Category Writing
All Deserving
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ All Deserving ~~~~~ Whether you think you lost or won No matter what your views may be On the president now, the last one Or, indeed, on the other forty-three The time has come to make a stand For all of us, […]
A Wink and a Sayer
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ A Wink and a Sayer ~~~~~ Sometimes I write poetry When I’m lying fast asleep It doesn’t seem fair to me These words I cannot keep Yet, since I don’t remember May not be good as I think Dream mind is more […]
To Do
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ To Do ~~~~~ I have written words of late And more than just a few Muse of verse made no date What’s a simple poet to do? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See […]
Absurd
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Absurd ~~~~~ On a purloined piece of paper A couple of interesting books Write poetry burning life’s taper ‘Cause I can’t get by on my looks ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more […]
As All
As All ~~~~~ Capture the cosmos Twinkling in a tyke’s eye, today From somewhere foreign Immersing us in infinity Religious, political refugee Swallowing us in silence Different, skin, class, orientation defined Strange, strained Altogether alien Fascinating but frightening So similar, still Dissimilar, diverse Exceptionally enigmatic Leaving us lost Besieged, bothered Tourists in transit Realize we […]
A Matter of Choice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… A Matter of Choice Buy an instrument, six ninety-five If you have been long enough alive Much more money than you think You can search it online, find a link Sears when Roebuck is on the team Near seers, you […]
Beneath the Skin
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Beneath the Skin ~~ Music, dance, story, art All different languages Much more accessible Than any spoken words Tribes, families, identity Join us and divide us Wedges driven between People understanding Art, arts, expression However we describe it A wave, a hug, […]
Imagine
……… Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Imagine Imagine if Earth spoke a secret language One intended only for you and you alone If you cannot understand, you feel alone Yet your comprehension a social bandage Decipher the code on a secret parchment Map to peace and […]
Can We Then?
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Can We Then? If you Have no words What will you Say To me? Will you Smile, frown Laugh, cry Wave your arms All around Stand straight Tall and strong Arms akimbo Arms spread wide? Will you Fall to your knees Fall to […]
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