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THE LAST THING ON MY MIND

 

 

I am sad this morning…Yes, I’m sad at how divided our country has become…

but as tragic as this is…politics is not where my sadness is coming from.

 

Yes, I’m sad so many politicians and people think freedom gives them the right to hate and be unkind…but, truthfully…this morning politics is the last thing on my mind.

 

I’m sad for people with cancer, Alzheimer’s, ALS…those with devastating diseases trying with every ounce of courage just to stay alive…

I’m sad all I have to offer them are friendship in their battle to survive.

 

I’m sad for anyone who’s unemployed…anyone living in poverty…all those hungry and homeless who tonight will not sleep in the comfort of a bed…

Sad for those who are out there struggling just to keep themselves or their families fed.

 

I’m sad when it comes to Mother Earth why we don’t make more of an attempt…to treat her with the love and caring she deserves instead of our apathy and contempt.

 

I’m sad all people aren’t treated as equals…sad as a species we haven’t found a way 

to celebrate our differences…instead of letting them get in the way.

 

So please forgive me if I don’t think about politics today…about politicians or politics of any kind…today they do not matter to me…I have more important things on my mind.

 

Although it does lead me to wonder…

if we concentrated on what really matters in life…

on each other, on being loving, compassionate and kind…

if we spent our time on these…

then politics would always be the last thing on our minds.

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She (In Beauty—She Lives)








She (In Beauty—She Lives)







She has grown old with the times
possibly an escapist of her own town
(that might have already burnt down)


still burning
(its heat reminisced)
yet feeling
(its flames one could not resist)


'twas a painful mistake
something we all have dreaded
but people were lain there dead
that i would even find it hard to take


how lovely, an idealized love—
a world filled with warmongers
circularly defined by our masters
our mastery of the heaven above








FIRE AND RAIN

When I look back on this year, 2020, a year that has been insane

I’ll remember all the heartache…I’ll remember all the pain.

 

I’ll remember a country that, if not careful, is sealing its own fate

divided by its anger…its bigotry, its suspicions, lies and hate.

 

I’ll remember the wildfires in the west that scorched many a forest…and plain.

I’ll remember hurricanes in the east and south that flooded us with rain.

 

I’ll remember praying the rain from those hurricanes…

that eventually ran out of names

would miraculously move to the west coast and help extinguish all the flames.

 

I’ll remember praying that the tears we shed from the sorrow and sadness we create

would be enough to extinguish...the fires of our hate.

 

Of course we can’t control the weather…wildfires and hurricanes will always be our fate

but we can control the way we treat each other…we can control our hate.

 

When a wildfire or hurricane wreak havoc on our land…

immediately we begin repairs…

but when hatred destroys another’s life all we do is add our tears to theirs.

 

But 2020 is not over yet and in the world I’l like to see us create

when casting my ballot this November…I will not vote for hate!

 

I will not vote for fire…for prejudice…for duplicity and lies

I will not vote for dishonesty wearing righteousness as a disguise.

 

I don’t know what side of this division you are on…

but I’m tired of these wildfires of hate causing so much destruction…so much pain.

so when it comes to this election…I’ll be voting for the rain.

 

So when I look back on this year 2020…

I can say it was the year of our transcending.

a year I was saddened at the way it began…

but am happy with the ending.

 

 

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THE LONG WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT

When it comes to politics, as in nature…as in life…we would be a fool

to think every question has a simple answer…

to think here are no exceptions to a rule.

 

Look at all the issues facing us today…each side knows the other’s way of thinking is medieval 

Each side knows they are right and they are good…and the other side is evil.

 

Republicans know they are fair and just and honorable in their beliefs

as do the democrats…

But nothing we believe is that uncomplicated…It’s never as simple as that.

 

There is a story behind every one of us…a reason we think and act the way we do

and it has taken a lifetime of experiences for us to form our point of view…

 

I cannot dismiss or banish you…just because the two of us don’t agree.

Any more, just because we don’t see eye to eye, that you can dismiss or banish me.

 

So how do we end this stalemate…as well as our mutual hatred, anger and fear?

If we want to be a great country…where do we go from here?

 

I believe we should be doing something…we should have been doing all along…

Look to nature for our inspiration because nature will never steer us wrong.

 

When we’re so very rigid in what we believe…in what we vehemently proclaim….

Nature reminds us life is all about change…that nothing ever stays the same.

 

That’s why we have four seasons…because after the cold and snow that Winter brings

once the ice begins to melt…the flowers can bloom again in Spring.

 

We are in the midst of a cold, cold winter…the only way out would be if and when…

we bring back the Springtime and allow our flowers to bloom again.

 

It doesn’t take a genius, an expert…a prodigy…or a whiz

to understand how nothing in nature is perfect…yet everything in nature is.

