Tag Archives: confusion

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In a time like ours

In a time like ours only the coarse-grained have enough resistance to preserve their fair-weather principles unclouded by anxiety. T. Merton

With a Dimple

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I believe, the sign I saw simply said. Joe’s Tacos Hot Spot Salon Buddhist Temple I mean, it sounded quite intriguing Yet difficult to imagine in my head Perhaps something seemingly simple A Buddhist kaon or making math trig sing Concealing, complex, might fool Gimpel Will I find it slippery or very […]

At Times

At Times I have written many things Some of them are quite silly Occasionally, I wax profound But the timing is willy-nilly

I Believe

Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suppose the thing create the word? Or does the word create the thing? Choosing to have wisdom, accord I believe we’ll change everything Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings […]

And Doing So

Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Purfling and lethonomia: what can they be? Get into the groove and follow right around Perhaps you’ll remember; it’s known to me Ask learned wordsmiths what may be found Some words are not well known or jargon Describing music, motors or woodworking […]

Don’t Push

Ever ~ Philip Brent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Hide in deep holes, darkest shadow Dance and preen in bright daylight Neither guarantee, lead high or low You have no reason to feel uptight Plow deeply, with all your might Make use of everything you know Cosmos […]

All Life

  Mixed Bag ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Over sea and under sky Join me as we soar and fly Play among white, fluffy clouds Fall with the rain Earth’s liquid shroud Storm presages death, Death, where all life leads We never break […]