Historical facts are the foundations of societies Structurally carrying the weight of the dead and live loads Time has a way of revealing societal improprieties Dissecting impartially; ideologies and economic, social and political modes Without the help of any diety’s Or other dogma we’ve been sold Past reflection offers sobriety To the lies we haveContinue reading “HIS STORY”
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Outcast
Rueth the humanly outcasts No envious transgressions Shall shadow their path Traveleth they As if in a desert Where water Like empathy Is scarce Thine innate riches stripped to the bone Guilty! Of economic hardship They traverse the region Looking for shelter Helter skelter To lay their weary head And protecteth their tools Reminiscing ofContinue reading “Outcast”
Flashbacks to a Presidential Campaign
Breaking news out of the Vice Presidential Foreign Policy Instructional Intervention Joe Biden joining with the Middle Class Union/Workers and Poor To raise their dissension The winds are howling at the “Free Market” drivers Who drove the car into the ditch They’re trying to spin Through the wind That we are jealous ofContinue reading “Flashbacks to a Presidential Campaign”
HOLIDAY SHOPPING
How jolly I am feeling! As I toss people aside the aisle You better get out of my way today Hilfiger puts me on to style How merry ’tis the prices There’ll be no sticker pain This old chap’s trying to get the last LCD TV! I think I’ll trip his cane How joyfulness isContinue reading “HOLIDAY SHOPPING”
SHAZAM!
Growing up in Astoria, Queens in New York City in the 1970s; I looked up to my father as most all young boys are want to do. He drew me into some of his favorite lifelong passions, such as New York Yankee baseball, Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney movies. There was also a colorful, andContinue reading “SHAZAM!”
THE BALLAD OF KING JAMES
Now! A crack of thunder Embellished the King’s decree We shall no longer countenance dwellings On frivolous memory In the mist He got to the gist Of his feelings presently Time awaits no man Nor his remembrances of history Let it be today When thou shalt sway To the ways of what should be YesterdayContinue reading “THE BALLAD OF KING JAMES”
BATTLE FOR THE HIGH SEAS
Lo and Behold A subterranean grip Alas a woman’s mass Appears in this word trip She cries for Ahab To head ashore! “Give the creature the slip”! Avast a wide mast Unfurls across the ship The Captain’s cries For the harpoon! Are drowned out By the cracked whip The wondrous size Of the WhiteContinue reading “BATTLE FOR THE HIGH SEAS”
LOOK ABOVE
Look above! Way up in the sky! I’m on the tallest building I could find Where the birds Don’t fly I have come up With a new scheme Just listen Before you sigh My Oh My! The anticipation is as heavy as a child’s expectations on Christmas nigh! Recently I haveContinue reading “LOOK ABOVE”
SPRING TIME
Springtime is The rebirth of trees The busy buzzing Of the bees The birds come back In flock again To chirp along With their brethren The insects make Their presence known For they still have A place to roam There is one who’s alarm Is set to Spring The big ole bear Who’s beenContinue reading “SPRING TIME”
THE SPLOTCH OF THE BRAGGART
When I was in Basic Training at Fort Knox there was an incident that happened with a grenade that I will never forget. Our whole batallion was practicing throwing grenades. Being the Army, they had an exact plan for everything. Cooks will tell you there is a recipe for boiling water. And there is!Continue reading “THE SPLOTCH OF THE BRAGGART”