pop's poetry

Category: philosophy

  • good measure

    You can’t measure a person
by their character
by their faith
by their stature
the way they express themselves
the good they do for others
You can’t measure a person
by their honesty
by their goodness
by their giving
the level of hope they have
the amount of grief they’ve endured
You can’t measure a person
by their friends
by their grudges
by their money
the love of family in their heart
the moments they missed
The only
good measure
for anyone
is how much you’ll miss them
when they’re gone

  • st. paddy’s

    “Kiss me, I’m Irish, it’s lucky you know”,
Is not something I’d normally say.
Though it is funny and almost all true,
My Grandma Gaghagen would not approve,
Except on Saint Patrick’s Day.
So kiss me, I’m Irish and lucky to be,
We can wish all our problems away.
Let’s open Kilbeggan and lift up our glasses,
We’ll toast all the Irish ‘til we fall on our arses.
Sláinte! It’s Saint Patrick’s Day!

  • winter solstice

    The whole day is a similar length
But sunlight is the shortest today
A near full moon softens the night
‘til the sun can break through the fray

Love, my friend, always has strength
But at times the darkness holds sway
A warm smile can bring needed light
To a soul that is weak and afraid

Though the day is much shorter than night
As this solstice of winter makes way
In the night we embrace in our hearts
May we find the love that we crave

  • end of the republic

    What comes next
At the end of our Republic
Calmer minds need to guide
As this slow dissolution
Plays out in front of us all
What comes next
When this Republic fails
Eaten away by the differences
Rusted by lies sold as truth
Amplified by our connectedness
What comes next
After the final Republic breath
Its heartbeat races too fast
In fear of the other
Soon to finally rupture
What comes next
Will not look like this Republic
The world is waiting to see
As are the children
Whose only hope is peace

  • the death of eternity

    When eternity dies
We must seek out wisdom
Present justice is elevated
Legacy becomes paramount
When eternity dies
Peace can be conceived
Hope will be in the present
Faith grows from knowledge
Love is formed from inside out
When eternity dies
Today is reborn