pour me a drink ~
do you have a light?
jazzy night
dim the lights
hold on tight
out of range out of sight
take me to new heights
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Global warming it's a scam,
and bigwigs just don't give a damn,
they fly to this year's global forum
in private jets without decorum.
Control the world is their plan
it only hurts the common man;
they eat steak and we eat bugs
they look as us and simply shrug.
In multi-million beachfront homes
their hypocrisy it makes me groan;
carbon footprints they don't mind
as long as gold in banks they find.
Climate change it comes and goes
the sun's in charge don't you know
and nature's world will adapt,
it always has and that's a fact!
("In Memory of Gary Vaughn", 2018, original encaustic)
The Flavor of Kool-Aid
We all get to choose the flavor of Kool-Aid we drink.
And maybe that’s the extent of free will.
We each have our world views formed and cemented
By these biases, personal and cultural,
But even people as close as siblings
Who share the same DNA and conditioning
Can end up as different as oil and vinegar
But I’ve had my share of Kool-Aid,
And I don’t remember it having any flavor
Other than sweet.
What it offers as a way to entice
Is a difference in color,
Or put another way
A difference in appearance
And so it is with beliefs and biases.
It’s mostly a difference of surface over substance.
What is the substance of Kool-Aid?
A little dye, some sweetener,
And a whole lot of the universal solvent.
And what is the effect of our preferred Kool-Aid?
Reassurance that we have chosen
The best world view
To match our tastes.
Which are in fact chosen
On the basis of
What we want to see,
And the promise of something sweet.
(9/23/23)
JAFFNA ODIYAL KOOL
==================
Beautiful ”Kool”
Call it Jaffna Soup, broth or stew.
Signature dish of Jaffna district,
Relished by every one in the peninsula.
Tamarind based Kool,
With seafood items,
Fish, shrimp, squid and crab,
Add taste beyond words.
Incorporates various spices,
With long bean, jack fruit seeds, manioca
O what a taste it gives,
When odiyal flour thickens it.
Mouth waters at the sight of
The fantastic odiyal kool,
Tastes better when you drink,
From a folded jack leaf.
Kool is an enjoyment at family gatherings,
In most of the Jaffna homes.
Without the traditional kool party,
Family gatherings seldom disperse.
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Chug-a-lug, Chug-a-lug –
no matter the fly in our
President's mug, the bug in
his thinking...my reflecting on
his ailing brain, and it's obvious
volume shrinking:
Those mindless, confusing rants,
Bidden juices-up; Psaki, drinking
without blinking – regurgitating
at deceptive White House briefings –
propaganda validated by shameless,
would-be reporters, were it not for
their obvious conscription – their
sacrificial genuflecting, having
sold their souls to the Golden Calf
of Soros wealth and tyrannical
influence –
For Progressive compliance – securing
her high place of worship in a Marxist,
Totalitarian Kingdom – Pelosi suggesting
free ice-cream be given to all, in place
of Tried-And-True, Good Old, American
Freedom –
Something I miss
And do they even do this
Anymore
one hotty hot scorching summer
memory remembering
one glass pitcher
filled with cold so cold frigid water
add the right amount of sugar
mixed and stirred
so sweet and cold tasty Kool-Aid
does anyone drink it anymore
“O yeah
Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid tastes great
Wish you had some can't wait©”
7/5/20
WRITTEN WORDS BY James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
kool aid
summer flavors
purple tongue
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Posted on June 12, 2108
Kool Aid
1-glass gallon pitcher
1-tray filled with 6 ice cubes
a package of orange Kool-Aid
1 metal spoon for stirring
A gallon of Ice cold water
1 cup and a half of sugar
stir, stir, stir pour it in a cup
so hot this spring and summer "yum" now we're drinking Kool Aid
taste great wish you had some can't wait............
4/15/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2018©
I'm feeling a bit down, wish I was lying on the sand
With a tall glass of Kool-Aid and a young sweetie at hand
Not young anymore
Can't buy youth at the store
If we could, there's be a lineup from here to Afghanistan
Irresistable kool
(a Kwansaba for Eugene B. Redmond)
by ‘bro.zayid’
For him Miles is not god
Just irresistible kool
Yet he claims ancient ears
Sips Dunham’s golden legged dance
From Dumas’ Ra thick gourd
Ejaculating ink first
Our regal splendid swag…
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I'm feeling a bit down, wish I was lying on the sand
With a tall glass of Kool-Aid and a young sweetie at hand
Not young anymore
Can't buy youth at the store
If we could, there's be a lineup from here to Afghanistan
(this poem has nine stanzas, which means KATS have 9
lives - there's proof right there! J/K Enjoy this silly, kute
poem):
For some weird reason,
Those kute kreatures make my night
The best one ever!
Klever, little kats
I weep happy tears…buddy!
They are KUTE KREATURES
Listenin’ to musik…
Demi Lovato’s awesome
Lonesome without kat…
Without my kute kat
By my side, I’m torn apart
My lonely day’s gone!
Kats make my night fun!
Midnight has dawned upon me
Aww…kitty witties!
Without my buddies,
I’d be an unhappy guy
Music + kats = great!
Hey krazy kitty!
Come to me! Cheer me up, man!
Kats are krazy kool!
My kompanion’s kewl!
My black kat, Spy, reminds me
Of a sly panther
All of my kitties
Make me beam all day and night
Where’s my furry friend?
I love Kool aid it comes in many color from red, grape, orange, green, to punches. To the un-sweating to the sweat, I love Kool aid when you freeze it when make it in to popcilcal. You can make it a summer drink and winter drink. You can have it with fruit in it and have it with out fruit in it. Oh how I love cool aid.