A beautiful new world of lifelong learners!
Healthcare for all,
Children reading books,
Lifelong exploration
At university,
Or online!
Healing those in need.
Learning the way! (Whoa!)
We're doing all we can to make life better,
Such as writing Congress a letter.
We strive to do what's honest and right,
Giving kids scholarships to improve their lives!
(Hey!)
Everyone needs free access to learning,
Hardcover books and ebooks for knowing
What we need to do, help each other,
Is provide basic needs.
An educated populace together
In this big, blue, beautiful world! (Whoa!)
Medicine and healthcare for all.
Help your brother: help your sister.
In a world where everyone's learning.
Achieving.
Living.
Loving.
Healthy food feeds bright minds!
Healthy people love learnin'!
Generosity and kindness abound
In the USA! (Whoa!)
(Hey!) (Whoa!)
That I operate an editors journal notes just
Recently
Things are that complicated in the times
Of loss Angeles and New York
Mid day tribuning the contemporary
Debate able free speech that must be heard
Top heading west stuffs
Military stays on leave at home with our budget stuffs
Sentence structures
Mla essayists
College excellence research and development
International grant award winning thesis statement scholarships
That's why mathematics and index reports are Complexity
Aggregated data post PhD
More data more research
Wealth Beaters
Why?
Because of the hospitals they
built?
Or the many scholarships they fund?
Is it the millions they sink, so
vaccines can be found?
Why?
The alumni funds that keep colleges afloat?
That they personally fund artists and their works?
Why?
Are we just jealous, so jealous that we thrive on
class warfare?
That makes us an unhappy lot, judging others
is no joy.
Look into your own heart.
What do you do weekly financially to help others?
Do you volunteer at all?
Or sit an home, doing a daily judgement call?
Why?
Have you built a corporation that employs thousands?
Do you volunteer in rough areas to help others?
Money or lack thereof is no way to judge our fellow man.
Best we look into our own mirrors and ask:
"Am I doing all that I can?"
That old saying so very true." Judge not, lest you be
judged also."
To a compassionate world!
May 10, 2020
10:30am PST
I passed a homeless man on the walk.
"Too bad," I thought, not missing a beat.
I had important people with whom to talk,
and I was late for the executive suite.
I did catch a dimming in his worn face
and dismissed it as a natural reaction.
"Another loser," I said, "in the human race."
Thus I quieted my conscience by inaction.
The meeting's agenda was not clear.
We were simply told attendance was vital.
"Everyone here got a raise last year,"
the CEO began, "regardless of title."
All agreed they had been treated well.
Then I relived the homeless man's plight,
and a pain in my gut had a tale to tell.
"Raise hands if for charity you gave a mite."
No hands were raised, faces were red.
"You know our firm gives back to the city.
We give money, scholarships--enough said.
The fact you gave nothing is an ugly pity."
I saw again the homeless man on my way.
He embraced me tightly in a loving smother.
Handing him cash, I said "I hope this is OK."
In a tear-soaked voice, I heard him say,
"Thank, you brother."
Al
I’ll breed shorthorns in Siberia if you can spare some money.
Fifty thousand ought to be enough to start.
I can email you if I need more.
I know I do not know anything about shorthorns yet
But I can surely learn.
Will you at least think about it?
Pause….
If you pay for an agricultural degree, I could learn about them.
Loans and scholarships?
I would not be comfortable with that.
I’d have to pay them back, right?
Two years later….
I am going to be a rock star.
Could you loan me forty thousand to get started?
How about two hundred dollars a month for guitar lessons?
Is there any degree you are willing to pay for?
Without expecting to be paid back?
What kind of a neighbor are you?
I do not have any money.
Paying you back would defeat the purpose of asking a rich guy in the first place.
Coaching Little League was Dad’s greatest joy
My brother Artie always got a hit
Proud Pop would smile and say, “That’s my boy!”
I would cheer too, but then my brow would knit
It seemed unfair that I could not partake
In a sport that consumed much of Dad’s time
“Put me in, coach, a home run I can make!”
But I felt left out of the national pastime
Times had changed when Artie’s daughters were raised
Annette could pitch and Diane played left field
Their success made Artie feeling amazed
For their sports talent had another yield
College scholarships quickly came their way
It wasn’t their school grades that drew acclaim
Honors came for the way they’d learned to play
Girls finally took their place in the game
Soon our whole clan was playing together
At family parties and on holidays
This summer sport’s played through winter weather
In photos you’ll find me smiling at first base
*February 25, 2017
you know whats war?two people with fists always wanting to fight but you cant win every battle with a weapon.A real person fights with there hands see money the road to all evilness people should fight for money,scholarships,not that hes mine and she mine. or because you heard your name in somebody mouth thats fan behavior. words are like guns if you say the wrong words its pops off and hits the wrong person if you ignore it it hits the person right back. this world like a mirror its the reflection and am so ignored the comings of this world am disappoined of this youth whats is war? you say baby its what your living and whats makes this world so hard to live fathers fighting to feed thee daughters its toxic,poison to the brain but theres no escape out of this. whats war? its you and your inner self thats war fight in you,not the fights in the streets we got to live by alot of stuff and alot of pain so how bad do you want this war?
