I’ve lived a lot of years And though I’d never want to miss one I didn’t expect, in all my life To see a year like this one History, I used to think Was read about in books But now, alas, I’ve had a glimpse Of how it really looks I’d never seen [...]
Was it Halley’s Comet That set the sky aglow In Royal David’s city Two thousand years ago? Some believe the omen That the augurs were decoding Was the flash of incandescence From some distant star exploding Other say the rarity Which gave the night its aura Was a singular, phenomenal Sub-boreal aurora [...]
We went without a summer And hardly any spring Birthdays were forgotten And birds seemed not to sing Classrooms were too quiet And no one got to play The evening news was full of noise But no one had their say Lovers wed in secret Or plans were put on hold Gardens were [...]
What always has amazed me Is the nature of confusions That folks can look at simple facts And reach diverse conclusions I believe that Armstrong landed And my trust is even stronger That no spaceship crashed in Roswell And that Elvis is no longer Entertaining fantasies Is really self-defeating And the Dems, just [...]