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Sometimes

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Sometimes, he walks beside me. Sometimes, he walks in front. Sometimes, he plays at being tall. Sometimes, he’s really just a runt. Sometimes, he’s beneath my feet. Sometimes, I pretend he pierces Earth. Sometimes, I think that would be neat. Sometimes, at night, he hides in shadow. […]

How We Dance

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The dove soars across the sky, lands in a leafless tree, winter. A stream flows through a park, tripping, laughing ripples run. A blue, cloudless sky lowering toward sunset’s colorful glory. How we dance and step along/ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence […]

Believe as You Must

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Gaze out upon the water, the canals and the rivers. Watch the longboats, home and transport, the gondolas. Pay as you go, the going rate. See the ships, coracles, sails and motors, seem and hidden beneath the waters. Each moving for its purpose at the best speed […]

Mere Language

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Drifting into memory, real or fictional, all of our many moments are rewritten, enhanced or diminished per our needs. From the first instant, already we begin altering the story to best suit ourselves. We decide it was unimportant, so we misremember the color of the balloons, the […]

Theoretical History

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ What did the world look like before we arrived? What will it look like after we are years gone? In a distant future, will unknown alien archeologists dig artifacts from unmarked ground and wonder? What will they make of what they find and will their theories be […]

My Red, Wooden Stagecoach

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ I recall my red, wooden stagecoach big enough to ride, when I was five. It sported six, white horses harnessed in three matched teams of two in the traces. Reins ran to my child’s hands. When I walked it forward, the horse’s legs moved, while never touched […]

What to Do

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The world is going crazy, I don’t know what to do. While I know I am crazy, I know you’re crazy, too. Since life is upside down, I’m standing on my head. By your feet all over town. That fills me full of dread. You could kick […]

It Can Be No Other Way

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Step outside and see our wondrous world, leaving your phone and all worries behind. Smile at the sun or rain; race with the wind. It changes directions when you think you’ve won. No television, no radio, no talk of war or strife. Dance, sing, play, skip stones […]

Ours to Notice

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~   Where do we find the good in life? Is it hidden in everyday moments, natural or created, as all things are? Each moment in life is not pleasant, but each and all belong, enrich our song of creation. Despite how badly we have done to date, we […]

This is How

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ The passion of an argument, a good idea shared, batted back and forth, the token in a newly-minted game. The passion of love; soft, fierce and existential. This is how we find truth. Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World […]