speaking with a […]
It Pierced Me
~~~~~ Her glance echoed off my eyes like a hammer blow to the head. It pierced me, a laser to my heart. I’ve dreamed of her, then till now. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think. See […]
Must Explain
~~~~~ When I see the majesty of a striking hawk, I marvel, yet know something will likely die. We may think it grotesque, morbid don’t balk; any who think this is wrong, must explain why. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let […]
We Choose Only How
~~~~~ We all want it. We all want it all. We do. Do we? Or is that just a story we’ve been repeatedly told? Love, home, family, food, friends no longer hold Enough; fail to comprehend what enough may be New flashy car, a fancy man, a trophy wife to start All the latest apps […]
Simple Complexity ~ Complex Simplicity
~~~~~ Why then must poetry’s meaning be couched Like the imagined sea-sound heard in a shell May fleeting beauty, convoluted truth be vouched Said simply and offered crystal-clear from a well Will it help if I use night to presage age or death Flying birds or sunsets standing in for nature’s glory Will unformed clay, […]
When We All Know
~~~~~ Everybody dies so why do we try so hard to pretend we will never end? Hold tight the ignorant insanity of youth, when we all know the truth? This is not meant to cry false sentiment. How we face this, whether with no solace, you and I decide intent. Or with aplomb, earth, water, […]
Asking Directions
~~~~~ Have you considered peace, its opposite? Some will tell me yes and others not ~~~~~ 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: The Pen’s Might Brent Harris Fine […]
Hope We’re Still Lucky
~~~~~ What proof do we need of our existence? Power, now, though it will fade in time. Our skulls, bones in a museum display; see an ancient specimen of a lost culture. Will it be left over from our destruction? Did we scavenge our garbage, heritage? As hubris leads us to think we need none, […]
Saying Saving Grace
~~~~~ Life, all life, seeks to grow and continue. To do so, some other life is on the menu. ~~~~~ 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: The Pen’s […]
Who We Are, Who We Become
~~~~~ Do we forget to wonder, to ask the right questions? Do we gird up our loins, strengthen our bastions? Try to talk with far-distant, like-minded strangers? Ignore all others, to pretend there are no dangers? We converse with others, all in our own language, Accepting a translation offered, a mystery message Compromising, perchance, our […]
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