 

I’m not saying it will be easy to blend our beliefs and hopes and dreams

because if we’ve learned anything from nature it’s that nothing is ever as simple as it seems.

 

But, I for one, am tired of the winter…I’m ready for the birds again to sing…

I’m ready for the sun to shine, the ice to melt and the flowers to bloom again in Spring.

 
 
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How to Make the Most Fom the Clown Car

by Jeph Johnson

 

The clown car that is the American political system is driven by evil clowns. The Democrats are entrusting the nation's hopes on yet another clown. He's arguably not as evil but he's still a clown. Guess what? Our clown car has 4 flat tires! The most this clown is suggesting is to pump air into the tires. What the United States doesn't quite understand is that there are leaks in the tires. The big money establishment has punctured them. You see, we need to replace them not blow air into them! Nonetheless America will either puff a little air into old leaky bald tires and be on it's way to another terrible accident or retain the evil clown who's now in the driver's seat with flat tires. We had brand new wheels with solid tread all shiny and ready to go.  We could have gained real traction towards recovery. Instead we are left with no sensible options. So the best we can hope for is to tie a noose around it, drape it from a solid tree branch and make a playground out of this fun little tire swing.  

Author's Notes/Comments: 

2020

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ONE WISH

Politically speaking I lean to the left which makes it difficult to unite

with people who, politically speaking, are leaning to the right.

 

Even though we have our differences I was brought up thinking it would be wise

if both sides want to progress…is to find a compromise.

 

But over the years the fundamental differences in our beliefs 

in our souls and in our hearts

have made compromise impossible…have torn us all apart.

 

To the point where we’re calling each other names

when saying politically I lean left or I lean right

is not a path to compromise…

but a source of anger…

an invitation for a fight.

 

So today I make a wish for peace, acceptance and understanding

I make this wish with all my heart

as I watch a country I once loved…tear itself apart.

 

This wish I shall not make upon on the wind…to be lost among the trees

I shall not share it with the clouds…or upon the seven seas…

 

A wish, like each of us, need it’s freedom…to travel wide and far

so to give this wish a chance to succeed…I shall attach it to a star.

 

And send it to the heavens…not just to my God but to all your Gods too

with the hope they will unite and make this wish come true.

 

I’m not sure we will ever find our peace

It seems, politically speaking, of solutions we are bereft

but for me…and for all those friends on my right

 

perhaps one wish is all have left.



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Bad Character

Bristling, brazen bodily harm
Beat the diggings, darn his composure
Stalwart, states so smug, self satisfied
His wounded victim flees
Those with soul and feelings flee
His epitaphs burn deep
Like searing acid in the open wound
Scream to high heaven
Yet mugged, mouth stuffed
almost to suffocation.

He has lambasted others,
Sets hounds on decent men,
Has cajoled to numb and beat
The old, the homeless, the innocent
He is a bastard, vilified, anathema
Yet who has the right to snuff out
To eradicate, to put him away for good
When no witness dare testify?

He is the dark soul and shadow of fear
In incarnation of all that is painful
And no grand jury has indicted. Or will indict.

One or more of his tortures on the innocent
His eager bloodthirsty nature open
And his self destructive nature
In hero fashion will pin him too – to the wall
Knife, shoot or hang him
As he has wounded many
And throttled a few.
He will be missed only in contrast
Since quiet and peace will appear
And an omen of good and justice
Flutter like a flag in the wind

Right, fairness must prevail, as it should
Nor is all not forgotten,
No widow will weep
No children attend a father’s funeral
Friends scarce or non-existent
But a new air of calm, of harmony
Will sound as princess justice
Has won again and weighed wisely

Why did it have to take so long?

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THE REAL SNAKE

 

Our our way to an election one year

Down the path along side the lake

A country fed up with politics saw ahead of them…a snake

He came with a different outlook…he had a different view

He said if you vote for me in this election…”I’ll take care of you.”

Take me in oh voting public

Take me in for heaven’s sake

Take me in oh voting public, sighed the snake.


Almost half the country listened to his lies…as sleek as silk

And his prejudices flowed upon them…as smooth as buttermilk.

They hurried to the voting booths to get this man elected

Aware what they were doing…that it was a snake they had selected.
Take me in oh voting public

Take me in for heaven’s sake

Take me in oh voting public, sighed the snake.

 

They clutched him to their bosoms, “You’re what we need.” They cried

We know you were telling us the truth…we know you wouldn’t have lied.

They were happy with the choice they made…they felt the future was looking bright

Until the snake they all had voted for eventually gave them a vicious bite.
Take me in oh voting public

Take me in for heaven’s sake

Take me in oh voting public, sighed the snake.

 

But we voted for you, cried the people

And you’re biting us…but why

You’re dividing us with hate and our democracy might die…
"Oh shut up, you silly people," said the reptile with a grin
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you voted me in…

 

 

 

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