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 to brag, but I couldn't be dragged
To a Wednesday or Saturday matinee
Of a ballet by Bizet or Massenet.
My taste in classical music, you see,
Is eclectic, but not meant to shock.
I choose Strauss for the schmaltz
Of a polka or waltz,
And Chopin is my dude when I crave an etude,
But I do tend to doze in my seat in the loge
Through an opera by Wagner…
Or more Offenbach.
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
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 and care.
I told you before I’m like a rubric cube,
When unraveling me don’t get confused.
Visualize a vault that’s locked away,
I’m not giving my combination away.
I’m not concealed about all things,
I prefer not to verbalize everything.
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 whether true or not
When voters can be swayed
Timely release of information
Many times have really payed
Released by the well established
Who can break the laws and win
Only have to know of skeletons
How to revive them once again
To soap the voters' windows
To cloud their view is neat
It's Halloween a little early
All is fair, it's trick or treat
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 the world is such a mess!
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