Discursive Nonsense!
There are few things that provoke me anymore or are apt to make me curse,
Except fer the guv'mint a-meddlin' in my life and a-pickin' at my purse!
Fergive me fer expressin' myself with such crass and inelegant verse,
But, I git so irate at times that I feel like throwin' rocks at a hearse!
I receive tons of mail in my box beggin' donations fer this and that.
Yesterday, there was a sobbin' plea for dough to save the marsupial rat!
I even got a letter askin' fer funds to help develop Bin Laden's legal brief!
That's akin to askin' Mrs. Custer to donate to the Fund For Indian Relief!
Mr. Washington, our first Commander-in-Chief, established a solid legacy.
The following quotation he left for us to muse upon for posterity:
"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected!" he did bequeath!
Never have truer words of wisdom been uttered through falser teeth!
Now, I ain't the smartest guy around and I often git confused.
I often confound my spouse, leavin' her to state, "We are not amused!"
So if a perplexin' problem arises and rather than be misunderstood,
I'll pose, "My understanding of this situation ain't very well understood!"
I doubt I'll be nominated fer a Pulitzer Prize fer this masterpiece,
Nor will I be considered fer Poet Laureate fer this nonsensical piece.
But I refuse to write about doom and gloom or especially to eligize,
So, Mr. Pulitzer if you don't appreciate it, you can keep your prize!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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