May 14, 2013

For the low information voters

It's sound bite time.

December 4, 2009

The great fallout (a poem)

Oh, where are you now, Albert Gore, Albert Gore?

November 26, 2009

A Thanksgiving poem for our men and women at arms

We are thinking of those who sacrifice so much to keep us free today.

August 18, 2009

An Angry Mob on One (a poem)

I am an angry mob, and I took some Tea last week./ I stood by an Obamacare supporter. We began to speak.

July 4, 2009

A Poem for Sarah

There is ranting and shrieking on the Left./ The timid Right has gotten the vapors.

June 12, 2009

Time to Leave the Stage (a poem)

Age is not kind to those who are blind/ To the sensitivities of others.

May 14, 2009

America 2035 (a poem)

I knew a country long ago/ Where you could say what you wanted to say./ You could work where you wanted,/ Your ambition undaunted,/ And you could pray how you wanted to pray.

April 2, 2009

Shocked? (a poem)

Should we condemn a man for doing/ What he said he was going to do?

February 2, 2009

Shining Examples (a poem)

I'm not going to pay my taxes this year./ I face this decision with calm./ Should I have to face down the IRS/ I'll call Timothy, Charlie and Tom.

January 9, 2009

Regarding chidren (a poem)

Some children are cherished,/ Some used as shields./ These are the realities/ Fanaticism yields.

January 6, 2009

Find the exit, '24/7' (a poem)

Every few years we slip and fall/ For new phrases.   Our language, after all,/ Loves idiom and slides with ease/ Into what's new and catchy, "but, please!"

December 25, 2008

Still That Star (a poem)

There is still that Star, way beyond our reach./ What tales it could tell, what lessons teach!

August 29, 2008

Ladies Rejoice! (a poem)

A lady will ride the elephant/ Into St. Paul next week/ At the side of our Republican candidate./ At last she's "the one we seek".

August 9, 2008

The Impudent Architect

I've lost my heart to Karl Rove./ The Architect is a dream./ His mind clicks along with computeresque ease/ But his eye holds an impudent gleam.

August 1, 2008

20 Year Friend (a poem)

Rush seems to be talking just to me./ At least, that's how I feel each day, noon 'til three.

July 4, 2008

Are you still there? (a poem)

Yankee Doodle, are you still there?/ The fog around you is dense.

June 7, 2008

Rocco, Rock On! (a poem)

Our illusions are gone/ (If they were ever there from the beginning)./ The silver-tongued Barry/ Continues to carry/ The believers who picture him winning

May 24, 2008

Season Bright? (a poem)

The election is on the offense./ The fascination is awfully intense./ With rumor rife,/ Amid real strife,/ Implications it seems are immense.

May 8, 2008

AT: Only the Beginning (a poem)

A poet's look at this website.

March 10, 2008

Puzzled (a poem)

Which way shall I turn?/ Oh, how I yearn/ To have this puzzle solved for me./ His adorable ears/ Or her heartfelt tears?/ Is it Barack or is it Hillary?

March 4, 2008

Out of the past (a poem)

Rezko, Tony Rezko how will your renown grow?/ It's a name not known to fame, but it soon may be found so.

February 12, 2008

Charming Billy (a poem)

Oh where have you gone, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?

December 29, 2007

A Victim No More (a poem)

Oh, the sad, bad old days/ When all a girl could obtain/ Was a degree from Wellesley/ And a Yale-enhanced brain.

December 25, 2007

To The United States Armed Forces, Thanks (a poem)

Because you are watching out for me, I am safe and warm today./ I embrace the joy of this special time because you are far away.

November 28, 2007

Sissy-men (a poem)

What kind of sissy-men get their fun/ Whipping and jailing women who haven't done/ Anything wrong. They minister hurt with glee/ And blame it on Allah, but they're not fooling me.

November 14, 2007

Where Did All The Liberals Go? (a poem)

With all of his conclusions we may not agree,/ But FDR wore his great office magnificently.

September 28, 2007

Beware the phoenix (a poem)

With the tripping and slipping of the Dominant Three,/ What will the Democrat answer be?

September 12, 2007

Minimal Damage (a poem)

I was watching on television, with justifiable pride,/ Gen. Patraeus with Ambassador Crocker at his side.

September 7, 2007

The Schumer Without a Country (a poem)

Philip Nolan Schumer/ Is the name I'd give/ To the vicious New York Senator. / Should he not choose to live/ On board a ship/ Way out at sea/ And never again know/ This democracy?

September 4, 2007

Gray Miller (a poem)

Arthur Miller was gray./ There's no better way/ To describe this bitter/ Low ball hitter/ Who had so little to say.

