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Sides

Sides

Born into sides
Religious and tribal
Learning quite young
To fear and to rival

If we are Catholic 
We hate the Jews
If we are white
We do as we do

If we are men
We do as we want
If we are women
We’re told that we can’t 

If we are black
We’re told to go back
If we are red…
We’re mostly all dead

If we’re ALL Human
We’re on the same side
No one to fear 
No need to hide

I’m a humanist 
I love all my tribe
Won’t you come join us
Just take the Human Side.

By Bill MacEachern 03/23/2022

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A Man Named Bill

There once was a man named Bill
Who sat on a window sill
While looking  down
With a weary frown
Thought...
"Man, I better Just chill"!

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That Smell

That Smell

That smell I know
But can not place
Is from my youth
A certain space 

That smell I know
Is so familiar
Musty and cold
Like an root cellar

That smell I know
Brings me right back
Crawling, exploring 
But not an attic

Now my nose knows
Like incense in church
That smell I remember
Playing under the porch

Bill MacEachern 2018

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Ezra Schwartz

Ezra Schwartz  
Oct 1, 1997 —  Nov 19, 2015 

The dice of terror 
Was cast that day 
Young Ezra’s life  
Was taken away 

He went to Israel 
For his gap year 
To study at yeshiva 
And volunteer 

During a Mitzvah 
To feed some soldiers 
The van was ambushed  
By Jew hating ogres  

It mattered not  
They knew not him 
Or that his heart flowed 
With Simchas Hachaim 

To those you touched
You were a young Mensch 
To all who knew you
Your loss is immense

Young Ezra Schwartz  
I’ll never know you 
For they took you away 
For being a Jew

But what they don’t realize
You’re still here with us
You’re everywhere you smiled
And in everyone you touched

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Tomato Chase

TOMATO CHASE

Now....
Out of season
They're reddish
Uniform in size & shape
Firm
And flavorless

In season
They're RED
All sizes and shapes
Firm, soft, some just right
And flavorful

Yesteryears
They were magic
Like the transformation of a caterpiller
The little yellow flower
Gives way to the tiny green marble
Stalk n stems grow bigger
Marbles grow larger
The green fuzzy rough stems
The scent
That wonderful smell 
So unique to the tomato plant
They turn green to red
Some even get incubated on a sunny sill 
When it's time
Knife reveals seeds and red splotched juice
And the TASTE
A taste that fades with our age
That TASTE that we chase every summer
Close 
But never a ringer

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Natural Wonders

Natural Wonder

If there were an earthquake  
They surely wouldn’t know
Their love’s so tremendous 
They’d hardly feel the blow

If there were a twister
They wouldn’t even sneeze
Love is their shelter
They’d only feel a breeze

If there were a flood 
They’d stay high & dry
Love is a mountain  
Their ark in the sky

If there were a riot
Or even a stampede 
Their love’s like a shield
For all the world to see

Loves force of nature
Will nullify the rest
A true natural wonder
Can weather any test

By Bill MacEachern
2018
Photo Credit: Richard Lam

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Unsubstantiated

I walked through that door
They said "please, sit down"
"We've got some bad news,
And it's all over town"

"Someone said something,
And said it was you"
"She said that you touched her,
We know that's not true"

I've always loved kids
In all the right ways
I never looked AT THEM
Not even sideways

Along comes His Ex
His Ex with a grudge
She took my good name
And turned it to sludge

We all were questioned,
By all the experts
Questions that frightened
And questions that hurt

And "NO"was the answer 
The little girl said
"Oh, I sat on his lap"
"But!, he only read!"

"Unsubstantiated" was 
The word that they used
It stays with you always
A huge mental bruise

Forty years later
I keep them at bay
NO!, It's not right
But how it will stay

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Tic Toc Lane

There is a street 
Called Tic Tock Lane
A name I thought 
Is somewhat strange

In time 
My wonder 
Got to me
So Googled 
Tic Toc Lane

So I saw
To my horror
The story of Elmer
A clock maker

His wife was killed
He did some time
Then married again
To wedding bells 
Chimes

In two years time 
Elmer's no more
Two men came shooting 
New wife and Elmer

New wife survives 
To testify
"This one's for Ma" 
"Was what the man said"
Time was now gone
And Elmer's now dead

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Roots On the Rock

Roots On The Rock

Oh…
Newfoundland 
Newfoundland 
I’m here to see
My roots on
The Rock
Out here
On the sea
I’m Billy 
From Boston 
And happy 
To be
Here in St. John’s 
With my Newfie family

Oh…
Newfoundland 
Newfoundland 
I have to say
Your warmth 
And your kindness 
Make us want 
To stay
We Drink 
Of the screech
Then kiss a cod fish
I’m happy to stay
If that’s 
All of your wish

Oh…
Newfoundland 
Newfoundland 
Grandpappy’s 
Home
He left
You for Boston
When fish
Went to roam
He met 
My grandma
A lass from Kilbride
Then both said "I do”
And became groom & bride

Oh…
Newfoundland 
Newfoundland 
I’m here to see
My roots on 
The Rock
Out here 
On the sea
I’m Billy 
From Boston 
And happy 
To be
Here in St.John’s
With my Newfie family

Bill MacEachern March 12, 2023

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Rain's Regret

Tiny Shards Of Ice
Bouncing Off The Ground 
Like Shattered Glass
Mimicking The Sound
Yearning to Be Snow
Intricate As Lace
Instead..Micro Mirrors
Searching For A Face
Hoping To Flutter, Float
Dart Like A Bee
Sorry Little Raindrop
'Tis Not Cold Enough
To Be