Category politics
Hope We Find
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Raise your life itself on high. Try to find the balance between tears and laughter, balance what we are after. I hope we find it. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and […]
After All
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ It’s terse, adverse, no time to rehearse. But slowly take your time. Make it count. Like a fountain at full spate. Dive in, no need to wait. Hurry now, the water’s fine. Sometimes, this all feels like mine. To have and to hold, bold and beautiful beyond […]
Free Future
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ For my brother The parade starts soon. People line up upon the street. Children get under feet. Then raised to shoulders, holders of the best seats in the house, despite the lawn chairs carried from home. Those who have waited longest in the dark, camped in a […]
Hold Me Close
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Hold me close in a lover’s embrace. Kiss my lips, my eyes, my face. Hold me closer until we are but one being far beyond the beast with two backs. Joined, even when we are far apart. All lovers understand. Give me your hand and I will […]
Do It Again
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Given time, given hope, I would try to climb a ladder to the stars, visit foreign bazaars. I would compose great music, write brilliant tomes, paint masterpieces. Until my time here ceases. Learn all I can, Come back, do it again. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is […]
Now is the Time
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Now is the time get up and dance. Stop living as if you were in a trance. Write your opus. Take your time. Remember, you don’t know how long your time will last. Now is the time. It doesn’t matter your age or your circumstance, I say […]
For Our Continuance
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ How the world sings to me, tells me of joys and capers, lit tapers and closed boxes. How to find my way under a harvest moon? Too soon to wait, anticipate. The coming dawn. The dew on the lawn. Yet the thunder comes and the storm gathers […]
Half Empty Glass
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Pushing on and pushing through, like a train climbing a mountain. The water in any fountain, seeking heights and falling down. As if it can never reach the ground. Hidden in our hearts, our brains, the strains of hiding from our selves. Delving deeper than we feel […]
Cracking an Egg
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ This poem cannot be a broken egg. This poem cannot be a glorious sunrise. This poem cannot trim my big toenail. This poem cannot speak to the devil. This poem cannot wander the seashore. This poem cannot pretend it’s a puppy. This poem cannot find a lost […]
Believing in Giving
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Still, there’s more to find. Places I must shine a light, create a crack where the glow may enter and escape. Make myself truly the taper of my life. Giving more light than I receive. Believing in giving. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is […]