Long On the books Poems

There was poetry,
In the open fields,
On the slanted blueberries,
On the skirts of schoolgirls,

There was poetry,
In the sunny cupboards,
In the quiet gardens,
In the sweet air of spring,

There was some poetry
In the caressing hands,
In the chalk of...

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One of Life’s indisputable facts:
Government reserves the right to tax;
And tho’ they waste far more than they should,
It’s supposedly done “for the common good.”

Economists use the word “propensity,”
Just a fancy word for “odds”, you see:
The...

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greener (screaming from the soapbox)

our color of survival in this country
that which will outlast the empire
that which will give us hope again
is much more green than 
anything else---
where 14 million (on the books) are
out of...

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BURN BURN BURN THE NATIONAL DAY OF “PRAYER”

nothing goes together with a murderous tyrant state 
(depriving its citizens of obvious necessities like universal healthcare, employment & good free education while stomping round the world spending...

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That Sunday Morning,
the fresh scent of winter in the air,
just slightly coming through the door every time it opens,
entering with the people coming in from the outside,
and following them everywhere they go.

Everyone seated,
spaced out as...

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I’ve been working since I was twelve years old,
But my first on-the-books job
Was as a sailor in the US Navy,
Gunners Mate.
Six years and three Westpac deployments.
Fifty months of sea duty
Changed me for good and bad.
Over...

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A Reader Asks

Of the books that you’ve read
Which ones were the best?
Which ones caught your fancy?
Which ones passed your test?
Which ones made you laugh?
Which ones made you cry?
Which ones would you toss?
Which ones would you...

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The importance of buttons is significant 
Strung out on a thin thread of thought
Through the eye of a needle too small to close
For a camel to go through but why would they?  

In Florida,...

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An horrific situation happened in a country town.
The districts big employer has closed their factory down.
Twenty men had lost their job; the town had lost its soul.
Not one man was happy about going on the...

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dear Mr. maniacally-raving-mad-
repugnican-
representative
Daugaard, 
if a kid in your school has a gun &
your teacher has a gun,
and the teacher fires first, 
or the kid fires first &
somebody misses &
hits other kids
promoting a domino effect of...

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When government spends more than it collects in taxes,
it borrows money from a central bank, and must pay it back with interest.
Government never has the money when the loan is due,
so the burden of this...

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I SAY LIBERATE ME!
free me from a
bondage known all
too well
free me from those
chain-links felt way
too much
free me from a world
that's so out of
touch,even though it
manages to stay in
touch
free me from those
dungeons and allow
me to roam
roam...

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Sorta reminded me of Salem Witch Trials I've read about in the past
Similarly, in this case people could point and say: "They are in love" and they would
most certainly be given a hornets blast. ...

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Cap’n Thunderbolt

The moon stood out 
Any traps about  
Cap’n Thunderbolt did ask
He was on the road again 
Brown snake for break-in-fast

The Drover said they went way north 
Blacktracker with em eh
Following your week old...

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Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse 

By Elton Camp

Weird laws are on the books in every state
Some abuse they at one time tried to regulate

For violations we aren’t likely to be arrested
But in the...

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It would take more than 150 years
To drive your car to the sun
At the price of gas you'd need two jobs
A cashier at Walmart could be one

A law on the books in Kentucky states
You must...

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Something for my lady, gettin that money by any means.
Who get with the player type, a thug, from the hood with good dreams,

Who kick it in high heals, plenty tank tops, camouflage, fatigues
Her thongs clear...

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When I was a child
                              ...

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Like to be back in the work force again

Contributing my talents to the fray

Never wanted retirement to come along

Sure wish I was still active today

Nothing's changed except for my age

It doesn't make me any less...

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Funny how we speak with two tongues
How we sing two tunes to the same song
We claim that all things God made are good
Yet, we condemn when they're not understood
Marijuana, the herb is not of itself,...

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What is going to take for our legislators to put in safe gun laws
The ones we have on the books in most states are so deeply flawed
Everyone should have the right to defend their homes
But...

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Don't bury memories at Wounded Knee
 that legacy is an ingrained part of history
and workers prize should never have been slavery.

How many new tribes came 
 the English, the Irish, the European rain
to this country...

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The readjustment was the hardest part
Not leaving the war zone
Or coming home back to his country
And to his wife and family and friends
But actually readjusting to the fact
That fact that he had no legs
He left...

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