~~~~~ What is your role this roll of liar’s dice? Is it an actor’s nightmare if you’re a baker? Each step upon the stage happens twice. For each part, you are a giver and a taker. The sand grains dig deep and dent me as […]
~~~~~ We must learn that a war on one is a war on all. Not only nations, states, cities, communities, groups, ethnicities, orientations, political, sexual, and religious, but also on each individual, everywhere. Thus, if anyone harms another through venal, rapacious neglect or verifiable intention, they have harmed all. each and every animate and inanimate […]
~~~~~ Slowly and surely, softly and silently the unexpected creeps in. Shhhhh. Until it whacks us upside the head, screams, “Wake Up,!” until we do. (to be cont.) ~~~~~ People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more of my […]
~~~~~ I know this crazy poet.he lives inside my head.About language, he know it.At least, that’s what he said.Rhyme, meter, he can show it. Maybe I’ll meet him when I’m dead ~~~~~ People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See […]
~~~~~ A Rapid Meditation on Ives Trio for Piano, Cello and Violin Where Did That Come From The way in life we come together, walk side-by-side and harmonize. Go our separate ways, rehearing The musical influences we shared. Will we muse on it from then on? Think it but a passing fancy, soon forgotten. Distant […]
Rising of the Moon ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Flow through me like a river from the tiny spring where you begin. Above the lakes and streams watch dragonflies and damselflies hover in an everlasting dance of movement. Iridescent colors where no pigment exists, show how movement exposes more than life alone may ever truly […]
~~~~~ Mary had a little lamb.Its fleece was white as snow.She ate a roasted leg for lunchand took the rest to go. ~~~~~ People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings at: Philip Brent Harris […]
Navel Gazing ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ How do we recover from our mistakes? Is it only going forward or moving on? What if it entails a loss we cannot face, or, not a mistake, but a treasure gone? A loved-one to whom you don’t speak. Are you waiting for them to say sorry? When […]
~~~~~ How will we cause the colors to appear when life appears black and white, blank, no matter where, how far away we gaze? We may as well gaze into our own navels. The permanent scar which marks us flesh proves little enough in its shy profundity. Whether we dance, caper, ramble, race, or march […]
~~~~~ I should be watching the primaries, and keeping track of all their races. but it has all become a terrible blur of many different names and faces. Online and daily news, all day long, inundated with figures and places. Makes me want to scurry and hide. Don’t think I’ll find enough paces. Some posit […]
thepensmight.com 