All Quiet Along the Potomac

We living things all pay a price We live our lives upon thin ice   And in some ways we shouldn’t forget Our tricks performed without a net   No matter how adept or agile Every breath and step is fragile   So go ahead and give your all Get up...

Change ?

The world is changing faster Than the changes I recall So much so I’ve concluded That it hasn’t changed at all   The feelings now expressed By every plutocrat and minion Reflect what’s always been The clear majority opinion   Nobody cheered inflation Or...

I’m Serious

(I’m introducing myself to the new afternoon audience and making a serious proposal: Poets have a duty As this poet’s often said To see the world around them From inside another’s head   To question all assumptions And to challenge every truth Which...