Be ye Poet, be ye Pundit Well, we all must dread the day Or the moment or the hour When there’s nothing left to say When inflation and recession Hypocrisy and violence When criminals and prosecutors Stun us all to silence When gaffes and poor decisions Doom, despair, and grief Require a thesaurus To express [...]

Here in California Where we always do things right Some sensitive recordings Have been brought into the light   Three LA politicians Who are famous for their pandering Were caught on tape discussing The fruits of gerrymandering   They move through their discussions With hostility and zest You’d have to say their language Was… colorful, [...]

Back before the dawn of science Mankind saw through different prisms Attempting then to understand Recurrent cataclysms   They cast their eyes to heaven And they figured out the odds Hoping for a method To appease their God or gods   They knew that life was fragile And they felt how weak the flesh is [...]

The market is in shambles and The border’s a disaster That guy who says, “The End is Near” Now says it’s coming faster   Those of us with cooler heads Perceive a course correction We hold out hope the cavalry Will come with the election   We seek out candid candidates Who offer real solutions [...]

I had an idea for a rhyme But then I had to leave it I couldn’t concoct a lie so big The Left would not believe it   I said, “The Border’s Solid” And I said, “I feel your pain.” And then I sang a tune about The Fire and the Rain   I said [...]

If Peter is a rich man And Paul has a blue collar You’d think that wealthy Peter Could spare old Paul a dollar So, here’s why Biden’s student plan Is like a nasty cheater Peter isn’t paying Paul Paul is paying Peter Now, when I'm this despairing The hope to which I’m clinging Is that [...]

My hair is grey and thinning My skin is dry and blotching If there’s more than three commercials I forget what show I’m watching   If I get up to get something Some urgent calling heeded I stand there in the hallway Thinking, what was it I needed   I was never very good at [...]

The best folks that I've ever met I'm sure that you can guess Are the noble men and women Working for the IRS   You say we have too many But I wish that there were more of them And if I had a daughter I hope she'd marry four of them   They're kind [...]

The market is in tatters And everyone’s obsessing But the media is telling us Inflation is a blessing   The Post and Times in chorus Have been singing the same song They say the cost of living has Been far too low too long   Editorial opinion Every comment, every letter All are in agreement [...]

Every time Joe Biden speaks It really is inspiring He simply has to say “Hello” And businesses start hiring   He utilizes flurries Of rhetorical devices Before a speech is finished You can see a drop in prices   Every phrase he utters has The virtue of concision His sure and forceful comment Require no [...]