Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
In Concert
~~~~~ To make every moment a work of art, Seeing truth, each second of our day. Live as if no time is left, embrace all. Comprehend magic in the mundane. Feel music as a pianist bobs and bows, Rocks back and forth like Ray Charles. Not blindness, because music is inside; Dance soul in our […]
You Might Be Right
~~~~~ I wager you believe that I cannot write Something to make you think and laugh Even though I admit you might be right, Picture dear leader with the head of a giraffe. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know […]
Epiphany
~~~~~ Artists and writers may be tortured souls Constantly searching for a way to express That is so cogent and so clear we awake. Oftentimes creatives in front of the curve. They create a vision to show you, tell you, Difficult to show on the page, the canvas, In the dance steps, notes of the […]
The Cynic, Silent Killer
~~~~~ Boots on the ground come marching, marching. Boots on the ground come marching one by one. Boots on the ground taught to appear steely eyed, While they wield the arsenal that’s been supplied. Boots on the ground come marching, marching. Boots on the ground come marching two by two. There to support law enforcement; […]
Lies and Truth
Lies and Truth ~~~~~ What ways we wander, wonder why. Search, seek twisted trails, tall tales. While we follow fools, venal villains, meaning morsels, broken breadcrumbs. Lost, languishing, mired meanders, wide walkways, paved pathways, rural roads, Long lanes, dusty drives, graveled grades, sleek superhighways, cacophonous cities Electronic expressways lead, lure to tips, digital dead-ends, while […]
Rolling in His Grave
Rolling in His Grave ~~~~~ Like the narcissistic needs of a reborn Christian’s god, Donald Trump requires constant praise and adoration. 100,000-plus Americans dead; he wants us to applaud. He’ll say, do and promise anything for your adulation. It seems there is nothing too incendiary or outrageous Like when he stands lying, about his feeble […]
Ain’t We Great?
Ain’t We Great? ~~~~~ This is posted with a special shout out to Eric Wayne, multi-discipline artist, critic and someone who has shown this blog and, by extension, me a lot of love in recent weeks. Check out the link above. Words are paint, Paint becomes pixels Stone is chipped Chips in computers Memory is […]
A Dream That Is Real
A Dream That Is Real ~~~~~ A dream that is real as a promise; It’s something would become us. And if in becoming, we became, No need anything stay the same. Although you cannot believe me, When you do, you’ll not leave be. Truth, within your heart lies bliss, A dream that is real as […]
Without Wicked Toys
Without Wicked Toys ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment When life is hard, we’re all still together. When we choose to be; when we gather. So many things in life in need of repair; Sure no one can help us, or so we swear. Under the stress, strain, […]
If Quick or Dust
If Quick or Dust ~~~~~ Sickness is Health, Ignorance is Strength, Insurrection is Freedom, Trumpery is Reality It’s not for the workers who don’t get by, Nor for the small business that’ll go bust. For fat cats, in boardrooms, sleek and sly, Who lust for profit, if we’re quick or dust. Some yell freedom; mothers’ […]
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