Short Census Poems

genealogy

family tree treasure hunt—

come to your census





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12/9/2019...

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Census of Suspenses and Consequences

Will have to complete this one later.

Jim Horn...

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dwalin fosneys working fame

brought woodworkers daily shame

till census taken

one morning bacon

found his limbs joined to a frame.
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Death's doorman-destroyed
Hell's domain..alloyed
Book of Life..op'ed wide..
Is your name inside?

Mark 1:15  is all thats required to be therein...

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"I'm from the Census Bureau," I said
"You're from the U.S. government, I dread"
     So I asked him his name
     He replied, "Putin-tame"
~ Ha! I'll have to deport you, all the same!"...

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According to Census and Consequence

Have heard according to latest census,
When you will compare consequences;
Difficult to digest;
Many are in west;
In south you hardly do find any fences.

Jim Horn...

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Trump and Suspences
(He never meets.)

Trump started out with several suspenses,
And he ended up with many consequences;
Always stalling,
And appalling;
Of his brain we sure should take a census.

Jim Horn...

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It appears that Billy, the Kid had some fun with a census taker
during that period when the Kid was a cattle rustler.
On the application where it states what one does for a living
the Kid jotted down "cattle managing."...

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Don’t leave your shadow to the light
Image to the mirror
Footprints to the sand
Name to the census
Faith to the priest
Key to the door
Will to the bank
Vision to the future
Hopes to the pap
Body to the morgue

So your ghost won’t have to come back for them....

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There is an effective hunter
he hunts with no weapon
but captures with precision
and enjoys his catch  in tones
disciplined mathematician he is
every meal and  bones he keeps
skulls of prey he weighs daily
any stubborn animal in the bush
is invited to check the stock
and record census of victims
that were sent laughing away
inside dreaded motherland...

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In 1790, the first U. S. Census
counted four million heads.

An inaccurate number,
wholly deceptive.

Women were rarely named
except those widowed.

"Free White Males" were tallied
weighing the draft.

A slave numbered 3/5 of a person.
American Indians didn’t make the count.

Fast forward 220 years: 
2010 Census

Nose count, 310 million.
Absolutely everyone 
made the list.

© cfa 8/2/2012....

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Listen to poem:

I wonder whether the birds I watch
mind being watched?
Do they wonder what the hell 
the bird watchers are looking at so intently,
with such devotion to the census?
Or wonder what are the itchy twitching bewitchers
are carrying in their camera bags?
Can there be no privacy for flimsy shy flutterers?
Why can't the twitchers leave us be
to flock and gaggle free of the
unwelcome stares of
the watching wardens?...

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To you I'm a number 
A census head count 
A baseline, statistic 
Not special 
Tantamount 
A blip on a radar
A bump in the road
I'm just human traffic
A bipedal drone
I'm only a age range
A line on a graph
A check with a Bic pen
A dot on a map
I want you see me
Know who I am
That I breathe, 
That I'm tangible
Just touch me again
Show me you want me
Tell me I count
Not one of the masses
Not common
Tantamount...

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