Long Theodore roosevelt Poems

"The discrepancies are many, the dalliances are few,
both pitched against one dynamic, lifelong achievement"

Poking through the woods of the Mill Grove Audubon Estate,
suddenly came upon an ivy-covered studio shed
tucked away amongst foliage near Perkiomen Creek,
apparently...

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Mount Rushmore; Carved in Stone

From deep within the earth’s crust,
An orogeny pushes
The batholith upwards
To become ‘The Shrine of Democracy,’
Of weathered presidential faces
Chiseled in rock in South Dakota;
Representing 150 years of history
(From birth of a nation
To...

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Part one was: "Unofficial War Games in Venezuela" And Part two is: "Gathering Storms against  America," both quotations come from Erick Stakelbeck, The Watch Man on the Wall.

Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States...

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Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength. –Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States

A year of heartbreak, soundless as the stars
who...

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Robert Sherriff - Australian - Poet -Author - Singer - Actor - American Historian – Photographer

Has anyone seen my old friend? Abraham

In the ever-turning pages of history, specific years stand like pillars, holding up the...

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Robert Sherriff - Australian - Poet -Author - Singer - Actor - American Historian – Photographer

My old friend 

In the ever-turning pages of history, specific years stand like pillars, holding up the weight of profound...

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I love to sit and watch the Roosevelt Elk for hours.  The Roosevelt Elk named for Theodore Roosevelt, it's my favorite animal in the wild.  They are the largest of the four remaining...

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In the historical archives, many trails have led to
The making of a legend, those born with the pioneer spirit
Of individuality, bred deeply within their soul.
Such was this man we called, Mr. President, Theodore Roosevelt.
A cowboy...

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Trump, The Transitional President

I looked at the 2025 official portrait of Donald Trump
and thought about Mount Rushmore
and how Borglum would have sculptured the rock
to include the Transitional President
into the ‘Shrine of Democracy’ of nation builders,
passing...

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I looked up at the mountain,
the result - I was in awe!
George, Teddy, Tom, and Abe,
were the faces, that I saw!

Faces carved in granite.
Fourteen years, to get it done!
Over 400 people did the stonework,
completed -...

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He wore wire rimmed glasses
Weird looking clothes
Had a fine rig for his horse
Passing through I suppose

But I learned from a friend
He was out here to stay
And that everyone said
He would not ride away

He had bought...

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The U.S. was fighting against Spain over their colonial policies with Cuba,
And Asist. Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt resigned his position just to join the volunteer cavalry. One of three regiment raised in 1898...

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Our Political Divide
Miracle Man Opinion
6/17/2022

Each time a problem, of any kind, rears its head,
the establishment quickly looks for someone to blame.
Efforts should be directed toward problem solving instead,
but one party or the other goes all...

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Believe you can and you're halfway there" - Theodore Roosevelt
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Trust Is Earned
An Opinion: by Tom
3/6/2020

Congress has become a valley of vipers,
each person has an agenda of their own.
From the halls of congress some lurk as snipers,
sharing ideas causing others bemoan. 

Opinion polls show us...

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We often hear America the 
Beautiful being played 
somewhere…

The Bald Eagle is the national 
symbol of the United States…

There are many monuments 
and memorials that play tribute
 to many, Vietnam, World
 War II, Korean, Tomb...

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THE DREAM HAS BEEN
LOST.

SHANGRILA IS
VANISHING.

LOOKING OUT ON THE
NATURAL LANDSCAPE,

THE TAKERS ARE
DESTROYING THE LAND.

ONE BY ONE, THE
GREED TAKES OVER,

BLINDING THEM FROM
CARE TAKING MOTHER
EARTH.

GREED HAS NO
BOUNDARIES,

NO CONSCIOUSNESS.

WE MUST REMEMBER,

WE ARE CARE TAKERS
OF THE EARTH,

ON A TRANSITORY
JOURNEY

OF CREATION...

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I wish I could have 
     seen and heard Theodore Roosevelt , 
Eugene Debs and Calvin Coolidge 
    speak their minds 
I wish I could travel back
 ...

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Being Picked On?
Written: by Miracle Man
October 6, 2021

Unfortunate things happen, to each, in life,
but are never sent our way to punish us.
They're to test our faith and will make us stronger,
and that, dear reader, I...

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I wish I could have 
    seen Theodore Roosevelt 
Eugene Debs, Calvin Coolidge
    speak their minds
I wish I could travel back 
in time to see Daniel Webster,
meet Lewis and...

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