Author Archives: jackpelham

Let us observe some things about ourselves in how various people among us might answer an overarching question about how to fix a society that most would agree is seriously ailing. QUESTION “What should be done about the mess we’re … Continue reading →

I am wearied by this world,Its endless waves washing ashoreDay after weary day,And filled as they are with the rubbishOf what might have been fixed already—Each filthy rush a testimonyTo how few really care to make things right—Or know how. … Continue reading →

Many of the people I knowAre safer than they think.In one way or another, They shy away from dangers That are barely real — If they are real at all—Or from a past that can beNeither present nor future But … Continue reading →

It is the grandest irony,I think,That Herr Hitler—Wicked narcissist that he was—Was eventually brought down by the decreeThat all communiques of the ReichShould bear the salute, “Heil Hitler”. It was discovered to be the one thingEvery dispatch would have in … Continue reading →

They come together, These people,Each beautiful in their various ways,Offering up their strengthsAs gifts to us all—Having received themAs gifts themselves. One is the bearer of a grand fact, And the other of a great skill.One of a kind heart,And … Continue reading →

If you could see what I see,You’d be all in.You’d drop your hesitanceAnd shake off the inattentionAnd push yourself to do your best—Which, as it turns out in this real world,No one else can do for you. If you could … Continue reading →

I went along with you to whereI did not know how to go myself.And what seems the wonder of it all Is that you did know—That there are wondrous places and things thatOne will not know already, To which he … Continue reading →

Here’s a little sampler for my friends. It’s the accompaniment and rehearsal tracks for a Christmas piece I just wrote for my combined choruses. There are no words in what you’re about to hear. You’ll have to come to my … Continue reading →

Billy has got his mind made up that he’s a Christian, and for him, that settles it. There’s no need to consider how much he knows about Jesus or his teachings—or how much he understands them. There’s no need to … Continue reading →

A non-Republican, non-Democrat perspective. by Jack Pelham Globalists (by which term I mean Communists) have been slowly chipping away at the defenses of the United States for a very long time. They promised back in the 50s to do it, … Continue reading →