Am still reading "Team of Rivals"
by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
lincoln in carriage
while weaving through carnage
from wide plains to ridge
Jim Horn
Each Wide plain and ridge
appeared to be battle sites.
Chastise and Have a Compromise
after many tries
when bother and then chastise
seeking compromise
Jim Horn
Categories:
kearns, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
After reading Team of Rivals under Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Am sure that I must be correct,
History had tremendous effect;
Not frightened,
And enlightened,
No matter what subject I select.
Jim Horn
There is nothing like a loud crowd,
Who really think they are endowed;
My intuition,
A politician
That has head high in the cloud.
Jim Horn
Some things politicians think are easy,
Especially when they are being sleazy;
Pain in rear,
Far or near;
Seems like it leaves them in ecstasy.
Jim Horn
Decided to put both in same poem.
Easier to read that way.
Categories:
kearns, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Bully A Culprit in Pulpit
What we really had to finally admit,
Came up with a culprit in the pulpit;
Money using,
And abusing,
And was a bully who could not quit.
Book is by Doris Kearns Godwin.
Has anyone out there read any of
her books lately?
Jim Horn
Categories:
kearns, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Expression and Impression
Of her, always had a tremendous impression;
How she exhibited words and her expression;
When book explored,
Her I always adored;
Reading another one started a new session.
Did dedicate my poem to Doris Kearns Goodwin.
James Serious Mysterious Horn
Categories:
kearns, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
What takes a company
The size of Ford
To rip of an inventor
Of its own accord
Typical conglomerate
Thinking they own the world
Taken on by an individual
He must be so absurd
In 1978
A Mr Robert William Kearns
Sued Ford Motor Company
For patent infringement earns
It finally went to trial
In the year 1990
A victory for Justice
Against those, who thought they were mighty
Even Chrysler crumbled
As he and his family fought
In America's courts of law
They refused to be bought
Who is Robert William Kearns
As you read this you may ask
He was just a simple inventor
What he invented did its task
The next time it starts to rain
And you are driving in your car
The intermittent windshield wiper
Made this inventor, a court room star
In memory of Mr Robert William Kearns
March 10, 1927 – February 9, 2005
http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/life-6.php
Categories:
kearns, business, family, history
Form: Rhyme