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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 […]
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
Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door
In 1883, Emma Lazarus, daughter of immigrant families, wrote a sonnet entitled “The New Colossus.” You almost certainly know part of it. It’s emblazoned on a plaque which now resides in the museum of the Statue of Liberty. Perhaps, unlike me, you knew the complete verse. I must admit to being surprised when I learned […]
Reports from the Realm of the Rouge Regina
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trumpery is Reality Our people must be one. Chaos must be won. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reports from the Realm of the Rouge Regina All the ews s fit to be bent Salve Regina Last week proved a hectic week in the realm of our Rouge Regina. Our regal ruler continues to battle the Zombie […]
In the Wake of the Storm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now, we’re told this contretemps is done Some are really happy, some have no fun I counsel, this is a time we must be kind Your point was proved or lost your mind In the winner’s circle, on the pile, […]
My Place or Yours
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The fowl and the engineer Strolling along the strand Each holds a roll of papers Bound by red rubber bands The engineer, name of Bill Can’t begin to understand Why fowl, Bea, speaks ill Of all that Bill has planned Bea dreads […]
If One Delves
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Liars, if into their truth one delves Find they lie mainly to themselves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art The Extra Mile Art, shirts and other gift items Scriggler TPM […]
Not One Whit
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Living nature cares not one whit For all of our hopes and glories Obviously, we do not give a shit We’re busy ending all our stories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris […]
Joyful
On this sad and tragic day for our nation and for our world, I urge all to mourn the fallen, innocent civilians and valiant first responders. Remember those who were injured or suffered any harm then unto the present moment, at home or abroad. Our world should find this day and any day a time […]
What’s All the Fuss?
“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every day you do something that is old Which is new, while you’ve done before It feels like doing what you’ve been told Makes you want to ask what all this is for Get your daily coffee, buy your groceries Do the […]