Long Washington Poems
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The Amistad MutinyThe Amistad Mutiny
Slavery, a dirty word no matter how it’s pronounced:
Abducted and herded to the slave fortress of Lomboko1 for trade.
To be tossed in chains below deck on the Portuguese ship Tecora,2
Sailing the Atlantic Middle...
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washington, africa, america, history, racism, slavery, world,
Form:
Verse
Limericks Vii - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, AbsurdLimericks VII - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
There continue to be modern sequels of the famous "Nantucket" limericks, including this bawdy one of mine:
There was a lewd whore from Nantucket
who intended to pee in a bucket;
but...
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washington, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, satire, sexy, smile,
Form:
Limerick
The Battle Hymn of Covid19I cannot let this obsession with Coronavirus (COVID19) go
It is apparent, from the number of deaths projected, to be in the hundreds of thousands, that many Americans still are not heeding the warnings. I hope...
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Categories:
washington, america, death, health, inspiration,
Form:
Rhyme
The Thc OrdinanceI am fairly new to this Norwick community.
If I recall correctly
we have about forty thousand households here
where the Connecticut River
conjoins the Mohegan and Iroquois Rivers;
originally deep rich virgin eco-forest
of and for harmonic rhythm and...
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Categories:
washington, community, earth, family, growth, health, humor, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
The Flash Mob ApplicationI'd like to apply for a permit
for a protest march
on the Washington Mall.
Lovely idea.
But, we're only issuing Mall permits
for Song and Dance Events.
I think this might be a violation of my Rights
to Free Speech.
I see...
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washington, america, culture, health, humanity, humor, integrity, music,
Form:
Political Verse
Prescribing Rebirth To Dt2DT2 came to me, unwillingly and clandestinely,
only because he was referred by his mother,
who was concerned that he was growing up and out
to become an ego-terrorist,
and she had heard of my feminist work as ecotherapist--
so...
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washington, birth, body, culture, health, humor, mental illness,
Form:
Political Verse
Everyday ChristiansI would imagine Adam Smith's invisible cooperative economic
self-and-Other-investment hand,
at least during Christian Sunday morning services,
looked and sounded and felt very much
like the One Invisibly-Organic-Holistic-Enlightened MindBody of Christ.
I would further imagine
both he and George Washington,
at least...
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washington, body, christian, culture, earth, health, psychological, religion,
Form:
Political Verse
One DayOne day not so long ago
I walked
Never alone
For the world
Is always my home
It was a late
Spring snow
Yet I felt
Invisible red roses
Offering sweetest perfume
To my nose and soul
There’s such warmth
In snow-filled winter
No bitterness
No...
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Categories:
washington, humanity,
Form:
Free verse
Translation of Eric Mottram's Courbet: Elegy 8 By T WignesanTranslation of Eric Mottram’s Courbet: Elegy 8 by T. Wignesan
Blanches oeuvres ouvertes
résident dans les jours
la surface du banc de travail est noire
les géraniums-lierres
les fougères et les adragans
accumulent leurs oeuvres et jours:
La toile noire de Courbet
un...
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washington, america, art, creation, philosophy, poetry, writing,
Form:
Free verse
MemorabiliaMy wife and I met more than a few of this type of “shifty wheeler-dealer” during our many years dealing in antiques and collectibles.
...
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Categories:
washington, sports,
Form:
Narrative
Happy Fourth of July, Or Happy Independence DayHappy Fourth Of July, Or Happy Independence Day
On this day we celebrate and commemorate the birth of our nation, The United States of America's Independence from Great Britain's monarchical hold and liberty's triumph
Congress voting in...
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washington, america, birthday, celebration, firework, food, freedom, fun,
Form:
List
Every Day - the Minuet Style~Every Day~
(The Minuet)
You can always spread His Love to
To all around
Around bring Hope
Hope, Peace, love show
Love heals the aching heart that hurts
Hurts...
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Categories:
washington, christian, faith, hope, love,
Form:
Free verse
Laundering Her AccountsNew England's late May sun was long up,
and yet her laundry began to unfold
and clip onto the droopy clothesline,
while yet to warm into 8 AM.
