Best On The Books Poems

Cap’n Thunderbolt

The moon stood out 
Any traps about  
Cap’n Thunderbolt did ask
He was on the road again 
Brown snake for break-in-fast

The Drover said they went way north 
Blacktracker with em eh
Following your week old tracks, old mate
When you robbed the coach and dray

So back...

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There was poetry,
In the open fields,
On the slanted blueberries,
On the skirts of schoolgirls,

There was poetry,
In the sunny cupboards,
In the quiet gardens,
In the sweet air of spring,

There was some poetry
In the caressing hands,
In the chalk of the school,
On the obsolete words,

There was poetry,
In the fruit basket,
On...

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One of Life’s indisputable facts:
Government reserves the right to tax;
And tho’ they waste far more than they should,
It’s supposedly done “for the common good.”

Economists use the word “propensity,”
Just a fancy word for “odds”, you see:
The odds you’ll save, the odds you’ll spend,
And how many Tax...

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When government spends more than it collects in taxes,
it borrows money from a central bank, and must pay it back with interest.
Government never has the money when the loan is due,
so the burden of this debt falls on the taxpayer, me and you.
When local banks...

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I SAY LIBERATE ME!
free me from a
bondage known all
too well
free me from those
chain-links felt way
too much
free me from a world
that's so out of
touch,even though it
manages to stay in
touch
free me from those
dungeons and allow
me to roam
roam like this
signal on my phone
that's holding me in
captivity with fees
I...

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A Reader Asks

Of the books that you’ve read
Which ones were the best?
Which ones caught your fancy?
Which ones passed your test?
Which ones made you laugh?
Which ones made you cry?
Which ones would you toss?
Which ones would you buy?
How about Little Women
With Joe, Meg and the others,
Or Lord...

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Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse 

By Elton Camp

Weird laws are on the books in every state
Some abuse they at one time tried to regulate

For violations we aren’t likely to be arrested
But in the courts, very few have been tested

Alabama won’t allow a mustache...

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Something for my lady, gettin that money by any means.
Who get with the player type, a thug, from the hood with good dreams,

Who kick it in high heals, plenty tank tops, camouflage, fatigues
Her thongs clear to the vision, so you can see some good things

Stretch...

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Like to be back in the work force again

Contributing my talents to the fray

Never wanted retirement to come along

Sure wish I was still active today

Nothing's changed except for my age

It doesn't make me any less valuable

Mind didn't freeze, become useless or such

Making me any less...

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I’ve been working since I was twelve years old,
But my first on-the-books job
Was as a sailor in the US Navy,
Gunners Mate.
Six years and three Westpac deployments.
Fifty months of sea duty
Changed me for good and bad.
Over the years since,
I’ve had many terms of employment,
Both full and...

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Don't bury memories at Wounded Knee
 that legacy is an ingrained part of history
and workers prize should never have been slavery.

How many new tribes came 
 the English, the Irish, the European rain
to this country of Americana fame.

Freedom, hope and dreams of change
 obsessed and...

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When I was a child
                                    I was often there
 ...

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Sorta reminded me of Salem Witch Trials I've read about in the past
Similarly, in this case people could point and say: "They are in love" and they would
most certainly be given a hornets blast.  Oh they would not cut off the lovers heads 
as...

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Funny how we speak with two tongues
How we sing two tunes to the same song
We claim that all things God made are good
Yet, we condemn when they're not understood
Marijuana, the herb is not of itself, bad
It is man’s greed and indiscipline that is sad
I bet,...

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If your gas tank is empty,
Unless you're inept,
You can fill it yourself
In all places except...

Oregon and New Jersey
Where you're not allowed.
If you tried, you would certainly
Be disavowed.

It's a mystery why
Such a law's on the books.
Likely some politician's
In debt to some crooks.

So when I'm in New...

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