Category Archives: Politics



The Way It Is

Yeats was right; that shapeless, slouching beast,
Its toxic breath infecting all the Earth—
Perilous mutation—nullifying
Sense and arch philosophy,
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Posted in Politics, Religion, War, Wisdom

Occasional Verse: Republican Presidential Primary Election, 2012

Alas, it’s come to this for Pimp-Hat Cain,
That would-be president. His handlers groan—
Beset, no doubt, with angst, with writhing pain
Inflamed by that unleashed testosterone.
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Posted in Lust, Politics, Today's News

Bible Tales Not Heard In Sunday School

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The Rape of Dinah (Genesis 34)

Dinah, comely sister of Jacob’s sons,
Foolishly, wandered a strange neighborhood
Revealing to Prince Shechem, luscious buns,
Accoutrements that turned his dick to wood.
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Posted in Politics, Religion, War

Libertarian Limericks

There once was a libertarian
With views both harsh and contrarion.
Opposing, with passion,
Tax, regs, and compassion,
He yearned for a world he could prey on.
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Politics, Poverty, Wisdom

Dementia

I comb my mind for happy thoughts,
I’d like to paint them in a poem.
But ev’ry day the news is fraught
With raging hate, evincing moans.
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Posted in Aging, Pain, Politics, Today's News, War

Contemporary History: Blank Verse Musings

Arab Spring slumps into tired Summer
With Fall, menacing, prelude to Winter.
Damn! How quickly vision blurs, ripped to rags—
And costly freedom drowns in murky hate.
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Posted in Politics, Religion, Today's News, War