Long Briefing Poems

I was hungry and headed to one of the tents that had been set up as a field kitchen and noticed Tim who came over to talk to me , he said that he was...

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Once upon an evolving time
we were a great first nation,
or second nation,
depending on your historical perspective,
but definitely not a third nation
although some cooperative economists
thought we might be competing ourselves
in that over-invested and ego-inflationary direction.

This first...

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We turned off before reaching Kings Lynn and headed down a road that would take us to Henderson Aerodrome a local flying school, we were waved through the main gate and headed onto the main...

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The Boatman’s Song  					24/Many 

The Princess was briefing the Boatman about the guards
Of her Uncle and she continued ..

There are two hundred soldiers, in side the fort and Palace [repeated line from 21/..]
And rest...

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“Where are you going?” Teddy asked, breaking in our conversation,
between Bulldog, ‘Newy’ and myself and noticed with his observation,
that the words of Phillip Island had been mentioned by us three,
so he gathered that we’re fishing,...

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just in case you didn't know,probably because you are an alien in your very world
you owe your altitude to millions down here,who endured the chilly winter to sky-rocket  you to the blue skies
an inflated...

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                    Where's this years "Turkey_Pardon"?
Pardon me, where's the pardon on the Family?
Was the CCP funding too...

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Take me to the great big ocean to settle this aged old commotion; take me to the ocean to build a gigantic camp fire in the middle of the Oceanic water and drive out the...

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I saw you standing by tree holding on to the leaves and folding your hands as the untold mystery with bare back and rocks walk through the wood looking for the man.

 I stand aloof...

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The sky is a mass field of common wealth
Air,light and water yields of common wealth
Along and across,the lines drawn on the political map
Like nerves running over the body
Bounding the water resources as mile stones
Separated the...

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Old John's birthday was fast approaching, he'd be seventy-two
And his family asked him nicely what he would like to do
"Do you fancy a nice picnic or sightseeing on a train?" 
"No thanks" said Old John...

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Donald (Me-the-People) Trump’s inaugural Cabinet briefing :

You know what the problem with the poor is ? Of course you do. They don’t own anything. Well, we’re all billionaires here, except a brace or two of generals, and...

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The spiral staircase made her high heels sing, the metal tips on her heels dinged on the metal steps. 
The sound reminded John of bullets ricocheting on a tin roof he had heard two weeks...

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Oct. 23, around nine o'clock, GOP's special action commanding office: Dozens of "rock-ribbed" Reps arrived on and off to attend a briefing held by their hauptman Mutt Gaets, a Florida Trumpery henchman who's revived and...

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The young lieutenant's uniform
pressed and fit; a second skin 
he was young; strong, as once was I
On his face the surety of innocence,
it set his jaw, as mine had been
back when good and bad were...

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It's just another day at the office for the dedicated Air Force crew.
They've had their briefing and now climb aboard the venerable B-52.
They complete their checklists as they've done so many times before.
The pilot throttles...

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American citizens in “bread-lines” to get little boxes of food. How desperate do you have to be to join that line? The sad, generous, little boxes of nutrition. We are all human, we all need...

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Was it Saxony Asia or Asia Saxony?


Was it Saxony Asia or Asia Saxony?
From Japan to Germany Rotarian so many!

An occasion for mix up of cultures irrespective of race & creed for world understanding

High quality entertainment,...

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Nazriel Rising Small World Ace

She was as pretty as ever on this night
With me smitten to bits with her aura
As we met on our usual pickup location
Nazriel that one who so compliments me

We were on...

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Politicians can’t decide and seem confused,
while talking every day about the curve,
and how it must be flatter for each city,
so every hospital can better serve.

They stand before the cameras every morning,
using words supporting mitigation,
assuming all...

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Adorable and Deplorable

If Democrats what you do is adorable
Things Republicans did were deplorable
What we received from latest briefing
A bunch of bologna beyond believing.

Them laughing was impossible completely
Democrats reacted pleasantly and sweetly
And being in White House...

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Madam President’s News Briefing

By Elton Camp

The outcome of the election wasn’t expected
It was over and it was she who’d been elected

As soon as Madam Prez’s term in office did begin
It was a team of competent...

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Polling day
Calmly on trek;
Popular mandate

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Above the noise
People cast votes;
Landslide win

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So many rallies
Mind reading stances;
Noisy opposition

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Incumbent party
Massive support;
New era begins

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The people's choice:
Savvy polling;
Status quo majority

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Helming the day
Familiar comfort;
Watershed moments

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Sweeping away
83 from 89;
Sweet victory won

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Consultative way
Better approach;
Empathy...

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So Very Deep This Beast Lays


Under the darkness of earth, a cavern lays
Great evil rests within, in an eternal rage
Mortal man cries for help and this sadly prays
That this demon never gets to go on...

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EPILOG TO
RECONNAISSANCE PATROL
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


Survived again, back to CP, a successful patrol
Brought back some intel, lost nary a soul
Exhausted, safe, suddenly my hands are shaking
Continued patrols is madness in the making
Fear enemy patrols, running into...

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