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John Howard Poem
Oh flesh of many colors,
brothers all are we,
placing the Holy Spirit
above us on our knees.
No matter what we’re labeled
by those who sell a grace,
when names and slogans start to fly,
be calm and hold your place.
A yearning, kindly human heart
is only satisfied
through service to our Father,
not willful selfish pride.
Attitudes need adjustment
for loving, patient deeds:
objective understanding
not subjective, deceiving creed.
Oh flesh of many colors,
sisters all are we.
Beyond the ego, church, and flag,
the truth becomes a plea.
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John Howard Poem
The Mockingbird sings out his misleading best,
in hopes to attract a dupe with a nest,
where the squatter believes mate’s eggs should belong;
so mimics and jabbers uncountable songs.
Catbirds and Thrashers, related critters,
both grey North Americans sport throats of a twitter.
These gifted Warblers mock tricky bird tunes,
deceiving, deluding as feathered dragoons.
In fairness to balance the Tweeters’ intent,
creating, demanding a need to invent
a song to attract a new or lost mate:
so, a beacon to follow and commitment to state.
EXAMPLE MOCK SONGS
whistling, hey-hey yip pittie-yap
frog gurgle, snarf-chickie claw-saw
peep peeping piccolo-staccato bleat
sniftering chit-chat, yodel-do do
snerling, rat trap, blah tat-tat-tat
crunchy nasal chirp, coo-coo-coo
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John Howard Poem
Critical thinking is science at work,
not hasty indictment with cynical smirk.
Start by collecting data and facts,
then analyze, synthesize, hypothesize that.
At final judgement to general position,
evaluate sides for the best supposition.
Apply reason when testing
Check facts to the letter
Challenge your choices
From good to much better.
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John Howard Poem
If the Progressive American Re-set Plan
is absent God,
the God of truth, hope, forgiveness,
love, joy, peace, and kindness;
The God of the Holy Bible
and our one nation
granting rights making order viable,
covenanting with our Constitution:
Only hearts obeying Godliness
protect our rights from Godlessness.
Absent God, their Re-set Plan
destines America to darkness.
Authoritarians, dictatorial rulers
designing this plan is tyranny.
Anti-Americans of Godless persuasions
invite tyrants to power: the State is their deity.
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John Howard Poem
Where did all the journalists go,
longtime passing -
Why did objectively reporting the news end,
many years ago -
How did integrity bow to bucks,
gone to job security every one.
Gone the referees, gone the rules,
gone the protection from leaders who fool.
When will they ever learn
When will we ever learn
Where did American professors go,
longtime teaching -
Why did American Greatness atrophy,
tossed out the window at university -
When did elevating truth and integrity
take a dive to conformity.
Gone to controlled, politicized, opinion news,
gone to Big Exec’s checks excused.
If a tree falls in the forest,
Does it make a sound?
If media doesn’t cover events,
Do events even happen?
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John Howard Poem
The moon was full
the stars were bright
silence covered the hills.
A soft song was playing
the rig slightly swaying
heading for somewhere called love.
You meet someone
sent from far away
out of the blue they walk by.
A vision so lovely
a voice full of hope
heading for somewhere called love.
Running in moonlight
steering my course
keeping my eyes on the road up ahead.
Finding that person
hoping for what?
Heading for somewhere called love.
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John Howard Poem
Society requires GOVERNMENT
Government is not a business
It does not produce, it only consumes
For what purposes?
One system of government owns and manages all property, and business,
and controls all of it and the citizens: Communism/Totalitarianism
Another system controls the management of all property,
business, and the citizens: Socialism
The U.S. Constitutional system demands a government to preserve, protect,
and obey it securing the blessings of freedom and liberty for
WE THE PEOPLE ownership and management
of our own property and business.
The farmer does not allow his fat hogs
to control the menu, portions, feeding times,
accommodations, or how many birthdays they get.
The farmer invests time and capital, knowledge
and understanding of markets and competition
expecting to survive and profit in a
free, fair, and open market system:
CAPITALISM
One systems says, “There is no God. And if there is, we don’t believe it.”
Another says, “There may be a God, but we replaced it with psychologists.”
Our Constitutional systems requires moral and ethical elected leadership
to manage the administration of limited government with faith and hope for
God’s continued blessing.
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John Howard Poem
She’s found.
The one who left her Cashmere coat
in plain sight after the movie.
I didn’t know her.
I had no idea what I had found
at the end of my search.
She was beautiful.
The warm smile and sparkling eyes
looked at me.
“Hi...
Did you forget your coat,” I stared;
this had never happened to me.
And later, after we got her coat on,
She took my arm and leaned into my side
as we walked to say good night at her door.
New warmth overwhelmed an enlarged thirsty heart.
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John Howard Poem
The ambulance raced to cross the tracks,
Good intentions were the driver’s facts:
To save a life if he can pass,
The freight train’s undeterred attack.
And so the politicians dare to ask,
Never expecting to be unmasked,
Only judgement on good intentions,
Rejecting damage and self implications.
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To live with victory won by the sin of cheating,
corruption becomes physically manifest -
unethical, corrupt political leaders might triumph,
and our Constitution and National Security put at risk.
Our legal Absentee Balloting process could be unlawfully
augmented with millions of “mail-in” ballots
“box-dropped”, harvested, and delivered to political operatives
for conditioning along with rigged machinery - fixing the vote.
Upon hiding or destroying all evidence of planned
unlawful voter frauds in several key States,
the Cheater’s Manifesto, “There is no evidence”,
would be preposterous.
Lies will have consequences.
Corrupt, lawless politicians
will live in fear of voter retribution
and God’s ultimate judgement.
Pray Constitutional law and world peace would survive stolen power.
Pray Election reform and integrity would save us at the given hour.
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