Category Thoughts About Art & Culture
Not Come Far
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Peel away the veneer of civilization. So little effort required. The nail of a little finger. A dull paring knife. How little strife is required to show us exactly who we are and that we have not come far. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace […]
Bow Down
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Darkness grows every day, as if the clouds flow from his mouth with every pronouncement, each proclamation of some skewed truth, which only applies to a land of fever dreams, where he reigns as king and where we must come and bow down. What else would you […]
Our and All
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The diamonds sparkle, stones of a rare beauty because of their rarity, their clarity, even knowing of the pressure which creates them, will we rate them above people of all levels and persuasions? People more like opals. Brilliance and highlights but prone to shatter under pressure. We […]
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 […]