GOING GREEN IN 2016

From Bernie or Bust to Jill Not Hill has been an easy transition for me.  I have discovered that I actually align more with her than with Bernie.  I am becoming more Leftist Progressive than I have ever been.   And I am becoming more creative,  free, and having fun.  Right now I am playing with my Bitstrips Bitmoji avatar, trying to make a meme with her. 

WHY, BERNIE, WHY

Why, Bernie, Why
Some of us asked why,
And then we cried,
Some felt betrayed,
And mis-portrayed,
But you were just a mortal man,
Fighting for this forsaken land. 

The deck was stacked against us,
The wreck threw you under the bus,
The Light grew dim, and fog surrounded,
But marching feet and voices sounded,
Bernie or Bust, this isn't just!
DNC, NEVER Hillary, We want OUR Leader,
We want BERNIE! BERNIE, BERNIE OR BUST!

DemexitNOW! We'll keep our vow!
NEVER Hillary...Bernie or Jill,
The Revolution, growing still,
Bigger, stronger, aligning with Jill,
Coalitions forming at our will.

It never was about one man,
One, election, or even one land,
Bernie inspired you and me,
One race, humanity, forever free,
Balanced on the Big Blue Ball,
Without borders or Trumpian Walls.

Bernie, Beloved Catalyst, carried the Torch,
Enduring the scorch, feeling the pain,
Marching forth in wind and rain...
Icy gales, and hurricane,
Scathing words of MSM,
And finger pointing by women and men.

Tears now dry, fists to the sky,
We understand, and take our place,
In the march, at a steady pace,
Now renewed in resolution,
Prepared to fight for the Revolution.

Together strong, no matter how long,
We hear the clarion call, listening with all our might,
Pick up our torches, join our forces,
Warriors of Light, we stand through the night.

AstrandaLynn~~COPYRIGHT 2016~~

http://activist1111.blogspot.com

CAN'T SLEEP

News coming out makes me weep,
Once awake, can't go back to sleep,
Heroes are falling off pedestals,
Trusted officials not worthy at all,
The House of Cards is ready to fall.

The DNC is going down,
The Berning Star has come to town,
Political Revolution! his rallying cry,
And millions of Berniecrats stand by,
Raising signs and banners high.

Other forces, fighting the Light,
Try to destroy the valiant Fight,
But fear not, for Karma will make things Right,
And things, once hidden, dark as night,
Are exposed, Truth will prevail,
Nefarious schemers have an EPIC FAIL!

Election fraud, stealing votes,
Berniecrats are taking note,
BERNIE OR BUST is NOT a joke,
And where there's fire, there's a lot of smoke.

Smoke and mirrors and subterfuge,
Tip of the iceberg, this scandal is huge,
The Investigation plods along,
Canaries start Tweeting similar songs,
Truth is coming in mysterious ways,
And Karmic Justice will have its day.

AstrandaLynn~~~COPYRIGHT 2016~~~
 http://activist1111.blogspot.com

DREAMS OF FUTURE PAST

Dare I dream so far ahead,  to dreams of a technology straight out of science fiction? If I do, I'm not the only one.  Many of us have had dreams and visions of a better world, a different world with faster means of travel.  Perhaps the science hasn't caught up to the dream yet, perhaps the technology is on the drawing board somewhere, but hidden from the world.  I'm not going to get into any conspiracy theories, but just daydreaming and speculating here, that someone somewhere may even now be working on a breakthrough that will allow faster travel than we have ever had, or even time travel, quantum jumping, wormholes and space bending.  I'm not an expert, I'm just a dreamer.  I'm not a great or famous person, just a woman who dreams of a better world for all of us, who tries to make the world a brighter, more loving and romantic place with my poetry, who now tries to use her writing talent to bring hope to politics, by sharing the goodness she's found in the Bernie Sanders grass roots movement, the Political Revolution, or what I call the Peaceful Revolution. 

In this Internet Age, the era of Social Media, it's relatively easy to find just about anything to reinforce ideas, for good or bad.  Memes are a shortcut to this, sometimes silly, sometimes insulting, other times thought provoking or profound, and often poignant.  Videos can be used in the same way. I use both kinds of media in my literary art.  Here are a couple of things I found that emphasize the topic I've chosen to write about in this post, Dreams of the Future. 

A NEW WORLD'S COMING

A NEW WORLD'S COMING
Yes , a new world's coming, revolution, too,
A brighter future, and hope for me and you,
A kinder, gentler America, none thrown under the bus,
Differences don't matter, because all are One of US.

God or Goddess, or secular, your choice,
This won't be a Theocracy, and all will have a choice,
Freely wear your pentacle, your cross, and hijab, too,
Freedom of religion's for pagans, Muslims, too.

College education will help make dreams come true,
And without tuition, for ALL, not just a few,
Imagine creativity, with all kinds of diversity,
Coming from halls of learning, with vibrant spirits burning.

Of course, it's not a free ride, but taxes will be fair,
The rich will still be wealthy, but made to pay their share,
And people will be healthy, with universal care,
When Wall Street Corporations are taken off welfare.

When income is more equal, new businesses will rise,
And with livable minimum wage, more customers will buy,
And homes will be affordable, no families on the street,
When loans are more available and banks cut down to size.

The world will be a safer place, from sea to shining sea,
When immigrants are welcome to visit you and me,
And if they decide to stay, then there should be a way,
A faster path to citizenship, than what we have today.

Now these are just a few ideas that came to me today,
My heart's yearning, creatively Berning, this dream won't go away,
Not just for me, for ALL of US riding this Magickal bus,
All the way to Washington, with Bernie leading the way.

AN OXYMORON?

I really hope the title of this blog, Peaceful Revolution,  won't prove to be an oxymoron.  I was looking at a video of the 1963 March on Washington.  There were thousands of people there, marching, singing, waving signs, and listening intently to inspirational speakers and dignitaries such as Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkerson, and Congressmen of the time.  It looked peaceful in the 20 minutes or so archival video.  

Now, in this Political Revolution of 2016, another March on Washington is being planned.  But this is a more violent time, more guns running around, politicians inciting hatred, racism, bigotry, and belligerence, angry, frustrated people, and protestors at political rallies being beaten up.  So, I wonder, can there be a Peaceful Revolution? 

Only one of the candidates for President, Bernie Sanders, was part of that March on Washington in 1963. He never lost that idealism, and has spent his life working for Civil Rights, human rights, in government positions from local level to Congress. 

I'm just one of his supporters, one of his believers, trying to do my bit for this Political Revolution. I hope it will turn out to be a non-violent,  Peaceful Revolution, but perhaps I'm just a dreamer, imagining a better world, the one John Lennon sang about. 

Times, They Are A-Changing

Although there will be poetry in this blog,  I feel an urge to expand it into more than just a poetry blog.  I plan to write serious articles, state my own opinions, and make this into a "Blogger for Bernie" effort, similar to what I did for President Obama during his 2008 campaign.

As I was thinking of a title for this post,  that old Bob Dylan song from the 60s Revolution came to mind:  The Times They Are A-changin

How appropriate this is now.  And now that I know how to embed videos in my blog, I will be adding music to this, too.