We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for." ~ Professor Keating (Robin Williams) in "Dead Poet's Society"
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Dear Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Clinton, et al
Dear Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Clinton, et al
Trysts of politicians
Like those of day laborers
Are testosterone-driven
Not a betrayal of constituents
But raging libidos gone awry
Pheromones prancing like ponies
Easily enticing alter egos
Eager to ejaculate erratically
And deny ever having sex with
"That Woman".
Trysts of politicians
Like those of day laborers
Are testosterone-driven
Not a betrayal of constituents
But raging libidos gone awry
Pheromones prancing like ponies
Easily enticing alter egos
Eager to ejaculate erratically
And deny ever having sex with
"That Woman".
Friday, August 01, 2008
Dolphins Will Sing
Dolphins Will Sing
Strong winds will come, and the breath of the sea,
and seagulls squawking with their voices off-key;
and fish in schools jumping around,
and untamed waves with a roaring sound;
dolphins will sing their favorite tune,
meeting their mates on a high-tide moon;
and not one aware of the war, not one
will care of a dying daughter or son;
not one would notice, neither fish nor sea
If human beings ceased to be;
Strong winds will come, and the breath of the sea,
and seagulls squawking with their voices off-key;
and fish in schools jumping around,
and untamed waves with a roaring sound;
dolphins will sing their favorite tune,
meeting their mates on a high-tide moon;
and not one aware of the war, not one
will care of a dying daughter or son;
not one would notice, neither fish nor sea
If human beings ceased to be;
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