Peace less ness
Peace
is it a noun
is it a verb
is it an adjective
is it only past tense
is it subjective, objective
reflective
not relevent to the society we live
in
- Peace is not just the
absence of conflict
the silence
after one defeats the
other
are quakers peace seeking missiles
are we just like all the rest
only quieter
do we need peace within our own house
before we seek our neighbour
do we fight over
what peace is
can we speak to our children of peace
do we dare
do we dare
do we dare
_______________
3 Peace is a struggle,
like Poetry
Peace is a seeking
not always a finding
Can we have a Peace Academy
Should we call it East
Point
Peace is a resolution
that everyone agrees on
Peace is not a marriage
Peace is not a dream
for the dream less
Would Peace be Matriarchal, Patriarchal
or equal in the dreaming
Is Peace the absence of fear
in screaming who you are
in not having to scream
in not holding your screams
in
in not holding your dreams
in
- Who holds Peace
who owns it
who owns the definitions
whose words are true
5 Can we have a meeting
Can we talk about it
Can we do more than talk
How do we know?
Inspired by the June 13th, 1993
Chester Friends Business Meeting
and also the Waco Massacre.
Bob Small 6-13-93
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.