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Peace is a Verb
No passive meal, no rare stuff bird, true peace is not a noun, but verb; inaction, apathy and doubt that whisper are not her. She shouts from rooftops, making foul war shake in fear at her approach. Mistake not mewling … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, activism, challenges, change, evolution, pacificism, peace, war
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If I Should Choose
If I should choose to force myself to write despite the lack of something new to say, would any notice much change in the way the words embrace as equals dark and light? And if compressed into some hackneyed form … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, daily poems, poetry, popularity, wholeness, writing
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Hypocritical Mass
Yes, I have been a hypocrite: talked a good game, but never played; and facing challenge, I have quit the field and left teammates dismayed. I’ve shouted sermons down the street on practices I’d never tried and often, told new … Continue reading
Samadhi
Fumbling to ecstacy One nerve cell at a time Approaching some nirvana Piecemeal, by the inch, sublime At the end of fingertips Extended like a drawl Until the whole skin breathes in each moment’s alcohol From the toes along the … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, devotion, enlightenment, epiphany, Nirvana, presence, relativity, samadhi
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Poetry and War
OK, so projects such as Poets Against the War and Voices in Wartime are pretty good ideas. They tout such noble themes, ponder such meaningful quiestions like “The terrible beauty of the poetry is our guide, leading us to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, activism, art, challenges, culture, hypocrisy, poetry, purpose, solutions
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