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Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis - part i

...Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis, high bred poiet?s of mine

     ("Thus always I cause the death of tyrants.”)
the purported line Brutus uttered 
after assassinating Julius Caesar.

     Alte...

Trapped in the Ivy League

...Kathy Boudin thought the U.S. beyond repair,
She thought she saw the deep reality, and it was unfair.
From SDS to the Weather Underground,
She dived deep in Marxism, plain sense no longer found.
...

Angry Buns

...I watched 'Buns of Steel'
  'cos I wanted the real deal

    Did all the exercises
    Brooked no compromises

  But when I sneaked a little feel
  My hot cross buns began to peel...

Dream State Yields Deep Sleep Personifications

...Dream state yields deep sleep personifications

Upon lying supine - eye shutter lids
into the land of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod,
where the sandman beckons and bids
dead to the webbed wide world,
...

Proletarians To the Fore

...Arm to arm, sinews clutch
One another, makes friend and crutch;
One crimson call, which guidance brought
The feeble, stern: the working lot
To stand much greater, taller, strong
Filled with hope...

Elegy

...They brought their music to the hills,
brooked no softening,
yet in time, the Appalachian mists
grew softer, the work less dire.
Their tunes recalled one Celtic root,
one that had broken the wil...

Our Daddy

...Our daddy said we couldn’t get our driver’s license
until we passed our teens. 
He also said it didn’t matter what he said, 
it only mattered what he means. 
Our daddy was a coal-mining man of th...

Ya Know

...Each visit was looked forward to,
Always new flavoured sweets,
For me to chew.
Whether it was chocolate,
Or Haribo,
Anything will do,
We were desperate ya know...


We went to the park.
On ...

The Nazis Wrecked His Herb Garden

...The writing on the wall 
Explained it was “degenerate”.
Don’t ask me.
Nazis can be crabby.
He took it for the sign it was:
‘If they’d deface some matter of taste,
it’s only a matter of time ......

Still Counting Past Blessings

...Still Counting Past Blessings!

I’m Seventy-Seven and happy to live in the State that I’m in!
As a child, Oklahoma near blew us away! The ‘Dust Bowl’ killed some too,
and ...

Embarkation Upon Meditation

...Embarkation upon meditation...

Believe me you upon manifestation
regarding Das godaddy bing linkedin
with avast cosmic consciousness
self induced light hypnotic trance
I become enthralled

u...

Winkin Blinkin and Nod, Sans

...Winkin Blinkin And Nod, Sans...
Wonderful World Of Dreamland Furloughed!

Hours elapsed since I did sleep off
and feed my belly from the trough.

What...the...creaking screech re: sound
ding, ...

Dissembling Offerings

...

He never brooked a lie that couldn’t be spoken
Spiffed up with a good spit shine
Tin promise made was a buffalo wooden token
Re-tale sale, it ain’t worth a dime
From Niagra Falls to th...

The Final Brace of the Poetries I Meant As One To Post, But By This Could Not

...It is generally thought of to be one of the myriad,
Guiding, governing, binding principles and precepts of all 
Mature civilized countries that what horrors that they unleashed in
Vilest, bloodies...

Ode To a Storyteller

...ODE TO A STORYTELLER

A wise fool once confessed in candour naïve
When asked the question “what are you doing there?”
With insight deep the reply brooked no disbelief. 
His words: “Everyone’s go...

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