Category Archives: Politics



Growing Old–II

Listen! Age begets misery;
You don’t already know this stuff?
You will (if you live long enough)
Make that fierce, grim discovery. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Pain, Politics

Modern Egypt/Ancient Israel

It’s January, twenty-eleven
And, this time, folks rage on Egyptian streets
Burning to leaven with yeast of heaven
The coarse grain of modern life—to defeat Continue reading →

Posted in Greed, Politics, Today's News

Presidential Limericks: 2010

There once was a man named Obama
(Elected through passion and drama).
Despite all his verve,
He soon lost his nerve, Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Several Short Poems

Election 2010: Libertarian Surge!

We lost. Why should I give a thin rat’s ass?

The parties of “no,” smoke, and anarchy
(“Free! Free! Lord god almighty, free at last!”)
Put markets first, strut under greed’s marquee. Continue reading →

Posted in Greed, Politics

Election: 2010

Historians declare: t’was always thus!
And, I suppose, they’re right. Pols once fought duels,
Caned each other, created monstrous fuss,
Shoveled libelous dirt, shrieking cries and hues. Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Politics

A Philosophical Inquiry into Population Shifts

Since we’ve built a better mousetrap,
The world takes note and beats a path
To our door, while we, enraged, slap
Those migrants back, nurture such wrath, Continue reading →

Posted in Affluence, Politics, Poverty