August 2012
68 posts
Check and Balances
Checks and Balances
A modern age obsession
A staple of democracy
A new way of governing
A victory for freedom.
Checks and Balances
They say it keeps us safe
They say it keeps us fair
They say it keeps us free
They say it keeps us just.
Checks and Balances
They say…they say…
But who’s really checked?
And what’s being Balanced?
When the rich get richer?
The poor get...
“Everytime I looked into the florist’s shop all the roses reflected you!”
– Spartapoet
“Always choose to say something nice to others and if you can”t then...”
– Spartapoet
“Love put its arm around my shoulder and whispered in my ear, “Sweeter...”
– Spartapoet
“Abuse should have no home in our lives.”
– Spartapoet
“It is always the blessed moment right now to do good things! In indulging...”
– Spartapoet
“Be patient…or lose the momentum of gaining and sharing love. Patience is...”
– Spartapoet
“Upon waking I knew I am given yet other chances to create and do more wonderful...”
– Spartapoet
“I began to write my love for you, but the words my heart spoke my fingers could...”
– Spartapoet
A GARDEN (poem by Spartapoet)
In childhood, there is door
In our hearts, which is well oiled,
Finely polished and fashioned.
Innocence and purity are its’ adornments,
The path to the door is brightly lit
And is always wide open for all.
As we grow and the years flow by,
The door slowly stains and become
Covered by ivy that hides the
Shinning light and the path less
Traveled lies hidden by weeds covered
Once, in a...
“Goodnite/Day lovelies! Open your heart and allow the blessed waters to flow...”
– Spartapoet
“Love is like roses, always beautiful and sweet smelling so let us all share the...”
– Spartapoet
“You and I looked down upon the waters of the brook and saw ourselves reflected...”
– Spartapoet
“Be in the know that all things created by God are beautiful…YOU are...”
– Spartapoet
“Be the “hope” someone seeks, be the “helping hand” someone needs. Do this...”
– Spartapoet
DEFIANCE. (a story)
The following story was told to me by my Imamm at mosque during a Friday prayer. I share it with you. -Spartapoet
The rain was steady all day long. Yet, like every day after sunset, the old man would take a bath, get dress in his white garments, kiss his wife, pick up his lantern and make his way to mosque.
On this particular night, as he made his way, hardly seeing with only his lantern, he...
“A happy new week to all! May your days be filled with kindness, love and the...”
– Spartapoet
“When you awake and suddenly come aware that you are in love your entire world...”
– Spartapoet
“Love made rich in soul and my wealth I spread openly to all who accept. There is...”
– Spartapoet
“Bye for now lovelies! At the parting: leave peace between yourselves for you...”
– Spartapoet
“Look at the shepherd tending his flock in yonder field! You know it not! He is...”
– Spartapoet
“Telling lies to our own souls! Such disgrace!. We must first admit our own...”
– Spartapoet
“Until we stand and face ourselves and admit without doubt of who we truly are we...”
– Spartapoet
“You and me, me and you. See? WE! We are all simply ONE!”
– Spartapoet
“At early morn cast your net!!! At end of day reel it in. There you shall see...”
– Spartapoet
“Not all poverty, pain and suffering is visible to the naked eyes, it can be as...”
– Spartapoet
“Envy, hate, jealousy and racism are all bitter drinks.”
– Spartapoet
“I am the poet of my thoughts and the painter of my dreams. I am the carrier of...”
– Spartapoet
“Every rose, every flower loves the sunshine but pleads for the tears of rains!”
– Spartapoet
“One seed donated…many mouths shall be fed. Possibilities thread…”
– Spartapoet
“There is always a constant cry for help somewhere…listen… We are the...”
– Spartapoet
“Prayers sometimes hold nations together and we must rush to be amongst the...”
– Spartapoet
“Ambition is not about making money to spend back on vanity. It is of service to...”
– Spartapoet
“You are not weak enough as to not lift others up. Strength comes from a...”
– Spartapoet
“He could not speak, muted. He could not hear, deaf. But his smile when I handed...”
– Spartapoet
“In the distance I saw love and upon close encounter I found it to be YOU! Loving...”
– Spartapoet
“Gratitude is the key to enlightenment, to peace, hope and companionship. Embody...”
– Spartapoet
“In your absence I see you in the brightness of the sunshine, in the bloom of...”
– Spartapoet
“Relinquish regrets about the past and fears about the future. Make the most of...”
– Spartapoet
“To become the ‘Guiding Light’ to others we must first learn to master our own...”
– Spartapoet
“Seek to learn, grow and change and be a great role model unto yourself.”
– Spartapoet
“Be yourself but work hard at being better at yourself. There are no limits...”
– Spartapoet
