stand up and be heard

stand up and be heard
or just sit down
and wilt away
like the flower
’cause the vase went dry
of water……
the silence of winter
sets in
sounds of life
are muted
by the weight
of fresh snow
as the last petal
falls without resistance
to the floor  ~
~ stand up and be heard
speak of resolution
and reveal the way to peace
then like
the flight of a dove
across the majestic sky
on the morning
that gives birth to spring
an uplifting sense
of enlightenment ~
wisdom
and new growth
will be experienced
through the spirit of
empowerment   ~
enbetterment  ~
the loving
and eternal intent
that’s rooted deeply
within the nobility
of well-spoken
meaningfull  ~  words

stand up and be heard

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the April edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet II published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php

We the People initiate Change

if earth change
is looming on the horizon
~    regardless
if these drastically disruptive
changes   ~
change the way we live
the way we currently
feel comfortable with
the earth
the ebb and flow
of its seasons
its climate
what we are accustom to  …..
right now   ~
this regulatory system
that has been stable enough
to let THE HUMAN RACE
live
experience
learn then adapt
spread out and prosper
this great dynamic
earth system
without conscience
or bias
will change
like it has before
through either
global heating
or global cooling
some super volcano
or by massive earthquakes
even from objects like asteroids
or meteors dropping
from the heavens
as if planet killer bombs
sent from the Nature gods
or even the unthinkable
the horrific acts
of unfriendly extraterrestrials   ~
if We the people
of the planet
want to initiate change
be prepared to survive
any type or a combination
of these kinds of happenings
be able to adapt
and then transition
our species to be able
to go on in the future
We the people
must proactively
take the lead
take charge of
control the outcome of
our destiny
and not count on Gaia
(AKA – mother earth
poor metaphor
’cause a loving human mother
would not bring harm to her children)
or its gods of the totality
of it all …… Nature
to save us   ~
We the people
must accept our self-responsibility
beyond just ourselves
as individuals
accept that We as Individuals
can choose to be
a Cooperative of Individuals
who want to create as a people
as the humankind
THE HUMAN RACE
a social environment
a global modal
with a living document
(a work in progress)
or a book of guidlines
that outlines
and will bring forth
novel ideas
concepts and practices
no matter if
new or the old
the tried and the true
that’s modified
or updated to fit
the needs and conditions
of the times
concepts and practices
in conjunction
with innovative technology
that not only will start us
down the road to change
begetting preservation
and survival
but will improve the overall
well-being of We the people
a globally created environment
that will uplift
the spirit of the people
to develop and contribute
more fully as a people
for the everlasting well-being
of all the people ……
and by learning
how to change our ways
to be more willing and able
to proactively make change   ~
increased well-being
adaptation
transition
and the transformation
of We the people
really   ~   really
possible
within our united
intelligent progression
and to help
prevent discouragement
we must discern
and accept beforehand
or during the process
that all of this
ain’t gonna be easy
‘cause it will take
much struggle
through our effort
within the process of thinking
to emerge
a global think tank of thoughts …..
….    wherein
this united effort by us
We as individuals
but consciously
collectively
We the people
living on planet earth
realize   ~
understand
and envision
the cooperative struggle
the emergent effort
of We the people
the human-kind
THE HUMAN RACE
that if We   ~   change ourselves
through an intelligently progressive
process of   ~
increased well-being
proactive adaptation  ~
transition
and transformation
like the transmutation
of the butterfly
from cocoon
all the way to flight
wherefore   ~   changing
ourselves to live on ……
sustain and survive
despite any type
or a combination
of kinds of happenings
that bring about
drastically disruptive
earth change in the future

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the March edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php

one voice ~ the voice of the many

This poem is dedicated to my poetry mentor and tireless peace activist friend David Eberhardt from Baltimore.

one voice laying fallow
seemingly
not by choice
but suspended
in the mist
of the cloudy murmur
the accumulative many
a lone voice
on a holding pattern
with a dwindling
amount of fuel
if not heard
it will eventually
tumble from the sky
to crash and burn
into a pile of ash and smolder
there to patiently await
its resurrection
from a grave of silence   ~
~    ’cause this one voice
was created for a purpose
as an instrument to be strummed
again and again
like the strings
of the harp
until its sweet luring melody
charms the ears
of each listener
who would sooner or later
hear it
within the mist
of the cloudy murmur
and thereafter
the seed of this one voice
would become planted
and able to grow its mission
to bring about change
no longer laying fallow
as before …..
but now the voice of the many

peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the March edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php

