Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
Other Than Sleep
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Skip along like a child about to play hopscotch, jump rope. Hope to feel the joy of play, stay in childhood long past growing, knowing there is no way to keep the time when young, other than sleep. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is […]
How Little?
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ (I intended to post every day this month, then COVID laid me low. We think life listens to us, but that’s not always how it goes.) Gone now, the widows and orphans, the wounded soldiers, all who might remember the pain, suffering and heartbreak of war. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
When You Say Goodbye
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Think of me when you go tell me you love me. How might I begin to know what the secret of my time here may mean? Like something from a movie scene, mise en scène? How can I begin, explain everything fluttering within my brain. My thoughts […]
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 […]
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 […]