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POEM: War on Poverty

War on Poverty In our nation’s capital We are drowning in think tanks Our chief armament In the war on poverty And for all of their business They have made up their mine Poverty is not the problem Poverty is … Continue reading

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POEM: Each Day a Work of Heart

For every won of us Each day Is a work of heart Canvassing inexhaustible possibilities Of epic themes Momentary epiphanies And daily grooves Imploring colors Exploring textures Mating with perfect light Not mirrorly framed Buy the ornate Or threw making … Continue reading

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POEM: Forgiving Justice

Forgiveness can no more refute The demands of justice And its claim reguarding the lost Than justice can outflank The necessity of forgiveness To open the door for peace A heart rendering choice The difference being Securing one’s house Or … Continue reading

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POEM: Not Right in the Head

I am just Not right In the head Just left Of center Heart beats For know reason To love The mathematician, physicist and philosopher, Blaise Pascal, said, “The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.”  For most of … Continue reading

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POEM: Of Cucumbers and Fences

The punk was going to take My cucumber From my fence So I clutched My trusty shotgun And I fired a shot Way over his head He scattered like so much buckshot Having triggered his nerves Like a fresh kill … Continue reading

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POEM: A Farcical Foundation

A Farcical Foundation An abundance Of people Build Bank accounts And resumes In lieu of a better world In the face of scarcity Hoarding ourselves Leaving our shares as chump change Our resumes bankrupt In grate sell deception Talked into … Continue reading

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POEM: Getting It Together

I see tragedy in the world Not as the enemy To be retreated from Nor as an accident Captivating my perverse stares Rather a musing These puzzling pieces Of my heart Shuttered into a million pieces In chanting invitations Entranced … Continue reading

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POEM: Writing Poetry

I like writing poetry except for the writing part Writing poetry is an art from the heart.  If there is work in writing poetry, of which I don’t find much, it somehow relates to brain functioning.  My favorite definition of … Continue reading

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POEM: Blood Donor

Blood Donor I work 24/7 365 days a year I work holidays and vacations I even work in my sleep I am a blood donor My work is a gift Enrichness Serving what is but hours The miracle of life … Continue reading

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POEM: Picket Fences

More people are imprisoned By picket fences Than steel bars Sometimes by splinters Sometimes by stakes Through the heart Lonely in the end To come home Dreams of white picket fences have waylayed many more lives than prisons or jails.  … Continue reading

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POEM: Pulling a Steckler

Pulling a Steckler Steckler was the type of guy Who would ruin The fun Of magic tricks Enjoyed by friends By revealing their mechanics Partly to annoy Mostly because he could His routine was so common His act was named … Continue reading

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POEM: Certifiable

Certifiable Respectability is the currency of the establishment A religion of red carpets and relics Propriety is its only denomination Holding sway with all that moves Trafficking in status A multitude of sins covered in fine veneers Indulgences purchased by … Continue reading

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POEM: Chapter 58 – Isaiah

Chapter 58 – Isaiah Isaiah was a man A kind of a man More generous than his wealth Untouchable by another’s profits With a frugality beyond any poverty He was a gentle man With a purposefulness typically beyond words Speaking … Continue reading

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POEM: Treatment…Like…Sewage

Treatment…Like…Sewage I lived in Libertarianville They said “If you want sewage treatment, Just go to some place that has it.” So I did Many don’t live there long I find discussing politics with self-professed Libertarians a vexing experience.  Typically, we … Continue reading

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POEM: Laundered Hearts

Laundered Hearts On those journeys Through dark Night Watches Ending only With mourning Broken Finding yourself Alone With a ponderous God Separating darks and lights Threatened by grays Hanging on by hairs and threads Frayed Washed out Left Only Facing … Continue reading

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POEM: Lovers of Dirt

Lovers of Dirt Wile in cathedrals The atheist Dares claim The title Of mass debater As little comes From behind the veil That doesn’t exist In the slightest Hint elect To believe Methods to their madness Seemingly beyond approach However … Continue reading

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POEM: Past, Present, Future

Past, Present, Future The past is the foundation from which we build The shoulders we stand upon The inventory of experience stored for our convenience The pool of wisdom in which we bathe The present is the current electrifying our … Continue reading

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POEM: Secrets Lie

Secrets lie At the heart of US The endless wore On tear Never skipping A beating As time passes US over Looking like patients ignored Collapsing under our own wait For loving our animus Is too much To bare The … Continue reading

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POEM: By No Means Necessary

By No Means Necessary When the strident are Up in arms Staking their claims By any means necessary May such a battlefield Arouse patience strewn A bout Of faith Inciting our most gratuitous hopes By any kinds possible The prison … Continue reading

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POEM: A Lousy Take on Lao-Tse

A Lousy Take on Lao-Tse (Tao Te Ching 38) When Tao is lost There is virtue When virtue is lost There is morality When morality is lost There is propriety Yet oddly Even when Awe is lost Tao remains The … Continue reading

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