Long Jimmy carter Poems

On this day 40 years ago in 1978 my mother, Jacqueline Anne Trestrail, left this world after a relatively short battle with cancer - she was 46. Jimmy Carter was President and Annie Hall won...

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When I was born in 1949, Harry Truman was the President of The United States.  Of course I do not personally remember him.  Mr. Truman was followed by Mr. Dwight Eisenhower, but I...

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(One poet's vision of what being indwelled by Christ's heart might look like)        

What makes me feel loved isn't easy to say, 
And not because the heart of...

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Christ's Message Distilled for Dummies
(You Might Not Like It)

Christ’s message distilled is we all are born sinning,
deserving of Hell (1) (but for Grace the Cross pays for),
your pride in “your good acts” the proof of...

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Please Michelle Obama...
can you save American democracy?

I highly hugely grant 
Barack Hussein belated kudos
what with his wizardesses 
in tow wrought wonders 
to one nation analogous 
while an under dog
sweeping in like... 
It's a Bird... It's...

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I know this preacher
Big and famous
Books and hooks
Got good looks
The gals all love
Dudes are glued
To his words
Though some think
He’s a turd

He’s got so much money
He stopped counting
Talks about his legacy
So he can buy
The universe 
And...

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A pure Hawaiian of rare birth,
living a life somewhat carefree,
fed farm animals by this squirt,
sticks and stones were real toys indeed,
set trash ablaze, be on alert,
a barefoot country kid, that's me,
a runner on trails made...

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Voting without aggravation...

Otherwise known as
absentee ballot/ mail-in ballot
if ye read no further... please exercise
opportunity to cast ballot
obviously freedom to choose,
but take serious stock of human bondage
(desperately calling out
for their Maugham me)
regarding: economy, integrity, monetary, xyz...

Anyway,...

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Only God can see perfectly what is ahead four years up the road.                      ...

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Forever doomed to reside at 2 Highland Manor Drive

A worse fate than death being hull hive,
I just realized after a surprise inspection
our opportunity to relocate cursed
after yours truly and the missus
subjected to vitriolic wrath
(okay hyperbole...

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First of all, you mildly evolved amoebas, I don’t need your sympathy/
You couldn’t fathom my depths, if you had a degree for empathy/
Did everything asked of me by the Lord to prove that I’m the...

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~ Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~ 
 (1900- 1980 )
( Blood Quill )



Lovely lady she shine
She persevered through life
Wrote thousands verses of  Love, Faith, Hope
Ambassador Sunshine
Daughter, sister and wife
She fought hard all thru her...

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~Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~
(1900-1981 
(Monchielle) 


Lovely lady, she shines 
Ambass'dor of Sunshine 
Daughter, sister and wife 
Upliftin' poems she wrote 
She persevered through strife 

Lovely lady, she shines 
She's famous poetess 
Wrote verses of...

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~ Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~ 
 (1900- 1980 )
( Blood Quill )


Lovely lady she shine
She persevered through life
Wrote thousands verses of Faith, Love, Hope
Ambassador Sunshine
Daughter, sister, writer, wife
She fought hard all thru her life...

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Sneaking A President On Presidents Day

Sneaking President Biden to Kyiv without anyone noticing, sounds like something out of a movie.  It really happened.  He arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit, signaling 'unflagging...

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I finished high school in the 60's, a decade of 'Change and Revolution'.                      ...

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Numbers are great bearers of truth.                             ...

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A few of my favorite things

A few of my favorite things 

Looking at paintings of Cezanne Rembrandt Van Gogh and Rodin 
thinking of their lives and of their times 
of where and when they painted...

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In Chicago, my summer of '70 was spent working with a program seeking to rescue drug addicts, alcoholics, and street gangs. The following

summer of '71, found me on the convention floor at the McCormick Place...

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A mind can be renewed if a mind can be observed
What exaggerated stories, what web of lies do I tell myself,
When things go wrong? Do I go on and on ... about what I deserved!

Enter...

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I have always thought that President Jimmy Carter
was and is one of the most genuine and finest persons
in the world. On the other hand, I don't think that
he was a good president. 

Also, in my...

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  Iran seized 66 American hostages in 1979
    held 52 for more than a year
  The pressure on Jimmy Carter was too much to bear

  So, the President attempted...

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Ode to President Jimmy Carter

The Georgian sky turns red and a man softens his gaze,
as he lets his thoughts drift.  Images of his life and times,
play against the crimson clouds, to live them once...

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This is insane. This is unheard of a president
Behaving like that. Yes, he deserves a prize
It's a great honor to lead a country this size
Be happy, pragmatic and wait if by accident
You will be honored....

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JIMMY CARTER
There's so many shortages
we don't know what to do
we're outa gas and coffee beans
and outa money, too.
The congress hasn't been much help
and peanuts just won't do,
so Jimmy please be good for us, 
and we'll...

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