Category Archives: War



Flora and Fauna

It’s mid-July;
The lotus plants
Burst into bloom.
Joan’s golden yarrows
Catch the eye
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Posted in Beauty, Death, Religion, Today's News, Uncategorized, War

For Allah (The Benevolent, The Merciful)

Suicide bombers, headliners,
Sacrifice to be diviner—
Get seventy-two
Fair virgins to screw
Who may not possess vaginas!
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Posted in Death, Illusion, Politics, Religion, War

Iraq Limericks

Exceptionalism’s fierce bane
Is self-esteem’s need to ordain
What’s best for all others,
Instead of their druthers,
And ends by inflicting fierce pain.
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Posted in Politics, Today's News, Vanity, War

The TV News

Shmoozin’ with my friends down at Venice beach—
Lamenting the daily news, the shambles
Of Syria, the wealth-sucking leeches
Of Wall Street, the poisoned thorny brambles
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Posted in Politics, Religion, Today's News, War

Malice

I used to try to make a better world
I paid attention to our politics
I dreamt of peace, serenity unfurled,
Equality, despite our lunatics.
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Posted in Greed, Politics, Religion, War, Wisdom

Life

You get born,
Then struggle to learn to walk.
Then you learn to talk,
Go to school, compete,
Graduate, compete again.
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Posted in Aging, Death, Pain, Religion, War, Wisdom