Tag Archives: universe
Never Noticing
Never Noticing ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ When night descends in silence. Sergei Rachmaninoff Do we fear the coming night? Do we think our cleverness will best the sun and stars, our perception of time? […]
Never Noticing
Never Noticing ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ When night descends in silence. Sergei Rachmaninoff Do we fear the coming night? Do we think our cleverness will best the sun and stars, our perception of time? […]
Do We Dare?
Do We Dare? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Mistakes which only I can make. Wonder just what does that mean? These were words I heard recently, neither do I recall, nor know where. Our world, opposites, give and take, reminds of all the balance I’ve seen. […]
Waiting for God, Oh
Waiting for God, Oh ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ I think some of us listen to the music, lives simply waiting for intermission. Left, by the world we know, too sick, wait for someone to offer permission. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is […]
Neverending
Neverending ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Will we Grow, grow up, grow old, grow old together in all weather? Woven, weaving a tapestry, joined, cleaving, or a shroud, grieving, giving, dying, living out loud. Friend, lover, mover, cover, shielding all, memories times, signs. Lightening, thunder, torn […]
Redefining War and Peace
Redefining War and Peace ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ War, armies, death, destruction, terror, horror and fear fill our news and our days. These are all very real and frightening, but I believe war deserves a broader definition, as does peace. War is not simply armed […]
Neither a Laugh Nor a Tear
Neither a Laugh Nor a Tear ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Today, I decided to remove my face, to discover what I would find beneath. It looked a bit like red, stringy lace. Much like we will all one day bequeath. Wait, that says you’re the […]
Echoes
Echoes ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Out in peaceful nature, where I love to be. Now, I hear soft voices, direction a mystery. Are there other hikers in the nearby forest, or echoes of other people from long ago? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is […]
Live In
Live In ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ ‘Tis a gift to be simple and uncomplicated, no bartered existence to prove we’re alive. Sit silently, existence within contemplated, no more true separation than bee and hive. Appearances deceive, all grand illusion. Alone, same centers, edges and middles. […]
Whether Near or Far
Whether Near or Far ~~~~~ It is time to put people over politics, country over capitulation and world over wealth. ~~~~~ We all know that families can be difficult, complex, especially those to which we’re related, share blood. Where buttons pushed often yield answers by reflex, usually, without thought about what might be good. […]
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