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Elate Your Mate

"Forty acres and a mule" Was a promise, not a rule Government lies So you baptise Just like any other fool

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Yolanda Nicholsen

Date: 11/20/2022 3:20:00 AM

very cunningly expressed loved reading this hugs

Nancy Kaufman

Date: 11/17/2022 7:35:00 AM

Very clever Rico.

Rico Leffanta
Date: 11/17/2022 10:04:00 AM

Mahalo, Nancy! Aloha!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/16/2022 12:53:00 PM

well, we did not even get the mule! (hmm, actually it's close to the donkey, so in a way we got it)

Rico Leffanta
Date: 11/17/2022 10:04:00 AM

Many people believe we got the ass, but Poetry Soup banned that! Aloha!

I Am Anaya

Date: 11/16/2022 7:13:00 AM

Nov 15· A baby born in the Philippines has been declared the world's eight billionth person as United Nations confirmed that the population passed the landmark figure yesterday. More fools? Good one Rico!

I Am Anaya
Date: 11/17/2022 3:11:00 PM

Brilliant, you hit it right on the head, Rico!!!!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 11/16/2022 10:51:00 AM

Imagine what a difference Elon Musk could have made byinvesting in 8-billion people rather than investing billions in twitter! Aloha!

Elizabeth Mccann

Date: 11/16/2022 3:25:00 AM

Gosh, I'd totally forgotten that "40 acres!" Thank you for the reminder. Governments? Yeah, Promise her anything, but... Elizabeth

Rico Leffanta
Date: 11/16/2022 10:52:00 AM

And that was what Congress was like before Trump! Thank you for your comment on my short story! Aloha!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/15/2022 2:53:00 PM

After I combobulated on this poem for a little while, I became discombobulated. Oh, some did not get their forty acres and a mule. Creative work. Definitely has some humor. Thanks for the visit to my page. I appreciate the time spent there reading and taking time to comment. Sara

Rico Leffanta
Date: 11/16/2022 10:53:00 AM

and some will get student loan relief? Aloha!

Sally Eslinger

Date: 11/15/2022 12:36:00 PM

Rico, I’ve heard that promise when listening to classic radio shows,..actually an interesting metaphor. aloha, salli

Rico Leffanta
Date: 11/16/2022 10:53:00 AM

"You ain't heard nothing yet!" Aloha!