On The Books Poems - Poems about On The Books

...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 assault......

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...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, ......

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...Understand that you’re loved Gracious goodness…I am beloved Hated, jaded — I get it…but I love you, my other beloved…other, ugh, you’re beautiful just the way you are and no one looks at the looks,......

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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 Cha......

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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 ha......

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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 g......

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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 ......

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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, sex w......

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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 Europea......

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...When I was a child I was often there Cuddled in Mom's arms In our rocking chair ......

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...If your gas tank is empty, Unless you're inept, You can fill it yourself In all places except... Oregon and New Jersey Where you're not allowed. If you tried, you would certainly Be disavowe......

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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 m......

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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 one......

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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 ......

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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......

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