Author Archives: paulpeaceparables

I am a serious skeptic … I suppose an ignostic … Maybe a heathen*. But when I am lonely In a strange predicament, My Church … My Catholic Church … Is there as my community/my home/ My rock, Wherever in the universe I may be. For all its artificiality, It’s humanness, It’s failures in humaneness […]

Because of my genetics/epigenetics And 72+ years of life experiences (“Failures” and “successes”) With Mom and Dad and in family, With siblings, Grandma Martin, Uncle Peggy, With children and grandchildren et al. In village (school, church, neighbors, lovers, work); In nature, on the Land, on The Farm; In towns, cities, the military, government service; With […]

Study histories, social systems, anthropology, ecology. Look around. Perform “rapid appraisals”1 Locally and globally. Capitalism has torn social fabrics In China, India, Africa And of indigenous peoples In the Americas And all over the globe. Relatively non-regulated, neo-liberal capitalism (Embodied by Donald Trump, And the major reason Trump should not be looked to as a […]

I have many dreams I think Especially while I am awake.1 (Perhaps that is all I do. … Dream! It aggravates others. But it doesn’t bother me much.) Last night it was of the sparkling, dancing eyes Of Esmeralda Santos Ramirez The mother of Yony and Rafael Martinez, Grandmother of mi compadre Luis Romero’s wife […]

Soy gallina. … I chickened out this very week ! Simply because … There were a few disruptions of PEACE In Managua … At time when the whole Eaarth is disrupted And desperately needs empathy and healing. I missed the opportunity To work in Totogalpa, Nicaragua At another level With a very real, knowledgeable, and […]

“We are much better [off] than we were 250 years ago.” from a friend I dearly love (in spite of his Eaarth*-denial). ………………… “We … (are much better [off]”) … Is ME! “‘I’ am much better [off].” … Not WE. Not those of potentially-wonderful, life-teeming organic topsoil Covered with asphalt and concrete And massive edifices […]

(Elicited from self … and more, much more … Siguatepeque, Comayagua, Honduras, Eaarth, June 2, 2019)   Saudades … For Betsy. For William, Ian Bain, and Abby (Deep saudades In part brought forth by chicos/ Hijos of the same age Of Yony Martinez, Victor Matute, Blake Peurifoy, … .), For Lane and Owen, For Amelia […]

When is enough … enough!??! ?Para mi? ?Para familia? For my tribe? For my locale? For a Trumpian EEUU. For the bloated Haves on this Eaarth. pbm 6/2/2019 [ 7Ss / VV->^^ ]

Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam. Memento pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris. We place you dark one Gently into Walnut Creek. A ceremony, a ritual. (These human acts can be good.) Plunge into the soothing water. Forget about differences which pain. Rock … Meld as one In time, space, all […]