Tag Archives: change
May Be Far
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ May Be Far ~~ To see the world of others As the have seen themselves Whether in a past or future Across the ocean in other lands Across the sea of vasty space Greeted by an unknown people A tribe that we […]
Stringing Us Along
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Stringing Us Along ~~ So agile, fast and supple Boy and master play guitar Strumming the world Into being, new life Strokes drawn from a pallet Mimicked by the sound box How far we have come How distant it seems Our goal, […]
Never Alone
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Never Alone ~~ In vast crowds Humanity Footsteps, high-pitched, Staccato constancy Remind me Of bird chicks, Insistent, helpless Without nourishment Fickle succor — there, gone Inconsistent, snatched away Driven, in danger Unexpected abandonment Vagaries of nature Meaning all of us All the […]
Theater of or Life
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Theater of or Life ~~ Whether we’re standing or sitting, Murphy says we will be in the way It is simply a question of fitting As we find our seats for the play ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is […]
Proximity
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Proximity ~~ Stillness in the deeps Spaces between Shall we find Music, light Darkness pervasive Hope, mourning Night, morning Spiraling, spinning Comets singing, Each to each Like whale song Which we recognize But cannot comprehend So far, so fast Indescribable, unimaginable Boon […]
What More?
What More? ~~~~~ Some done, some left The tally of each day We the warp and weft What more need I say? ~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Philip Brent Digital Art and Photography lifenart2@gmail.com Brent Harris Fine Art Brent Harris Fine Art brentharrisfineart@gmail.com Vida Voices Scriggler TPM […]
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 […]
IMMODEST PROPOSAL
Sadly, this will be the fourth time I will have posted this piece on this date, the fifth anniversary of the Newtown murders which again falls on a school day. Many tragic deaths continue to occur. Rich Shapiro of New York Daily News online on 10/ 3/2017 wrote: “Since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary […]
All Sides
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Life, like any sculpture, must be seen From every side before we understand. Where we’re going, where we’ve been, For what happens is often not planned. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more […]
Crash
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Crash Nurtured, kept warm, alive. Fed and urged to fly. Abandoned, left to fall. Crash to earth, shattering. Potential and love lost. Greedily sucked back into the firmament, the fundament. Not gone, except to us. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, […]
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