In Washington
By Franklin Price
04/01/2026
In Washington DC today
Red and Blue, won’t stay that way
Will cross the aisle, won’t hesitate
Will turn to purple, will be great
That would be so very cool
Instead of just an April fool
I owe George Washington Carver
I would not want to live in a world
without peanut butter
I hope that he knows this
He is in my nightly prayers
The July 4th 1776
U.S. Declaration of Independence,
viewed by Abraham Lincoln
as the moral standard
to which the country should strive,
contains the quotation,
'All men are created equal,'
however, throughout his life,
George Washington, a Founding Father,
owned and managed over 577
enslaved people at Mount Vernon,
and still retained 123 slaves,
on his (4th March 1797) death,
some 20 years 4 months
after the country's birth.
He had decreed the unfortunates
were only to receive manumission
upon the (May 22nd 1802) demise
of his wife, the first 'First Lady', Martha,
who, acting partly out of fear
the individuals might hasten her death
to secure their freedom,
released them January 1st 1801.
Once, the 'Land of Opportunity',
now, known as, 'Land of the Free',
lie and deny from the top down...
it is, and always has been, the 'Land of Hypocrisy.'
America's 250th is this year, we all yelled with cheer, we sang and danced in the streets, and recalled all the memories of our loved ones. We remember George Washington and his team, how hard they fought to give us freedom.
Freedom to enjoy all of our life, to live in America with all of our dreams, hopes, and loved ones.
We are still working to achieve new dreams every day, like a country that sends money as a bonus to everyone. We dream of food available, like the apples that use to grow freely for us and all of the animals. We dream of clean air and many trees to make our health be extra nice. We dream many dreams, and we will add some of them as we get closer to our cherished anniversary of America's 250th anniversary.
George Washington says hello, he looked down and felt the glow.
The glow of all of America, shining bright, growing, learning, and burning bright.
Bright like the sun, making him smile and feel proud.
Proud of America, for all the people, working day and night making it better.
Better for all, for the flag, for the independence, for all the things we cherish and love.
Love of life, love of freedom, love of God, love of our rights, love of all the things that make our life feel right.
George fought hard with his team to make us able to dream, to live, to grow, so never let it go.
George we remember you and your team, we will celebrate this year our 250th anniversary.
George we will pray and follow your path, we will work to make America its best.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
1905
Geronimo went to Washington
to meet the Great White Father
(where he hoped to bury the hatchet)
and save his Indian Nation...
checking into his hotel, the desk clerk asked,
"Do you have a reservation?"
The perfect poker face when playing cards
(his guards were nearly always broke)
said to be blood-thirsty, his winnings used he
to pay for educating children of the Apache.
He later rode with Pawnee Bill
in what was known as the 'Wild West',
(and what a circus)
a chief he never was,
1909
died of pneumonia all too soon,
'Geronimo Now a Good Indian,'
read the headline of The Chicago Daily Tribune.
I leave today’s blessing in George Washington Carver’s hands
After all he said it best…
so in Mr. Carver’s words:
May we all blessed to understand
“How far we go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.”
Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
Mark Twain
no wonder Washington is a stinking cesspool!
politicians make many promises
to their constituents
then they go back to Washington
I know I’ve used this George Washington Carver quote before…
but I believe we can’t hear these words enough…
especially when we look our on a world
where, for so many, times are tough…
Eventually when these words might find their way into our hearts
we’ll see everyone as our sister and our brother
and we’ll look out on a world
where we all take care of one another
How far you go in life depends on being tender with the young
Compassionate with the aged
Sympathetic with the striving
And tolerant with the weak
because someday in your life you will have been all of these
peanut
tasty times
in breads, coffee and cakes
hundreds of uses for this crop
I thank God for George Washington Carver
he invented peanut butter
a peanut connoisseur
Georgia farmer
peanut
No air on the bus
55 sweaty humans
to home from DC
I love life in Washington state
With a Democrat governor to keep it all straight.
Tear down the dams put windmills in place,
The cold in midwinter we'll surely embrace.
Next we must ban all gas-powered leaf blowers,
And then do the same with all the lawn mowers.
Ban every tire with too much friction,
This climate change is such an addiction!
I love life in Washington state,
But it's natural beauty just can't compensate.
We are outnumbered by Liberals way up north,
Their insane edicts will surely go forth!
Greedy dirty pigs
taking more than you deserve
I now live on scraps
George Washington Duck got his name from his patriotic mother.
She dressed him in red, white, and blue, just like his brother.
He was given a cherry tree and a hatchet when he turned ten.
“Look at me Mama!” He yelled with a happy grin.
Chopping down a cherry tree is more work than he thought.
Because this was a young healthy sapling, not a bit of rot.
His mama gave him a chain saw, and he was in his glory.
Of course, it completely changed the age-old story.
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