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Tag Archives: war
Cannon fodder: an ottava rima
Praise the Lord and birth more cannon fodder! Perpetuate our species, one and all! Salvation’s army needs our sons and daughters; don’t fret, you may reclaim them when they fall. Desist from that sad mewling! ‘Tis not slaughter! They fight … Continue reading
Stale Yellow
This morning my country’s on orange alert; or maybe stale yellow, if you feel perverse: the color of bullies, who’re cowards, in fact, who put down in others convictions they lack. The war is on terror, they’ll loudly proclaim; but … Continue reading
Posted in Songs
Tagged alerts, America, freedom, Homeland Security, politics, terrorism, war, warnings
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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
Posted in Poems
Tagged acceptance, activism, challenges, change, evolution, pacificism, peace, war
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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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In seventeen and forty one
In seventeen and forty one, my family reached these shores; each generation since that time has fought this country’s wars. Against the French, and then the Britons, then in Union blue; the Spanish, Mexican and Natives, when each call came … Continue reading
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Tagged America, history, military, patriotism, personal history, war
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Thought for the Day: On the Arts
From the wonderful book The Maiden King: The Reunion of Masculine and Feminine by Robert Bly and Marion Woodman. This bit from Marion: …the arts are becoming frills in the eyes not only of the government but of many citizens … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Statements
Tagged art, books, gender roles, Marion Woodman, Robert Bly, sex, The Maiden King, war
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Stupid War
The first draft of this song dates from 1975, when I was ten years old. I subsequently revised it in about 1985. I read in the papers ’bout the war today: we’re going to die from an overdose of moral … Continue reading
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Tagged commercialism, ignorance, mass media, pointlessness, spirituality, war
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