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Songs of Light

I must say that there have been terrible things in the news But one can escape the horrors By reading a good book Or by watching baseball That great American pastime I take pride in Jewish ballplayers and I take pride in being American Although our land is now going off course Hope must remain in our hearts When the haters crawl back under the rock they came from then we can once again take joy in the natural wonders and unique ideas which we have given the world

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Harry Horsman

Date: 8/16/2017 3:10:00 PM

sadly Matthew the U.S is joining the sadly decaying world. But there is hope while poets like yourself use the pen, which of course is the mightiness of all.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/15/2017 6:32:00 PM

Sadly, they will never crawl back under their rocks. It's a new age of ridiculousness in this country. Great poem, Matt.

Matthew Anish
Date: 8/15/2017 6:40:00 PM

Thanks Andrea - yes there are some people to be avoided out there. It would be better if the gun owners would concentrate more on writing verse. I have an article coming out about NYC skyscrapers. I mention the horrific 9/11 incident in it. Strangely enough my late father's birthday was on 9/11. I miss him! He was a fine musician and loved the Romantic poets - especially Wordsworth. Peace & Love Matthew Anish