PRO-HUMAN type of mindset

my mystic aspiration
set before myself
especially so
as to
those attributes of love
care and concern   ~
‘cause my
empathic sensitivity
is spirited
to live
experience
through the creative process
of intelligent progression
bodily
further
intensified by
a multi-dimensional
expectation   ~
this mystic’s aspiration
extends
way beyond
the scope of an inherit
self-centric
humanitarian orientation
embedded within
reflective consciousness   ~
my cognitive interactions
with the animate
and inanimate
or the descriptive
living and non-living
aspects of reality
emergent
continually in me
like the chemical reaction
between food and the taste buds
of the tongue
and the bringing forth of flavor …..
….. this spiritual felt sense
an empathic perceptivity
born of a realization
as to a connectivity
and interdependence
to all else   ~
such enlightenment inspires
a broadened love
care and concern
I’ve become more
systemically focused
and the by-product
is the envisioning
of this transition toward
a Nature-itarian mindset
not only in myself
but all humanity
in the future
however   ~   as a mystic
with this emergent
spiritual felt sense
I’m also aware
of my present reality
within space/time
and circumstance
the socially environmental
intelligent progression
of the humankind
along the journey to …..
….. spiritual enlightenment
and the multi-dimensional
development of
those attributes of love
care and concern   ~
(including myself)
each day
I am more fully discerning
the benefit

RIGHT NOW

of a concentrated focus
on a PRO-HUMAN
type of mindset

RIGHT NOW

I’m all for
all of the HUMAN RACE
to transitionally undergo
the global transformation
of an increased well-being
humanity through
the development of
concepts and practices
that nurture
those attributes of love
care and concern   ~

Please accept my need
to quote myself
to bring clarity
and emphasis …..

“the spiritual act
of helping others
help themselves
and in turn
THEY
proactively help
others
to do the same”

“firstly
We the people
THE HUMAN RACE
as one
must learn to help ourselves
our kind
to survive
before we can
and know how
to save
other aspects
of the living and non-living
within the great system
called Nature”

end quote ….

so our kind
the humankind
(our children’s
children’s children)
ONE RACE
are fully able and willing
to create transitional change
undergo a transformation
emergent from
a spiritual felt sense
an empathic perceptivity
born of a realization
as to a connectivity
and interdependence
to each other
and then
to all else   ~
proactively initiated
by those attributes of love
care and concern   ~

I quote myself again
for clarity
and emphasis ….

symbolically like
the butterfly’s
transmutation
from cocoon
to the magical
moment
of
flight

end quote

We the people
will survive
intelligently progressing
to not only as humanitarian
but to become Nature-itarian
despite the disruptive
ways of the great system Nature
on its sub-system earth
and the havoc reeked
on the pattern of life
we are now so accustom to …..
and no matter what effect
it has on this mystic’s
spiritually/philosophical
poetic essay
type of expression

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

This poem will be a part of the March edition that’s a collaboration by the 2015 Poetry Posse  – The Year of the Poet published by Inner Child Press.  Buy your monthly copy Here: http://www.innerchildpress.com/the-year-of-the-poet.php

one of supple co-existence

the self as an individual
is born with genetic traits
along with inheriting
a family culture with tradition
thereafter the individual
is subjected to influence
experiencing a socially
embedded programming
societal interactions
emerge a co-creative process
rules, ethics, etiquette
and so forth bestow guidance
a pattern of behavioral psyche
for the individual to follow

and yet guidance
from society’s co-creative process
restricts, limiting the full motion
regarding the individual
where the activities of nationhood
often outweigh, given primacy
over the individual acts of self-hood
arguably as far as society
a very sensible perspective
one that has to be concerned
for the welfare of society as a whole
civility being sustained overall
is pertinent to societal stability

but yet guidance
from society’s co-creative process
as to the outlook of the individual
needs to remain flexible
seemingly it’s wise
not to let the novelty of individuality
it’s creative variability
to become buried in the mix
societal inflexibility
as to individuality brings rigidity
disturbing overall
the social assemblage of relations
adaptability to fluctuating conditions
will begin to become inhibited

individuality begets spontaneity
which in turn obliges changing needs
variety in individual notion and ideal
keeps society vibrant and durable

the promotion of individuality
is important to society as a whole
collectivity and individuality
each perform roles
beneficial to social existence
our rationale as to the priority
given to either
may depend on perception
and yet time and circumstance
can dictate which gets more emphasis
relying more on one over the other
tends to force eventual adjustment
seemingly the interplay between
collectivity and individuality
within human society
is one of supple co-existence

peace out

Words by    ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

humans have a way

humans have a way about them
despite what the naysayers say
in spite of the doomsayer’s claim

humankind has learned to cope
deal with it, live with it and then
live on through the circumstance

humanity will realize it’s the time
it’s now really time to get it done
join as one, overcome and go on

humans have a way about them
a way to get going when needed
and this way to adapt to survive

