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Butterfly Ballots |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Butterfly Ballots Butterfly Ballots flutter and float Into oblivion after you vote Their wings are embellished with equal decor Symmetrical patterns of buchanon and gore So misunderstood, this creature of flight Disappearing unnoticed into the night We try to revive those that have died And their life we so honor cannot be denied The Butterfly Ballots flitter and fly From flower to flower, they so mystify Endangered, this species, or so I have heard Will some day be known as a mythical bird Butterfly Ballot, with wings now unfurled Trying the patience of country and world So small yet so strong, its misty illusion Drawing attention, creating confusion This small butterfly is more wise than you think But his havoc may cause him to soon be extinct Elizabeth Santos |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
i hope so miss santos that dirty butterfly  i liked this alot great different look on the election poem |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
LizzieGal~ Oh, it's pitiful situation All across the nation The world is in a dither To see the Butterfly Ballot flitter I think I have a clue If it should interest you In Florida we sit on our tushes Watching Butterfly Ballots flit into the BUSHes. You just made my day !  ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Walt, hard to believe that we are hand counting ballots in the year 2000. And of all places! Voting machines would have cost the county a lot less than the policing of wild butterflies. Thanks for the comment Marge, I still don't know what's happening down there. The butterfly is walking a tightrope. You Floridians sure do make life interesting! Loved your response Liz |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I never thought of it that way Elizabeth but I suppose you're right if they had computerized voting machines it would have made the tally much simpler...I suppose it's the people who make money off the election that keep this policy out of action...we have been lied to for so long it's hard to put your faith in anyone....this is an excellent poem by the way!! I just got carried away....lately you're just like a fountain spewing out poetry....take care... ethome |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
ethome, I'm still confused, I think they did have machines, but I guess they weren't computerized. Ours are so simple to operate, I can't imagine not being able to change your vote while still at the machine. Now it looks like Gore will win (shucks) but I'm all for a fair campaign Thanks for your nice comments Liz |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Elizabeth! Look at you, getting all political over a butterfly...Horton's making his way down there...just to see if he can hear a who... Loved it, AND Marge's response! You gals sure have a way of making me grin...and I really look silly when I grin... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, then speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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peppermint35 Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1106Texas, USA |
A humorous twist on the situation; good job here Pepper "A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth." Percy Bysshe Shelley |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Only you Liz could make politics so poetic. . . Wonderful. . . -------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Poet's Sister Member
since 2000-10-16
Posts 80North Carolina |
While the nation holds it's collective breath, waiting for an outcome...you've managed to turn it into something to smile about. By the way, know who the president is? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ...Bill Clinton..till January anyhow! |
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