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Tag Archives: battles
A Million Years
Just like we’ve done for a million years, we strike out blindly in the dark in fear. Some use rocks or bombs, that’s their choice; me, I use music, my words, my voice. We each know nothing, but take on … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, battles, change, destruction, disillusion, evolution, faith, war
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You and Me Against the World
You and me against the world? Well, damn them folks to hell who think that they’re the passioned ones and we’ve nothing to sell, nor anything worth sharing except grand ideas and talk; I say, let’s keep believing in ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged battles, courage, partnership, relationships, Starlight Dances, union
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The Pen and the Sword
a bref double Speak to me, if you linger at the trough and hesitant to take a drink, hang back while others have their fill and more besides, expecting none will challenge their self-right. I give to you a gift … Continue reading
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Tagged battles, bref double, conflict, control, daily poems, poetic forms, power, weapons, writing
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Mightier Than the Sword
My pen and paper ‘gainst your sword and shield We both draw blood on the same battlefield It’s a war of ideas, and some of them proud None of them dare speak their motives out loud My own revolution turned … Continue reading
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Tagged battles, communication, conflict, daily poems, negotiation, resolution, war, writing
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Choosing Your Battles
When the middle of the road is muddy slick so that the vehicles of truth get mired, ‘Tis then the vultures gather there to pick among the helpless and the uninspired. The wheels of progress spin but cannot grab or … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, battles, daily poems, partisanship, poetry by request, sonnet, war
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