August 31, 2007

Foible Follies (a poem)

We all have our foibles, I'm sure./ Some are more foibled than others,/ But need we parade them in public?/ My average sisters and brothers

August 29, 2007

Charity Begins Where? (a poem)

What? Give away my money? I think not!/ What you're suggesting is a Conservative plot

August 22, 2007

Pathetic powerbrokers (a poem)

Each Congressperson sucking a thumb,/ Hanging on an earlobe, playing dumb,/ Is an affront to our American pride.

August 15, 2007

Farewell, Rove?

Karl Rove has gone, but not for long./ He shall pay. Though he did no wrong.

July 27, 2007

Ode to Lindsay Lohan (a poem)

Remember alcoholism is not a choice/ Or who in his right mind would choose it?/ Glossing over their search for health/ Will only help them lose it.

July 19, 2007

Rush for peace now? (a poem)

Now that Algore's scuttled back under the rug/ Followed by Live Earth shame,/ Will the Nobel Prize this time evade his grasp?/ Are those worthies erasing his name?

July 16, 2007

Stand Strong (a poem)

Defeat in Iraq, a Liberal Dream./America groveling, it may seem/Unthinkable. It won't be when/ Our cities explode. Think again.

June 29, 2007

They Listened! (a poem)

They listened! They listened! I can't believe it! (Though Wednesday I couldn't conceive it).

June 15, 2007

Tax Reform? Ever? (a poem)

The tax man cometh But goeth would be better.

June 14, 2007

Decidedly Dispensable (a poem)

How then does Joe Taxpayer speak? His cause is just, but his voice is weak.

June 12, 2007

Tax Reform? Ever? (a poem)

The tax man cometh But goeth would be better. He's not a bad guy Yet his product's a no-getter.

June 5, 2007

Libby Justice? (a poem)

Justice is done. Drive-bys may rejoice. The righteous Judge Walton Has made his choice.

May 23, 2007

Poor Leonardo Di Caprio (a poem)

I feel so sad for Leonardo di Caprio. His life will be short. He's been telling us so.

May 14, 2007

The Early Days (a poem)

It's early days in the political season. Entries prance in the paddock without much reason. At the moment the Democrats are ashiver Over the candidates in their presidential quiver.

May 11, 2007

But I'm your friend!? (a poem)

Oh, I'm happy and bouncy! Why shouldn't I be? I live in the land of the safe and the free. I want everyone to be as jolly as I. You shouldn't worry. Let the clouds roll by.

April 18, 2007

Apirl Mourning (a poem)

It's a cold April morning, students shaking off sleep, Head toward their classrooms, destinies to keep.

April 14, 2007

Inspired Nancy (a poem)

Talk is inspiring. Talk is fun. How can anywhere anyone Turn away and seek to deny A winning smile and a popping eye?

April 6, 2007

Time to Retire (a poem)

Flailing about with helpless arm, Tilting at anyone he can alarm, This long-faced lugubriousnist supreme, Still trying to live his impossible dream

April 4, 2007

Take me back to dear old Gitmo (a poem)

Take me back to dear old Gitmo Where once I had it better than I knew. My head is full of lice. A shower would be nice.

March 27, 2007

Good news tonight (a poem)

Mr. and Mrs. America, there's good news tonight. The world is at peace. The future is bright.

March 19, 2007

I want my money back (a poem)

I'm going to ask for my money back. I've just been watching the Plame non-attack.

March 15, 2007

Green Guru Gone? (a poem)

So, is he or isn't he going to run? Will he be drafted or will he shun The adoration, The adulation Which the mighty Oscar has begun?

March 5, 2007

Rock Obama, Rock (a poem)

Rock Obama, rock Obama, rock Obama, rock. Hillary and Billary, keep your eyes on the ticking clock.

February 28, 2007

Carbon Credit (a poem)

I'd like to donate part of my own carbon credit To one of the Gore households, where I'll bet it Could light a guest room for one whole day, That's all I can offer because I may

February 28, 2007

Leave it to Clarice (a poem)

Leave it to Clarice to tell a tale of exactly who they are. Her colorful and precise description is the best I've read so far. Let them prance in purple, pirouette in golden spins.

January 24, 2007

Global warming malaise (a poem)

I'm afraid I've gone and gotten a Global Warming malaise. I actually haven't thought of it in days and days and days.

January 22, 2007

24 Panic (a poem)

With terrorists wreaking havoc and nukes exploding, The correct media is pathetically imploding. Jack Bauer is scaring them all to death.

December 24, 2006

To the US Armed Forces: Thanks (a poem)

Because you are watching out for me, I am safe and warm today. I embrace the joy of this special time because you are far away.

November 30, 2006

Kramer (a poem)

It's the Racial Divide made me say what I said. I'm not responsible. Don't rain on MY head. Iraq made me do it. Katrina cried through it. I was just healing wounds. I was sadly misread.

November 26, 2006

Remember Them (a poem)

So many hearts break at this time of year, The season of joy and warmth, families near. Stockings are hung by the chimney with care. 'Happy Hanukah' rings through the wintry air