Tag Archives: understanding

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Life

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Life, some say.is short and sweet Yet some say life is long and bitter Now we can ignore life complete Because we have invented Twitter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine […]

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 […]

Climbing

~~~~~~~~~~~~ “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Climbing A lone, patient figure, without, within Standing quietly upon a mountain top Deep within a forest, one with a waterfall Steadily climbing up the stairs of the sky Tenuous, strong, watcher and watched ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings […]

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 […]

Always

“War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oh so many ways we can dream and hope Some near, some distant, need a telescope Find what we want or want what we find Spend years so depressed, out of our mind Will we start to understand which is which Or […]