Atrocity
...
Whether the Indigenous People,
robed in leathers, head dressed in feathers,
who had their own sovereign nations,
wanted it or not,
June 2nd 1924,
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
condes...
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Categories:
coolidge, america, identity, political, western,
Form: Free verse
KITSCHISTA coolidge
...sentimental
eccentricity
ironically
earnest
quaint
& quirky
extravagent
phenomena
instantaneously
understood
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Categories:
coolidge, art,
Form: Didactic
A Christmas of Hope and Peace
..."Christmas is not just a season, but a state of mind. To cherish
peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy is to have the real
spirit of Christmas."
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Categories:
coolidge, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
No Leaks, No Spewage
...A tight-lipped President, Calvin Coolidge
Never prone to very much verbiage
He kept his interviews brief
Causing reporters much grief
Now we pine for his kind ~ That's a truage...
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Categories:
coolidge, history, spoken word,
Form: Limerick
After Covid19, If There Is An After
...I
You will not be flying very far for the rest of 2020
Say goodbye to globe-trotting entitlements
The airlines are flummoxed: they need you; you need plenty
Of leg room (Finally!) Six whol...
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Categories:
coolidge, angst, change, confusion, endurance,
Form: Didactic
Ode To Silent Cal Coolidge
...They called him 'Silent Cal'
He didn't say very much at all
President about 100 years ago
Seems like longer than that now, though
Guests at White House Parties
Waxed eloquent in line and...
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Categories:
coolidge, leadership, silence, tribute,
Form: Ode
Presidents' Day
...Schools are closed, there is no mail
And stores hold special sales.
To honor our first president,
That’s what this day entails.
Though technically, our 16th prez
Is celebrated, too.
To make a...
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Categories:
coolidge, presidents day,
Form: Rhyme
Can of Spam
...First thing I do is check the date
Good thru two thousand eighty five
Haven't had a can this fresh
Since Calvin Coolidge was alive
You can call it quirkiness
Each time I give the top a thump
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Categories:
coolidge, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Calvin Coolidge
...Calvin Coolidge
!....?...!!...? (.)...(.) No please
1933 the Great Depression hit
" I feel I no longer fit"- his tweet...
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Categories:
coolidge, fun,
Form: Clerihew
Wish
...I wish I could have
seen Theodore Roosevelt
Eugene Debs, Calvin Coolidge
speak their minds
I wish I could travel back
in time to see Daniel Webster,
meet Lewis and Clark
I wish time w...
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Categories:
coolidge, memory, time, time, travel,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Wish
...I wish I could have
seen and heard Theodore Roosevelt ,
Eugene Debs and Calvin Coolidge
speak their minds
I wish I could travel back
in time to see Daniel Webster,
meet Lewis an...
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Categories:
coolidge, fantasy, imagination, science fiction,
Form: Blank verse
Silent Cal
..."Silent Cal" Coolidge was known for holding phrase to a dearth!
Presiding at laying a cornerstone he turned the customary spade of earth.
The crowd eagerly awaited his remarks. He tho...
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Categories:
coolidge, funny,
Form: Clerihew
Presidential Trivia
...President's Day is approaching so I thought I would further your education,
By revealing useless trivia about some of the dudes who've served our nation.
President Washington actually had to borr...
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Categories:
coolidge, funny, history, old, old,
Form: Couplet
President Calvin Coolidge
...'Tis well known that "Silent Cal" Coolidge was a man of very few words!
He considered that long conversations and inane babble was for the birds!
A lady bet if she could elicit more than two...
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Categories:
coolidge, funny,
Form: Clerihew
Another Taste of Tom's Tiny Tidbits of Trash
...A few more words/ phrases I can do without;
"24/7"- I just can't seem to divide 24 by 7.
"But wait!!!... If you act right now....."- "Just how brain atrophied are you?
"We'll double your offer.....
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Categories:
coolidge, funny, history,
Form: List
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