Tag Archives: understanding
Might Have Been
Might Have Been ~~~~~ Yes, we laugh at the family tortoise, find it funny they saunter so slowly. They have the same thoughts for us, so quickly gone, ere they know we. Stepping so slowly keeps them alive beyond our four score years and ten. Over time, there’s wisdom to derive. See what could be, […]
Red Shifted
Red Shifted ~~~~~ Watching the news last night, noticed something, caused a fright. Stories full of depraved, depressing sights, ads for new medicines, so I will not die tonight Told who died, was shot, or another dastardly deed. Told I can’t breathe, my ticker’s bad, but they have what I need. A plane’s gone missing, […]
Always a Surprise
Always a Surprise ~~~~~ When will we learn to recognize our face in every face we meet? Why must it be always a surprise, each time a new person we meet? Not kin, yet, the question is true. Merely cloudy reflections, shards, that may show worst, best of you. See, hear, learn the truth of […]
A Single Tear
A Single Tear ~~~~~ What net of illusions do I hope to cast? Magician’s misdirection my future, past. Always on the verge of fathoming truth, feeling all makes sense, a folly of youth. How then could I have thought, known? Imagine imagination’s leap, now grown. many ways, not only down or sideways, wander, stars transfixed, […]
Now
Now ~~~~~ The future is not finished. The future has not begun. It will not be remembered, for the past it has become. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think. See more of my creative offerings and […]
Always Sunrise, Always Sunset
Always Sunrise, Always Sunset ~~~~~ Now, the phases of the moon, the constancy of the fiery sun. It’s always sunset, somewhere, Hours before the sun will rise. Sunrise eats night, sunset, day. We would be better, attuned to our world, its people, realizing night to day come to everyone. The dark and light are the […]
Why Wait?
Why Wait? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment. ~~~~~ Please, tell me how long we must wait. Will we ever know if we’re out of date, and wonder if we’re quick or are late? Will we even perceive our own estate? Do you know how we can fall […]
When Fear Fades
When Fear Fades ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment . ~~~~~ When fear fades, what will I discover? Maybe another person the same as me. One who struggles to meet like needs, who seeks the same answers that I do When anger fades, who will I become? Will […]
Climb of Beauty
Climb of Beauty ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ (Written while listening to der Winterreise — Schubert) Wondering, I wander within a wood, lost in thought, again, wonder without sight or care, though I might end up anywhere. I seek escape from my nightmare, to return to […]
And Then I Know
And Then I Know ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ I, one evening, going out to a recital, look away from my life, a brief moment. When my gaze returns, my perception changes, questions in my mind foment. Walking to the concert hall, after it’s rained, light […]
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