As a human, I turn a deaf ear to the naysayer, that doomsayer and the finger pointer casting blame in condemnation of past deeds solely to fill humanity with guilt and shame; overall in my opinion, humans are doing the best they can, learning as they stumble along in life by way of past actions and deeds; maybe not to the liking of some, who seemingly bellow their dismay as judge to intellectually or sanctimoniously elevate themselves above the ignorant and defiled peoples; as far as I see it as a common everyday person, humanity should not have to feel guilt, feel as evil for coming to be, wanting and trying to survive with the essential purpose to live and then learning no matter how long it takes to live on.

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

the humanness

greatness,
now that’s a tad
unfamiliar
to us the common
the everyday kind
you know
walking down the street
no different than
anyone else
blending into the crowd
being like the rest
doing the best you can
nothing special
nothing defined
out of the ordinary
to set oneself
from the lackluster norm
just living as you can
or how you may   ~
unless you choose
otherwise
like a beacon in a storm
giving yourself
over to a purpose
some cause
living it passionately
not for the recognition
or personal gain
but for the nobility
of it all
motivated by
the humanness
rather than
the greatness

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

indifference that scourge

the people want peace
hope and pray for it
and yet it does not come to pass   ~
tension always there
among the people
conflict kept under oath
waiting for a reason to escalate   ~
negotiation and compromise
only the bandage
for those deep wounds
bloodied by hatred
never quite stopping to seep  ~
wherefore peace
as the outcome of resolution
becomes only some illusion
like the mask to cover
the underlying indifference   ~
indifference that scourge
culturally embedded and fed
spreading its affliction
throughout
and about
those concerned
as if to become inherent   ~
the byproduct
emergent to conflict’s sway

It’s hard to negotiate a lasting peace between individuals or groups in conflict, if indifference not peace is the underlying objective among all those concerned.”

Seemingly due to feelings of intolerance, indifference tends to set into the psyche, if a person’s expectation for positive change does not occur within the time period they’ve allotted.

peace out

Words by    ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

if We the people had

how so much more
so much fuller
so much better
could and would life be

if only, yes if only
if We the people
had
information
right there
before us
to learn
to readily become
better educated
experiencing more fully
the individuality of
an enriched curiosity
and the treasures
that creativity bestows   ~
if We the people
had
transportation
to go here and there
wherever needed
or especially wanted
increasing productivity
and promptness
not only in work
but in play as well   ~
if We the people
had
health care
to assist and to mend
bringing healing
and hope to all those
from the young to the old
brightening spirits
through the
lessoning of worry
as to ache and pain   ~
if We the people
had
housing
a place to live
get a way from it all
a safe haven
where everyone
can find rest
and be rejuvenated
children can be encouraged
and nurtured
by experiencing
the family bond
if We the people
had
energy
at everyone’s
beck and call
at one’s disposal
adding to the ease
the convenience
allowing for the time
for those things deemed
more important
more special
worthy or valuable to
the living of everyday life

how so much more
so much fuller
so much better
could and would life be

if only, yes if only
if We the people
had
if all these things
information,
transportation,
health care,
housing
and energy   ~
were to the people
more freely assessable
and affordable
wherefore overtime
if We the people
given the chance
the opportunity
for the people
to become less needy
to become
not so much the taker
however more
the contributor
whose acts
whose deeds
whose novelty
sweat,
blood and tears
became known
as what was those things
brought forth
as beneficial for
the people by the people
thereafter helping
to sustain and preserve
the survival of the people   ~
rather than
instead of all these things
information,
transportation.
health care,
housing
and energy
remaining
going on being
centered around
squandered away
during the pursuit
that quest
called self-interest
for only the personal gain
only the prize
acquired by the select
the fortunate
given as a birthright
to the privileged few

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

that’s right ~

human rights ….
for all humans
that’s right   ~
all humanity
all rights
equally
available
to all

human rights …..
without exception

that’s right   ~

a humanity
who supports
the rights
of all humans

without question

that’s right   ~
human rights …..
crystal clear
so why
then
this disconnect
for some humans   ~

peace out

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~