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I Wonder Why?
I wonder why so many die when we know so much; we’ve so many pills and such? Could it just be we don’t feel free so we just curl up and die? If I knew the answer; if only I … Continue reading
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Ernie
An Aussie in Catalonia, in conversation rules; his knowledge of the world around central to his tools. Sitting in the Pyrenees, with language as his skill; So if your need is language then Ernie fits the bill. A man who … Continue reading
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Sanity’s Search
Mental health; a state of mind but at times it’s hard to find. Though we always know it’s there sometimes we just don’t know where. So in our search we can go wrong and travel where we don’t belong. Finding … Continue reading
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Flies
Flies crawl in my nose Tickling nasal passages One sneeze and they’re gone
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Knowledge
Ships pass in the night Spreading wisdom as they go Knowledge is a gift
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On Monks & Marines
In the protest movement, as in all facets of life there are what I call Monks & Marines: The “Monks” are the more esoteric among us who work for change through consciousness changing and The “marines” are those who work … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, nature, Peace, Politics
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Anthtropobscenity
I look around, what do I see; a human tide washing over me. A flood that overwhelms us all, humans flourish in Gaia’s fall. On the crest of the wave me all ride; a wave that’ll break on all that … Continue reading
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War
“I’ll go with a gun and kill them”, said the soldier boy of my youth but I was led by the old men’s stories, not the words of truth. In my minds eye I stood proud on a glorious battle … Continue reading
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Wisdom’s Flow
I knew a man who knew a man who knew a man who new but really not a one of them knew what they should really do, so they just sat around all day and told each other tall tales … Continue reading
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My Heart
“Come play out in the sunshine.” I once said to myself but then I knew I couldn’t reach my heart up on the shelf. It’s up there for safekeeping; but it’s also out of reach; it’s hidden to protect it … Continue reading
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Histories
Searching for futures now so long passed by; obscured by pasts somewhere up in the sky. Where do I stand when I sit here alone? Where will I go now that I am full grown? My feet touch the ground … Continue reading
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The Meaninglessness of Misspent Youth
I understood so little, I didn’t see the truth; will I ever know what I didn’t in my misspent youth? Nowdays when I see and I read from there there’s new meanings and reasons to care. The music of madness, … Continue reading
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Futility
The futility of killing kids learning how to live; The futility of doctrines that have no love to give. The stupidity of dying to try to prove belief; The stupidity of thinking this will give your cause relief. The death … Continue reading
The pointlessness of “Who started what?”
“We’re making the world a better place!” he says with the sincerest looking face. “We’ve just gotta kill all those out there, because standing up’s a thing they dare; they try to stand ‘gainst me and you” Our righteous rage … Continue reading
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The Princess and the TV
The Princess in the house is married; to the box with a screen she is wed. ‘When she presses the magic ‘ON’ button it’s like the rest of the world is all dead. She stares at that screen as in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humour, Kid's Poetry, Mental Health
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