11/22/2025 for A Fly on the Wall Poetry Contest sponsored by Suzette Richards
The poet apologizes to Donovan Thrown like a fly on the wall It's sixty years since his last call Who would have thought we would see The ending of democracy When will the Hurdy Gurdy Man, come singing songs of love… Not learning from histories past Abdicating power fast Self-rule is not certainty Despots don’t serve humanity When will the Hurdy Gurdy Man, come singing songs of love…
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