Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
Far Beyond You
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Soar until you reach the heights. Draft upon the currents to rise higher. Look down upon the vast field of creation. And though, you will thrill in awe, |the cosmos will remain beyond you. Still, you will strive to rise above creation itself; looking for a new […]
Always
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth~~~~~ ~~~~~ Will I find it walking the trail, the trees whispering into my ear? Will I find it waiting along the road, every sign and driver telling me anew? Is it in the squeak of the floorboards. the step I skip so I don’t wake you? Can I find […]
The Mourning Machine
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Everyone must be happy; it’s the law. Get your dental implants, so you’ll smile. There must be no crying across the land, and no tears or wailing on any hand. While you wait, just read a joyful magazine; ads for dear leader and the power he shows. […]
Knuckles on Skull
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Fingers dance, eyes dance, strings dance, swing stance. Banging on the block like a hollow head. The coconut in a cartoon. How else can you make the sound? Knuckles on your skull is the ideal? ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is […]
Through the Maze
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Going home by way of Beat Street. Listen to the mean saxophone rattle the windows and doors. How will you find your way through the maze of bright notes? ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World ~~~~~ Please, […]
Stepping Out
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Water trickles from the fountain. The dancers parade through the courtyard. Standing hand to hand and then turn to your next partner. Hear the music and stepping feet. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World ~~~~~ Please, leave […]
Half Time
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ I have known the past. It’s gone but not forgotten. It’s good it didn’t last, since half of it was rotten. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what […]
Crude Earth
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Call and response Doppler through the hall, across the field, through the forest, until they reach a distant shore. They join with the fishes and the verdant sea life to produce music which has rarely been heard on this plane before or after. What do you think? […]
At the Café
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ I wait for my coffee and listen to the man play the piano for other people who sit and wait. Some just chat, carry on their lives as they have, do every day and every day. Down at the local café. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is […]
Initial Sunrise
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Going onward, towards the sunset, the sunrise distant in your mirror. Tell you what, the sun set awaits. Everyone will have a final sunset, just as we all had an initial sunrise. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the […]