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Jester59701 Member
since 2000-02-29
Posts 154 |
Oh we know Janet Reno, we've seen her handiwork If children are the issue, her method is scorched earth Kill mothers holding babies, if daddy has a gun And if they've got religion, just burn them everyone A little boy from Cuba, no matter what his plight Belongs to Fidel Castro, he has no human rights We'll take the mental patients, the killers, and the thugs We'll even take the smugglers of contraband and drugs Just don't come here with children; possessions of the state Cause once they've tasted freedom, they can't repatriate Let's send him back with daddy, his mom just died in vain We'll curry Castro's favor; the shrinks can wash the pain It's too bad for Elian, so sad for Juan Miguel They'll have to do their bonding within an island jail |
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John the cat Member
since 2000-03-23
Posts 357England |
Great flow to a poem on a topical and contraversial subject. May your roof never fall in and those beneath it never fall out. Irish proverb. |
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Jon Mewett Senior Member
since 2000-03-04
Posts 1304 |
Nice work on a tricky subject. Jon |
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Jon Mewett Senior Member
since 2000-03-04
Posts 1304 |
Nice work on a tricky subject. Jon |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
I understand and agree with the feelings in this poem .... Well stated, Jester ..... |
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PrincessPoet Member
since 2000-04-15
Posts 133Long Beach, Calif. |
Very to date, Good expression Your failures in life come from not realizing your nearness to success when you give up. -Yoruba Proverb Poetry & Friendship, PrincessPoet |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
A very good description of this issue... Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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twinsgd Member
since 2000-02-13
Posts 416Ontario,Canada |
Excellent poem Jester This child had become a political football and while not being equipped to defend Janet Reno I believe she acted well aven if way too late, no lives were lost in an explosive environment. The child is currently with his Father as he should be. Jack |
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Jester59701 Member
since 2000-02-29
Posts 154 |
Thank-you, fellow poets, your comments are greatly appreciated. Hey Jack, I wrote this poem on Good Friday, before things got so heated up. Perhaps the environment could have been diffused before it got so explosive. I agree, he should be with his father, especially if we can't show them any different form of government here. Thanks again, Jester |
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Swåmp¤Faerÿie Member
since 2000-03-29
Posts 358Illinois |
I echo the words above!! This is a great poem expressing the regrets and the struggles,and GREAT words and flow....are you new here or have i just not seen you in my short residency??¿ swampo And there she weaves by night and day, a magic web of colours gay.~Tennyson |
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DestinysCharm Member
since 2000-04-28
Posts 90 |
This is wonderful writing, I like your style. |
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blackhalo Member
since 2000-02-15
Posts 467Denver, CO |
Wonderful description. I find myself STILL not having a very good vocabulary @ the moment! There's nothing funny about writer's block! Life defines no more than what it is you ask for. April 20, 2000 Alicia A. Renzelman |
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childomine Senior Member
since 2000-01-25
Posts 818st. petersburg, FL |
Ok, I won't make this into a political forum, I will only say; excellent, descriptive piece on a extremely touchy subject. |
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