Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
Then, More Than Ever
The world and understanding it live poles apart, as do all of we Fatigue hangs my head, drawn earthward by depression, despair My eyes struggle to lift against the strain, find only conflict, greed Madness then might be my problem, believing we may live in peace Guns and drugs our cities fill, our prisons […]
Let’s Pretend
Some people think that to do anything there is only one way I don’t know how they can believe this no matter what they say But small minds only hold small ideas with nothing left spare With no room then to reason, choose and nothing they can share When confronted with world problems they […]
Someday Soon
When I was a younger man, I’d tell you I thought I knew so much stuff I’m sure I believed I was more than smart and I knew more than enough It’s amazing I’ve found how much I’ve learned since, how smart become With help and luck, during my life between the short span […]
Does It Matter?
The world is full of liars, some good and some bad. Does it really matter? Storytellers, since ancient times, have told us stories that never ever were Mayhap happened not in the way the tales were told, for drama, for effect To seek the deepest truth of who we are, how we feel, and what […]
Enough, Just Enough
Time is money, money is time, though I’d like to see you eat either one The tokens we value, believe have worth, are extremely puzzling to me It’s symbolic I realize, they can provide little to no shelter by themselves Yet we treat them as real, pursue them with zeal, cry if we miss […]
What If?
What if you could create anything, paint like the greatest artist ever seen Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gentileschi, Rousseau, Magritte, Cassatt, Ditko, Kane No doubt, I haven’t named your favorite, your one and only most fine The list is so long, I could fill up every notebook that I have ever owned Then I could […]
You’re a Real Card
Although I think you might not care Herewith I will set down, begin to share Many simple life lesson that I swear I learned while playing at solitaire My explication might sound like fluff For this game played sitting on your duff How could anyone ever play enough To learn any life lesson, simple or […]
Art Isn’t Practical. Says Who?
Have you ever noticed that when you do something new or different, even though you may have done the same thing in the past, that you have to invent solutions to problems you never even considered? Recently, my wife and I decided that we would like to share our home with a cat. She’s […]
In an Instant
Sometimes in deep hours of night, insomniac, I think I know the answer While other times, in the brightest light of day, I’m much less certain Perhaps my problem is I don’t really even know the question to ask here When will ever I have a moment to learn, while I face such a […]
Listen
I think, perhaps, I’ll write a poem an undiscovered story tonight While I sit, eyes closed, listening to the music of classical guitar Hard church pews, though near the sacred altar, still numb my butt Yet listen, the music, oh the music, convinces me I do, not care On a simple Saturday, though full […]
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