Yearly Archives: 2019

For Jill, From her Tribble Friends

Some friends we meet at school or work Or where we go to pray They fill our lives with comfort And they brighten every day   But lately, in the modern world We message them and tweet them Forming lasting friendships Before we ever meet them   We seek a common interest We share a [...]

McRib?

The leaves are turning golden The air is getting colder Each morning is so wonderful I don’t mind growing older   Fall remains my favorite time With all that we’re afforded McDonalds shifts their menu And prizes are awarded   I might have been acknowledged If I wrote more like a lib So, I didn’t [...]

So, You’re Saying There is a Chance…

If you’ve lived a year or longer Be ye gentleman or lady You’ve observed that politicians Can behave a wee bit shady   They pass laws to take your money And they think it’s theirs to play with The prevailing code of conduct Is what they can get away with   If you catch them [...]

Three Years of High School Latin for This?

Politics and language Seem to go through paths and phases And I’m thinking we’re now living through The "Time of Latin Phrases"   For the Congress is deciding If the President should go For engaging in discussions Touching on a quid pro quo   While ignoring, in their frenzy What his adversary did Which, when [...]

50/50

I’m criticized, quite rightly For my failure to commit Appraising each decision As a fifty/fifty split v   Believing what they told us From those Ivy League salons That really clever people Always weigh the pros and cons   So, for my indecision I won’t shoulder any blame For increasingly the pros and cons weigh [...]

September 11, 2019

We must admit that we’ve been changed Once bold, now fearful We watch our words and what we think Lest we provoke another rage How tearful.   We wage war upon ourselves Deny not only what we see But feel Or look the other way although we know The wounds we fail to treat Won’t [...]

Brexit: The Musical

The MP’s Song Wimpole: (speaking) Of course, there was a vote.  And I’m pretty sure the votes were counted.  But, as a rule, everything is subject to…um….interpretation. (Sings) Now, I don’t want to be quoted But when the people voted All the MPs noted That we didn’t know what they meant (They didn’t know what [...]

Platform 8

People have been asking He’s not just a poet, is he? So I looked for some employment Just to keep a fella busy   I sent around my resume To show folks I’m a smarty And got picked to write the platform For the Democratic Party   The put me in a room and told [...]

Cashing Out

Ten Democrats will soon debate. (I think there should be thirty) I sent a buck to all of them. (Oh, God. I feel so dirty!)   I sent one more to Andrew Yang (Though not a party hack) For one buck sent to Andrew Yang I get a thousand back)   I tried to give [...]

Don’t Read this Poem Until I Sell My House

All hail to California Where teeming waters play Once again, the Golden State Is showing us the way   It’s leading politicians All are charlatans and shills That’s why the local businesses Are heading for the hills   The party that’s in power Can do anything it pleases So sanctuary’s given out To medieval diseases [...]

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