may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

brevity is

think of each word as a boat
it carries passengers-
like a stagecoach,each seated
ready for a journey
All meaning is an exchange
between sender /receiver
Conversation is dialogue
resisting solipsisms
You invest time,energy,attention
to get a high rate of interest
This is the banking system
every word has value
Yet they represent people,and events
 mirror our opinions of ourselves
(some people only talk about themselves)
Listening is devotion(more than speech
It relies upon trust and connection
These are human values/not shared by machines
We reach out because we have words and worlds in common
We reach out because we need each other
not to agree,but at least consider
what has largely been unsaid

 

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