Tag Archives: change
Dark as Distance
~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Dark as Distance So softly now, we whisper Walk along a clifftop path Sun or stars, day or night We chat, calm, confident In the touch, the strength Of holding another’s hand We discover an open gate Stairs, we slowly […]
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, […]
Nor Does It
~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Nor Does It ~ When every action taken, Word spoken, song sung, Picture painted or snapped Dance choreographed, performed Structure designed, built, Torn down, replaced, Left to nature, Music composed, Tale written, told, Every moment Remembered or lost, In deeps […]
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 […]
Appearances
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Appearances Though I appear to be trying to draw a perfect circle, I know it already exists and I am it and within it. ……….. Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my […]
Can You?
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Can You? Life might seem like endless chores Some say better than heavenly choirs You would have to live on love alone Unless endless singing a way to atone It is all made up, no matter your belief Can you find solace […]
Clinging
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Clinging Clinging like a barnacle To the hull of life’s ship Sailing a vast sea of stars Like fabled fishers three Past the clever old moon Who watches and laughs Galaxies, comets go by Rule our ship, we think While we franticly […]
Confusion
When men become frightened, they’re willing to sacrifice love for power. When in charge, they confuse one for the other. Philip Brent Harris
Any Chosen Path
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Any Chosen Path Every fork and turn you find in the road Any chosen path which you might take May lead you to that fabled pot of gold Or lead you to a thirst you cannot slake. ……….. Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence […]
Believe Me
Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment … Believe Me Tell me the things you don’t remember Play me a symphony without any notes Dance me like we’re young and limber Believe me all the things that you don’t Love me tender, when I’m lovable least Teach me concern about […]