Tag Archives: hope

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, […]

Choose Peace

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Choose Peace: Don’t Retreat, Retweet, Repeat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Pen’s Might Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art The Extra Mile Art, shirts and other gift items Scriggler TPM Niume Vida Voices

Illegal Ease

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everything I know is correct All that you know is incorrect Being blunt, not circumspect You may disagree on redirect ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art The Extra Mile Art, […]

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 […]

That is All

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The multitude of ways we dream our hope Some near, some distant, need a telescope A wish fulfilled, but not for what we pined Spend years so depressed, out of our mind Will we start to understand which is which? For grass […]

Politics

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When will this mess be done? We can choose, but only one. When it’s done, will it be over? Or should we all run for cover? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris […]

Time

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How can I say what I need to say I feel abandoned; I’ve lost my way It’s been oh so hard to say goodbye You are everywhere I cast my eye I cannot question anyone’s pain Only to do my best, try […]

Balance

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sitting in a church last Sunday afternoon, enjoying a concert, I let my mind wander. At least it keeps me off the streets, I thought. I’ve also said that about people worshiping on Sunday mornings. This parish belonged to the denomination in […]

Lighter

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He engaged in conversation With a woman he didn’t know She cleared his table, but Both smiled and connected If only for that brief time When both of them occupied The same space together Though beyond doubtless They would never meet again […]

Riff on Saxophone

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saxophone was the instrument I wanted to play when young Now, I sit listening to plaintive Notes play, paint mind pictures Water thrown from a window Greeted by a curse from below As corner toughs point, laugh School children smirking, run When […]