Selectively Poems - Poems about Selectively

I freely admit I love classical music, And please don't think me a snob If I keep my composure When I mention composers As Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Schumann, And not Ludie, or Wolfie, Or Petie, or Bob. And a symphony simply cannot be enjoyed At just any old time of the day. I can't listen to them Prior to seven p.m., And I don't mean...

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I've chosen this path to take by my own free will I'm in no hurry at this cross section the road less travelled is good I'm glad to be here in this cul-de-sac of sedentary and still thinking, as an art...

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I’m not the most open person, I’m rather quiet that’s for certain. I don’t talk about myself too often, I prefer listening over my talking. I may be mute on the first encounter, Once comfortable I get a bit louder. The world and personal life separate, The same two charges never connect. I’m cautious about what I share, I don’t express my every love...

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Secrets for all their guise tremble in dark in shadows protection yet still feel the penumbras chill concealed away in their selective box never to pry open and tell the truth As by some adolescent fear there quaking in its boots should rebuke then utter death deal its condemnation and cloistered wishes meet with derision only to gnaw at doubt yes these things must stay hidden Lay open...

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Funny How Selectively By Franklin Price 10/9/2016 Funny how selectively Free speech not really free The words I say to you And the ones you say to me Said in private conversation With some intent or not Recorded with or without knowledge Now see what we have got When politically expedient These words are put to bear To besmirch a reputation With forethought but not much care Doesn't matter...

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I have no doubt that is a D-flat, he insists, No, no, that is a C-sharp, she persists. It is okay having a nuclear U.S. and Russia but definitely not North Korea. The world can live with a nuclear Pakistan but obviously not Iran. A rigid set of standards is applied to some while exceptions are given to the other ones. No wonder...

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