Long Interpose Poems

Unquotable quotes: Leftists – XVIII

(Note: What goes for the Left can go for the Right, too. All you need to do is to interpose the words wherever possible. Don’t read ideological warfare where there is...

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(In a 19th-century legal judgment studied by all who 
learn the English common law, Sturges v. Bridgeman,
the court found in favour of a "nice" doctor over a
"common" manufacturer, for reasons of pure snobbery.)

The Candyman Can’t

Some...

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March 23, 2022 Scripture Meditations Based on 1Chronicles 1-5

Key Verse – 1Chronicles 5:26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria,...

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No particular rhyme nor,
reason explains to boot
within mind of this (boyish
looking) ole coot,
why sudden flashback didst

kickstart metered metrical foot
when during bout with anorexia nervosa,
I did not give a hoot
analogously harried and swiftly kicked
with barebones styled...

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(Moses Gava Featuring Kudakwashe Victor Shoko)

Neither did it start yesterday
Nor yesteryear
A scroll further backward
Deep into the historical era 
I could see him crawling 
During those years of polling

They were born egoistical
I wish I were not
Philanthropic,...

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Songs unsung will disappear, 

as breathless as a stone, the fear 

of Armageddon fills the air 

and gathers strength against the prayer 

that withers, fizzles into naught, 

despite the lessons we were taught, 

to love...

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...inspired by 'Reveille' by Joseph Brodsky


Songs unsung will disappear,
as breathless as a stone, the fear
of Armageddon fills the air
and gathers strength against the prayer

that withers, fizzles into nought,
despite the lessons we were taught
to love our...

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Songs unsung will disappear, 
as breathless as a stone, the fear 
of Armageddon fills the air 
and gathers strength against the prayer 
that withers, fizzles into naught, 
despite the lessons we were taught, 
to love...

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Songs unsung will disappear, 
as breathless as a stone, the fear 
of Armageddon fills the air 
and gathers strength against the prayer 
that withers, fizzles into naught, 
despite the lessons we were taught, 
to love...

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Songs unsung will disappear, 
as breathless as a stone, the fear 
of Armageddon fills the air 
and gathers strength against the prayer 
that withers, fizzles into naught, 
despite the lessons we were taught, 
to love...

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Songs unsung will disappear, 
as breathless as a stone, the fear 
of Armageddon fills the air 
and gathers strength against the prayer 
that withers, fizzles into naught, 
despite the lessons we were taught, 
to love...

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Songs unsung will disappear,
as breathless as a stone, the fear
of Armageddon fills the air
and gathers strength against the prayer
that withers, fizzles into naught,
despite the lessons we were taught
to love our neighbors as ourselves,
not disrespect our...

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Songs unsung will disappear,
as breathless as a stone, the fear
of Armageddon fills the air
and gathers strength against a prayer
that withers, fizzles into nought,
despite the lessons we were taught,
to love our neighbours as we would
be loved...

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Songs unsung will disappear,
as breathless as a stone, the fear
of Armageddon fills the air
and gathers strength against a prayer
that withers, fizzles into nought,
despite the lessons we were taught,
to love our neighbours as we would
be loved...

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Songs unsung will disappear,
as breathless as a stone, the fear
of Armageddon fills the air
and gathers strength against a prayer
that withers, fizzles into nought,
despite the lessons we were taught,
to love our neighbours as we would
be loved...

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Songs unsung will disappear,
as breathless as a stone, the fear
of Armageddon fills the air
and gathers strength against a prayer
that withers, fizzles into nought,
despite the lessons we were taught,
to love our neighbours as we would
be loved...

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Leaves of Frost (on Glass)
Leaves of frost (fueled by more intimate breathing that thickens glass panes)
interpose art, between life's adlibs and detritus. Should life mock
a dead stars' diasporic aspects. Through eons of "spacetime," mute
murals form...

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There are hazards there,
to board imagination of another soul,
to probe behind the rocks along the way
and find too much, converting chill into reality—
there is the romance!

There too is desert, the wandering for years,
knowing that the...

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Murder with callous authority
Murder with casual face
behold guilt and indifference
behold helpless public pleading
cries to mothers past and mothers now
behold public death - oh, watching eyes

behold the citizens’ fear to interpose
behold the helpless sheep, oh lion!
where...

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