She wore a light spring jacket
and need not think long
about why...
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washington, analogy, destiny, health, humanity, humor, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
Plane Crashes Fate Takes OverIt was Christmas Eve and I was at the airport,
Not a soul in sight, almost deserted, it was 10.00 pm,
Only two hours before Christmas day,
Perhaps if I got on a plane, I would see Santa...
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Categories:
washington, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Queen of EnglandQueen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ll
Her seemingly eternal monarch--God has now beckoned
Balmoral Castle, reigned over the United Kingdom
"God Save The Queen" The British national anthem
21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022
“We are all visitors to this...
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Categories:
washington, appreciation, celebration, grief,
Form:
Clerihew
Reflections By Commodore John Barry“He fought often and once bled in the cause of freedom, but his habits of War did not lessen in him the peaceful virtues which adorn his private life.” Doctor Benjamin Rush, signer of...
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Categories:
washington, adventure, autumn, dedication, history, longing, military, sea,
Form:
Epic
FBI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS CRISIS TEAM IDENTITY FRAUD AGAINST CONFIDENTIAL HUMAN SOURCESCRISIS TEAM: HELLO WE ARE HERE TO HELP
AGENT BROWN: HELLO I'M AGENT BROWN IN DIRE NEED OF THE FBI HELP AFTER I CONTACTED THE FBI ABOUT THE ARSON MURDERER OF 9 CIRO GARGANO AND HIS...
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washington, america, analogy, anxiety, military, passion, poems, remember,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Watching IsmsThere is a world of difference
between schism and jism,
but they both end up the same.
Just as patriarchal Roman Catholicism
overpowers living and breathing Christianity,
so too does Capitalism
overpower cooperative capital co-investment,
so too does autocratic rationalism
overpower syncretic enculturing...
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Categories:
washington, culture, earth day, health, philosophy, psychological, religion,
Form:
Political Verse
A Poem For Sam CookeDecember 14, 1965
"Mr. Samuel Cooke. Sam Cooke??
You been in that casket for three days..
You a long way from Chicago, son?"
And Sam said, "What happened
Where...
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Categories:
washington, america, celebrity, devotion, music, sorrow, sympathy, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
To Notnot Saint Hillary ElectIf you run into first smart 1970s feminist to become President Elect Hillary,
please relay this message,
if you would remain so kind
and thoughtful of our regenerative nurturing selves,
cooperating together.
I appreciate and applaud your ability to nurture...
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Categories:
washington, caregiving, culture, health, humanity, humor, political, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
En-TrumpedEn-trumped
There are many en-tities. Narrative psychologist speak of living and telling
a story. Our lives should be as we en-live them and en-story them. We tell
our tale as we see it, at the moment...
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Categories:
washington, horror,
Form:
Narrative
A Stranger In the Soup Kitchen Spills the BeansI have a friend, old and retired, who keeps busy helping the poor. Let's call him Ted because he wants to remain anonymous. Some of his ideas, he says, wouldn’t make many of his neighbors...
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Categories:
washington, poverty,
Form:
Prose
Captain kuni-lemel graduate strikes again updatedCaptain kuni-lemel graduate strikes again - updated
Steely Dan sing queen (me)
outdid himself on sixtieth anniversary
after Grahame Wood
determined to meet
the evolving needs of the community
opened the first Wawa Food Market
in Folsom,...
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Categories:
washington, america, anger, anniversary, april, baptism, birthday, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
My Layover Nightmare - Both Audio and TextYa' gotta feel sorry for this ding-bat -
The clouds were drifting eastward through a cool late-evening sky, as I was barreling down a road in eastern Tennessee.
Whipping through the traffic in a new...
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washington, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Now's As Good a Time To Start As Any -- Both Audio and TextGaylord Laryngitis was a monstrous human being.
They say he weighed…at ten years old…at least 400 pounds,
But standin’ 6 foot 7…and because he exercised…
he actually didn’t look real “fat”…despite the way it...
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Categories:
washington, friendship, love,
Form:
Narrative