College educations certainly aren't readily available to all.
Some are totally awed by exorbitant tuition expense.
Boys and girls of good intenions must apply
for available scholarships as soon as possible,
expecting to adhere to academic rules
and demanding of themseves only best efforts.
Starting as freshmen in highschool, ambitious students
aim for a scholarship of worth as part of their educational future.
Every teacher, in knowledge of the enormous price of good educations
will acquaint her adolescent pupils of current opportunities.
Parents, eager to assist their adolescent children,
add sacrifice of self and treasury assets.
Combined efforts keep our future as bright as past attainments.
2/7/13
Written for David's contest
Life with all its flavors
Rain falling…sun rising…
Bus coming…bus going…
Classmates talking…basketball playing…
Laughter and tears, friendship and years
People walking…clothes buying, ice-cream eating…
Stories reading, air breathing
Sickness feeling…, arguments having
Pain tasting, revenge making
Scholarships having, teachers smiling
Makeup putting, hair styling, perfume spraying
Graduation having…
Cream putting, pimples rising
People swimming, people dancing
Friends losing, new friends having
Book killing, new book having
Lectures attending, qualities and competence
Chick feeding, chick pooing
For mall dressing, in mall fun having
Glasses breaking, my mom scolding
Sisters fighting, louzana cursing
Finals studying, for holidays waiting…
Simple memories, simple daily events
Make life so irreplaceable
There is no rhyme nor reason
For Christmas shopping season
Only during this season do you find out things you never knew
Like 80 year old women get football scholarships to BYU
An old man saw a dress that was just his wife’s style
So he tackled the woman holding it in the third aisle
A daddy bought Elmo to give his child some joy
A nun said I got a gun, so hand over the toy
It isn’t bad enough that someone’s stepping on your toes
But she’s letting her kid pull off Rudolph’s nose
Then I hear Santa saying ha ha ha hee hee hee
Because ho ho ho isn’t politically correct you see
Now I’m fuming, if there was a fire I’d fan it
I began to wonder if I was on the right planet
A little old lady put a bruise on my face
Then smiled at me so I sprayed her with mace
No one can imagine the way I felt
Until I put some mistletoe on the back of my belt
One thing for certain next year I’ll try
To do my Christmas shopping in July.
I asked God,
When I was young,
For a daughter,
Or a son.
No matter the color of hair,
Or body type,
Such a little miracle,
Is always right.
No Matter number of fingers,
Or number of toes,
With a healthy heart,
In our home it will grow.
No matter sound of voice,
Or brightness of eyes,
Every baby is beautiful,
And brings such pride.
No matter grades in school,
Or scholarships won,
My smart little baby,
Will live for fun.
With a nose like mommy,
and a smile like daddy,
Combined together,
Living on forever.
I could afford to use the money
On both rainy days and sunny
I would buy a brand new car
Then donate mine to a crash stunt star
I'm not interested in traveling afar
I'd rather buy my friends a new car
What a treat to buy brand new clothes
A comfy coat and shoes without holes
A home with acreage I can call my own
A hot tub and pool table to come home
Shower my family with financial wealth
They can always spend in good health
Honor Veterans who served our Country
Financial aid, for they are worthy
College scholarships to those in need
To Help them strive and succeed
Take the homeless off the street
Into a home with food to eat
Hire someone to think of creative ways
Help those in need and brighten their days
This beef in the Industrys' in
the streets of the deep. Dead-End
close minded peeps that see what
they seek
Racing through time as it unravels
in a battle they face every week
polluted reasons of peace
Now I know to most people the
top is hard to reach
Take a closer look our dynasties
almost deceased
Wait a sec. what about the Black
Holocaust grief we were trying to
get free like a dog without a leash
On the corner I brought back what
was needed that was relevant
The element of surprise to make you
haters all relish it
I was a virgin to the rap game I came
just for the hell of it
I know some of these popped cherries
wish they could turn back Celibate.
But it's cool because Cats acknowledge
kids in colleges it don't matter
whether you got in with scholarships
What's important is in the end we can
look back at those accomplishments.
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