One of the millions of floral descendants
thinks it springs from Jesse’s tree.
It is a visionary flower. It believes the first flower will come again
only when all of its descendants agree.
Its descendants do not agree;
the iris argues tall and blue, the marigold squat and yellow and smelly;
the lily bows and sings a scent sweet and [...]
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Matilda’s Prophecy
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged anti-Christ, antichrist, Armageddon, injustice, Justice, lies, oppression, politics, propaganda, prophecy, Revelations, tyranny on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Blue Jay and a Red Robin in a Quarrel
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged absurd, absurdism, antipartisan, arguments, bipartisan, debates, Democrats, diversity, Humor, partisan politics, peace, poetry, political humor, political parties, political poetry, politics, Republicans, tolerance on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My branch is greener.
My branch is stronger.
My branch is higher.
My branch is better for the children.
I am the songbird of God.
No, I am the songbird of God!
No, there is no God.
Yes, there is a God
and He has sent me to remind you
you are not a peacock,
and you must wear your feathers according
to what you are.
I [...]
A Necessary Cliché
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged America, argument, arguments, bad grades, bipartisan, cliché, cliches, debate, fire and brimstone, harmony, peace, peace poetry, persecution, poetry, poets, political poetry, politics, society, writers on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Worn out? Worn out!
It’s been done before.
Worn out, crinkled, putrifying, staggering
Through streets foggy with intellectual bullets
That promise to give way to civil war
And the worn-out persecutions that have been done before.
My poetry has finally come even with reality.
Worn-out persecutions thought to be post-menopausal,
Still pregnant.
My country has been hearing my poetry
Since poetry came over the [...]
I know why Eve took the first bite
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged Adam and Eve, comedy, Eve, feminism, feminist, Humor, marriage, profanity, women on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Warning: Language)
Partisan
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged America, community, culture wars, current events, Love, partisan, peace, poetry, political poetry, politics, unity, war on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am a country –
He Who Loveth Not
Knoweth Not God
For God Is Love
Peace, Love, Unity
In Our Community
– incapable of loving
half my own country.
The words we must recite
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged conservative, individualism, liberal, libertarian, Love, Music, poem, poetry, politics, protest poem, protest poetry, religion, spirituality, unity on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The words we must recite: “Damn what we love best!”
The footwork we must dance: “Damn what we love best!”
But we are not afraid.
Though our feet beat in four to Caesar’s march of hate,
Our hearts forever match the Lover’s jig in three.
Our hearts defy our feet.
They beat without a sound.
They beat more felt than heard.
What noise [...]
cummings: why must itself up every of a park
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged anti-war, antiwar, Christian love, cummings, e. e. cummings, famous poetry, famous poets, heroes, peace, poet, poetry, poets, politics, protest, protest poem, violence, war, war poem, war poetry on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
why must itself up every of a park
anus stick some quote statue unquote to
prove that a hero equals any jerk
who was afraid to dare to answer “no”?
quote citizens unquote might otherwise
forget(to err is human;to forgive
divine)that if the quote state unquote says
“kill” killing is an act of christian love.
“Nothing” in 1944 AD
“can stand against the argument [...]
The Elite Roses
Posted in -all posts-, politics & society, tagged class, class wars, elitism, flowers, imagery, Music, patronizing, poetic imagery, poetry, politics, poverty, prejudice, race, racism, social commentary, social criticism, upper class, wealth, wealth and poverty on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“How sad to be grass,” said the roses
Advancing in their trellis careers.
“Of course,” said the roses at the top,
“They are silent because they are listening,
Listening to us,
And craving to make
The music of color.”
But who knows what the grass was really thinking?
Who among the rich roses actually cared
What the silent grass was thinking?
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