Kiss The Net Goodbye
“It’s for your own good”
The Senators’ did assure
Freedom of speech my eye!
Kiss the “Net” goodbye
Or censorship for sure
ROTMS
Source: Wired News
(Excerpt from) Who says Congress never gets anything done?
“On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill that would give the Attorney General the right to shut down websites with a court order if copyright infringement is deemed “central to the activity” of the site — regardless if the website has actually committed a crime. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) is among the most draconian laws ever considered to combat digital piracy, and contains what some have called the “nuclear option, ” which would essentially allow the Attorney General to turn suspected websites “off.”
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
The Invisible Man?
Most people haven't heard of Ron Paul
An unassuming man of dignity n' grace
Who speaks truth, votes his heart n' that's not all
He's unafraid to stare corruption in the face
Although Paul has fared well in all debates
Corporate media has chosen to ignore his facts
Fairness is parked at the door n' justice waits
Press preferring conduct debates as circus acts
Gingrich, Santorum, Romney are but tools
Of the Republican Party gone insane
Of 'We the people' they've made fools
They must assume voters have no brains
By now its clear no Republican can defeat
Incumbent Obama in the general election
Except for Paul Republicans cannot unseat
A talking head governing by lying n' deception
[...] Read more
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
THE HERE AND NOW (Personal Writings)
A dear friend expressed concern about her role in the world, below is an excerpt from my response:
'I know what you mean about wanting to know the 'Big picture', so we can relax and enjoy life. I suppose that it's not that easy. All we really have is the moment, as the past is gone and the future's not here yet. The trick to all this is to enjoy any given moment, no matter what one is doing...not an easy task in the hubbub of the crazy world we live in.
What I know in my soul is that great change is upon us. The outer world is berserk and chaotic...our inner world may or may not reflect this, depending on how we choose to be. Think of yourself as the eye of the hurricane. High winds circle around you, yet you remain calm and centered.
Be at peace, for as you well know...God resides within you Beloved.'
ROTMS
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
Beat Generation Reborn
“On the Road”, “Naked Lunch”, “Howl”
Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs
In a hostile society they went afoul
Yet a nation's psyche they did furrow
Their words against oppression still live
Tyranny rampant then, still so today
A new wave of poets offer alternative
They strive to teach 'n show the way
It’s said;
“The more things change,
The more they stay the same”
True words that may sound strange
To a few who try to shift blame
Beat the drum of freedom Bards
Be fearless, move in a swift motion
Know that World needs Vanguards
[...] Read more
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
Important Teachers Come And Go
Years ago I met and experienced a workshop with a very gifted man named 'Drunvalo'. A man possessed of a gentle soul of mild demeanor, but at the same time in tune in with what is going on in the world around us, and where we might be going.
He once said;
'Imagine as a new born baby looking up at parents that are so very different and surroundings with colors and shapes you could not begin to imagine on Earth. Indeed a whole new world to experience...just think about how exciting that would be.' Drunvalo was describing what it might be like to be born on an entirely different planet in a brand new galaxy. This speaks to the limitless potential of the human soul and its endless possibilities.
'Intuition and inspiration is the true essence of an awakened being'
ROTMS
Read latest writings by ROTMS at
http: //rotms.blogspot.com/
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
Mu
The cradle of human-kind began in Mu
A great Continent in the Pacific Ocean
Alas, religion/science facts misconstrue
Fail to see the truth;
By reading ancient texts and glyphs
Should they get the slightest notion
Great Mu was destroyed by cataclysm
By earthquakes and volcanic fire
She sank beneath the sea;
Civilization reduced to animalism
Remnants of a once great empire
Proof abides in temple stone;
Carved in Hawaii to Easter Island
In a language heretofore unknown
As scribes rest ‘neath ocean sand
Eons passed;
Ambitious men clawed their way back
[...] Read more
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
Children Are Not Possessions
Your children are not your children;
They are the sons and daughters life
longing for itself
They come through you but not from you,
Though they are with you they're not possessions
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls live in the house of tomorrow,
Which you cannot visit, even in your dreams
You may strive to to be like them,
But seek not to make them like you
For life goes backward and lingers not with yesterday
You are the bows from which your children,
[...] Read more
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
Spam & Eggs?
Middle class are now social dregs
Using food stamps instead of cash
Give up steak for spam & eggs
Soon may forage dumpster trash
ROTMS
Huffington Post
10/22/2010
“Lillie Gonzales does whatever it takes to provide for three ravenous sons who live under her roof. She grows her own vegetables at home on Kauai, runs her own small business and like a record 42 million other Americans, she relies on food stamps.
With more than 1 in 8 Americans now on food stamps, participation in the program has jumped about 70 percent from 26 million in May 2007, while the nation's unemployment rate rose from 4.3 percent to 9.2 percent through September of this year.
'We've seen a huge increase in participation due to the economic downturn, ' said Jean Daniel, a spokeswoman for the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. 'That's the way this program was designed.'
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
everything To Lose
(A Prayer)
'When you have, everything,
You have everything, to lose'
In any given moment...
Release all things material,
Wrest free, be liberated
Soar to heights heretofore,
restricted by the pull of gravity
Set down oppressive weight,
that rests on weary shoulders
Live simply to simply live
Know that all you need,
Is provided by God and His
Concubine…Mother Earth
Rejoice in the wonders of Eden
A place where Light Beings descend
[...] Read more
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!
Salamander
It was a cold spring morning.
During a walk at Oxbow Park
I ran across a reddish-brown
salamander in the middle of
the paved road. Reaching down
I touched its tail and it twitched
slightly. It was clear that the
salamander was just chilled
and was moving slow as
cold amphibians do.
I picked up the creature and
carried it to the side of the
road, where I gently placed it
on the ground beneath a Salal shrub.
Walking on I reflected on
what it might be like to be that
salamander sitting in the road.
[...] Read more
poem by Ray Lucero
Added by Poetry Lover
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!