I fear that we must put all our political eggs in one bastard
Categories:
beaters, humor, political,
Form: Monoku
Mosquito Beaters Luncheon
Class of '64
By Franklin Price
03/17/2022
It was only just a week ago
That we met at Island Time
Older now and maybe wiser
Than when young and in our prime
The faces looked familiar
As the years were wiped away
We were the class of '64
Who had come to lunch that day
I exchanged hugs with ladies
With a light kiss on the cheek
Put my arm around the men folk
Shook their hands, I'm not a geek
We enjoyed each others' company
It had been too long, too far
Reminisced a lot of history
Got a few beers from the bar
When the lunch was over
And we went our separate ways
We had smiles on all our faces
From remembering the days
Categories:
beaters, celebration, graduation, high school,
Form: Rhyme
Wealth Beaters
Why?
Because of the hospitals they
built?
Or the many scholarships they fund?
Is it the millions they sink, so
vaccines can be found?
Why?
The alumni funds that keep colleges afloat?
That they personally fund artists and their works?
Why?
Are we just jealous, so jealous that we thrive on
class warfare?
That makes us an unhappy lot, judging others
is no joy.
Look into your own heart.
What do you do weekly financially to help others?
Do you volunteer at all?
Or sit an home, doing a daily judgement call?
Why?
Have you built a corporation that employs thousands?
Do you volunteer in rough areas to help others?
Money or lack thereof is no way to judge our fellow man.
Best we look into our own mirrors and ask:
"Am I doing all that I can?"
That old saying so very true." Judge not, lest you be
judged also."
To a compassionate world!
May 10, 2020
10:30am PST
Categories:
beaters, conflict, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Stripped into auspicious
Feeding on vacuous
Tongue tied inversion
Masterful assimilation
Befuddled into coercion
The ******** on creation
A fortress in distinction
Disentangled from catipulation
Disemburdened from aberration
Digression from complaisant
Dispensation of prerogative
Perfunctory of repurchase
Categories:
beaters, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse