Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
Am I a Writer or Just a Person Who Owns Too Many Notebooks?
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ How can I have too many notebooks? A dastardly assertion. Like saying I have too many books. So what, if my stack of To-Be-Read books would be taller than my house, taller the city hall. Yes, I admit it might reach the moon. But it’s not hoarding, […]
You’re Out
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ I sit on the sidelines, wanting to play this game called life. I would take the stage, play hero or villain. Though I have read actors enjoy playing villains because they are more complex, more challenging, I’d choose to be the hero, even if that makes me […]
A Deep Breath
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The air crisp with the scent of winter as I stood near the teahouse in Portland, Oregon’s block square Chinese Garden. A hazy day didn’t hide the city around the periphery of the garden, but made it, like stepping into another time and place. In the near […]
What I Said
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ This poem cannot heal my heart, but this poem can patch my soul. This poem cannot feel my pain. This poem can help me share my feelings. This poem cannot alter the order. This poem can structure my daily grind. This poem cannot remember my birth. This […]
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 […]