Tag Archives: hope

Wait Your Turn

Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Wait Your Turn …………….. My computer, it has a mind Its own and superior to mine With knowledge I rarely find If my message goes out, fine Still, what does it mean, to be Raised analog or even before In our complex […]

I’m OK

Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… I’m OK ~~~ I’m OK with being a cliché, Old enough now not to care, Here many a year and a day I sometimes do what I dare ……….. Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ […]

Breathing Deeply

~~~~~ Breathing Deeply We gather wings unto our being Flex, unfold our spirit, lift and fly Alighting quickly, timid, cautious Breathing deeply, expanding Our soul, to dive into the void Unknown, yet anticipated, expected Glory in flight alone, unaware Sailing higher, until we look down Nothingness greets our eyes, vision Because we no longer see […]

A Matter of Choice

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… A Matter of Choice Buy an instrument, six ninety-five If you have been long enough alive Much more money than you think You can search it online, find a link Sears when Roebuck is on the team Near seers, you […]

Love is All

Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Love is All ~~ Ancient before time, impenetrable void waited. Crawled from its atomic shell; instantaneous illumination flared. Newborn this moment. A swirling figure moves, is every moment. Innocently wise, hopeful, in constant conflict. Cooperation in every interchange. Full of wonder, every […]

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, […]

Always, Always

  ~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ……… Always, Always ~~ Stylized dance Dark, light Feet flashing Boots stomping Honor, glory Who praises? Is praised? Step by step Hand to hand Turn and pause Watch and learn Courtesan meets soldier Who the warrior? Who the quarry? Still standing […]

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 […]