John Prophet : Writing

Orchard On A Hill

Orchard On A Hill

A Poem by John Prophet


Splashes of green lined up row after row. Limbs of green shooting skyward downward everywhere. Vibrant light shades of newness this time every year,..
How Else Could It Have Gone

How Else Could It Have Gone

A Poem by John Prophet


How far back do you wish to go? Could the universe have failed to Big Bang? Could the galaxies have all failed to form? Could the sun have failed t..
Vivid Red Barn

Vivid Red Barn

A Poem by John Prophet


Vivid red barn juxtaposed against a green pumpkin field. Cloudless sky with bright sun hurt my eyes. Starkness of the scene burnt into my mind. Bea..
Simplify

Simplify

A Poem by John Prophet


Some say less is really more, or is it more is really less. I believe both to be true. The future screams towards us faster every day. The pace and..
How Much Of Us Is Up To Us

How Much Of Us Is Up To Us

A Poem by John Prophet


Do we really have free will, or are we preprogrammed to be who we are to be? Being born a boy or a girl did we have any say? Hormones in my body th..
What Are We

What Are We

A Poem by John Prophet


We are just bags of meat and water. Then why the consciousness? Consciousness is indeed a mystery. Does consciousness come from somewhere else and ..
Brown Crunchy Grass

Brown Crunchy Grass

A Poem by John Prophet


Summertime hot, bright yellow star blazing. Day after day suns rays relentless. Heatwave in full swing, no rain in site. Bright blue up above, no cl..
Religion Is Philosophy

Religion Is Philosophy

A Poem by John Prophet


Great Maker beyond human knowledge. Our time is short. Our knowledge finite. Reality infinite. We struggle to understand. We create structure to ..
Wisdom

Wisdom

A Poem by John Prophet


What is it that gives some people power and others none? Why is it some use power to hurt while others to help? Why are some imbued with a will that..
Spiritualism And Humanism

Spiritualism And Humanism

A Poem by John Prophet


What do you believe and why do you believe it? Our world has shaped who we are physically and spiritually. We are different colors, speak different ..