On the day the towers tumbled We were warned because THEY knew We might blame the whole religion For the actions of a few Though your anger may be righteous Random vengeance isn’t good So, we watered our emotions For we heard and understood When a virus came from China We were warned [...]
When this week began I must admit that I was frightened But since I heard that speech I have to say I’ve been enlightened What’s up is down. What’s dark is light What’s bad is really good It makes me so darn happy That I’ve finally understood So, drop those sourpusses friends And [...]
The Constitution mandates It’s not open to debate That the President tell Congress How he views the nation’s state With midterms in November And every place in play I find myself imagining What Joe is going to say Madam Speaker, in my leadership I never have relented So much about the year gone [...]
Ive never been a prophet And Im not a prophets son Judging from the scriptures, friends The job is not much fun You find youre food for fishes Your ox is often gored No matter how profound you are Youre pretty much ignored Theres plenty of theology That I dont want a say [...]
Policies change quickly now With all that weve been learning I finally see how science works To get the tables turning All people can be fooled sometimes Some people by whats trending But everyone forever, well It seems that time is ending Soon comes the explanation It always seems the same The damage [...]
I’ve never been a lawyer So I shouldn’t be opining On the future implications Of some Justices resigning And I’ve never been a soldier Or been sent to far dominions So on military matters Well, I shouldn’t have opinions I’ve never been a doctor Practiced medicine by stealth So perhaps I should keep [...]
Approaching the quadrennial My spirit swells with pride Thinking of the athletes And those guys with rocks who slide I love to spend my winter evenings Tuning in and rooting Seeing skiers jumping And some other skiers shooting And though I was a goalie As a skater, Im a klutz Still, I [...]
The best advice Ive ever heard, That sages ever shared, Was set out in two simple words And they are Be Prepared Put aside for rainy days Plan with stricter stringency Now matter what the data says Theres gonna be contingency The experts guessed that Delta Was the second wave and final But [...]
For fifty weeks so far this year Through days both bright and tearful We’ve tended to our duties Though we all, at times, were fearful We tried to read the tea leaves And to do our best surmising And yet each headline brought some news We all might call surprising We tuned in [...]
My best friend is the postman And I greet him without fail I love those cards and letters That keep coming in the mail Bills show up with frequency But I don’t find them numbing It means I’ve done my part To keep this country’s business humming Politicians send me screeds About opponents’ [...]