Tag Archives: love
Ere We Fall
Who knows what we have lost to the cause of war Music, art, novels, plays, poems, films and more Bachs, Da Vincis, Berninis, Monets create wings The Shakespeares, Elliotts, Cassatts gone missing Would we find saviors numbered among the dead No way now to know to where they may have led Wars are equal-opportunity, high […]
Cherish Hope
I challenge you to cherish hope for a day Reject all violence, everywhere, find a way No press, socially reported evil worldwide Here or abroad, in the city or countryside Refuse to fear bullies, choose not to fight Gruesome deeds lose power without sight I urge you to step away from politics, war All, together, […]
My Head Might Explode
What convoluted scenes we nightly do create Within our dreams our world to contemplate When we can learn how, cogitate this fluidly We should then, finally, comprehend reality Yet our mind clearly contains what we need It has done its utmost to propagate this seed We, dullards who cannot decipher this code Cannot try too […]
A Living Hell
Imagine if everyone who had ever lived, lived forever Decrepit old carcasses stacked up like a cord of wood What? You thought we’d stay young, no changes ever That is crazy and totally absurd; it would do no good Consider history’s myriad heroes, sidekicks and villains Who’d battle to retain, increase, consolidate their power Plus […]
Perspective
I would happily spend all my days as nights If I could only live all of my nights as days What’s the problem someone random says They’re only labels; call them what you like Trees, I believe, may well be dogs or birds While dogs are railroads and birds flowers Seconds may last eternity; it […]
What?
What we know and what we think we know Live in constant conflict, a dubious do-si-do What we believe, will never have to grieve What we conceive denies what we perceive
Now
The future is not finished The future has not begun It will not be remembered For it has the past become
Thoughts and Feelings
Thoughts of hope and disillusion Lead to clarity and to confusion Feelings of clarity and confusion Lead to hope for some solution
Simple Man
YES ~ Brent Harris Today being election day, I thought this somehow quite appropriate. I am a simple man Because I believe the human race can change I am a dreamer Because I believe everyone should understand I am naïve Because I believe if enough people say no, it will matter I am a fool […]
Thoughts in Fishbowls
Living in a fishbowl, it’s hard to understand Those living on the outside are in command