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Election

Commission Pending'
Seal 'the deal!
First,
Electorate, around and about.
Handshakes, backslaps, babes in arms,
Meet and Greet
Forthcoming new clout.
Minutes and words here,
Broadcasts and podiums over there.
Quick Flights,Business Leaders,
Country, coffee and lunch to go!
My confidence in an X  to you or who? 
Remake my right , put in an effort, to remove a spoilt past ,
Without starting again.
Election , Phew!  
 
  
 
 
 
 Written May Bank holiday Monday Post TV Daily Politics programme: d.john Twenty-10

Copyright © John Shanks | Year Posted 2010



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Portrait

PORTRAIT
 
Three, Rather' Four.
Disabled or 'the UNITED STATE of disrepair?
Despondant, but definately dejected
Degenerating ,yet daringly dysfunctional
Paths ,Line of Sight, Swords ; Secure.
The welcomed Blessing on; support on support, 
Through the blinking blinkered middling winter eye.
 
                                        d.john jan 07'  Twenty-10 
 
This poem is inspired and birthed after an early morning conversation with A Fox and 
England. Written on a day of cricketing importance SA v ENG final day of new years Test 
match , is reflected and cross referenced in the opening line.

Copyright © John Shanks | Year Posted 2010


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