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Thinking Anew

Old Charleston Charlie is sick of waiting For all of the haters to stop hating So is his friend Savannah Sue She’s fed up with all of the poo Birmingham Bob recalling Bull’s dogs And how that history changed in the log Atlanta Alice while cleaning her palace Decided it was time to drink from a new chalice Ollie from Raleigh while riding the trolly Had this epiphany, his choices had brought folly Suffering in the malaise of old slipping Jimmy Breach of their trust, by young slick Willie A failure of go, lasting legacy of the big O Their dreams washing away in the sea of rhetoric So little hope, yet so much changed So much was lost, for so little gain Washington crushing the folks on Main Now is their time for thinking anew Perhaps they may change your point of view

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Date: 7/10/2020 1:35:00 PM
I like that line -- 'a failure of go, legacy of the big O' -- He was no Big O either, and by that I mean Oscar Robertson, of Cincinnati Royals fame. (Boy, does that date me)… At any rate, hopefully slick Willie continues to stay out of the public eye... At least slipping Jimmy gave Habitat a boost... Oh, well Pollyanna's hard to duplicate. lol. Thanks, Kenneth. ~ gw
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