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D.Lester Young
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since 2001-12-08

Posts 1219
Austin, Tx

0 posted 2003-03-10 01:51 PM

Text version and poem version below

The dictionary of love,
uncensored free spirit,
a special gift of beauty,
that all the words of the Bible
are encased within its binders.

In words that the constitutions
of all governments are based on,
ringing in parliaments and congresses,
in legislation, laws and propositions.
It is what gives politicians
Freudian slips that create our comedy.

The language of making love,
intimate touches arousing such passion,
visual caresses so special,
the vibration of those phrases,
sends chills down your spine.
Prince Charming of romance books,
imagined sighs of great lovers.

For how can you ban a word?
Unless you explain it by other words
exactly what you are banning.
Are those words then banned by association?
What if it leads into words in the Bible,
will it then only be used on a pulpit?
But then how does a preacher explain it?

Such a great irony, that is to assume something,
it can make donkey out of you and me.
That Hoover Dam is renamed to a reservoir.
That hell has no place to hide on Earth;
except for Sunday sermons,
for if you took that word away,
services would be over in no time.

So how do you have sex education without it?
In words explaining what a vagina
and what a penis is.
Forget what happens when they get together.
We will let flustered parents take care of that one.
How could we teach doctors anatomy,
if they could not be taught the human language?

What amazes me is that in what I have already stated
that I would be labeled as obscene.
Some morality clause would take
the scissors of their moral values to it,
for questioning their authority
to monitor their community standards to ours.

So read you’re uncensored Bible,
you’re special uncensored Dictionary,
and the great masterpieces of time
from histories unbridled thinkers.
For people will make words sound evil.
And people will take those same words
to create the magic of real learning.

The dictionary of love, uncensored free spirit, a special gift of beauty, that all the words of the Bible are encased within its binders.

In words that the constitutions of all governments are based on, ringing in parliaments and congresses, in legislation, laws and propositions. It is what gives politicians Freudian slips that create our comedy.

The language of making love, intimate touches arousing such passion, visual caresses so special, the vibration of those phrases, sends chills down your spine. Prince Charming of romance books, imagined sighs of great lovers.

For how can you ban a word? Unless you explain it by other words exactly what you are banning. Are those words then banned by association? What if it leads into words in the Bible, will it then only be used on a pulpit? But then how does a preacher explain it?

Such a great irony, that is to assume something, it can make donkey out of you and me. That Hoover Dam is renamed to a reservoir. That hell has no place to hide on Earth; except for Sunday sermons, for if you took that word away, services would be over in no time.

So how do you have sex education without it? In words explaining what a vagina and what a penis is. Forget what happens when they get together. We will let flustered parents take care of that one. How could we teach doctors anatomy, if they could not be taught the human language?

What amazes me is that in what I have already stated that I would be labeled as obscene. Some morality clause would take the scissors of their moral values to it, for questioning their authority to monitor their community standards to ours.

So read you’re uncensored Bible, you’re special uncensored Dictionary, and the great masterpieces of time from histories unbridled thinkers. For people will make words sound evil. And people will take those same words to create the magic of real learning.

D.Lester Young 3/10/2003
Tuscaloosa, AL
Copyright © D.Lester Young (White Eagle poetry)

Brad Majors

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since 2001-04-03

Posts 2647
Georgia

1 posted 2003-03-10 03:31 PM

Interseting piece

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

2 posted 2003-03-11 07:44 PM

(sigh) Yes, yes, I LOVE IT!!! I believe no word should ever be banned from the vernacular of the world, as we have freedom of speech and to ban a word is putting graffiti on the First Amendment! (big hugggssssss) This is marvelous, sweet friend, you have my vote, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet David, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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bbent
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since 2001-01-07

Posts 521
Alaska

3 posted 2003-03-13 02:59 AM

I enjoyed,an interesting write on perspective.

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carol
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since 2003-01-25

Posts 624
Florida USA

4 posted 2003-04-21 11:36 PM

I loved this poem it sure gets my vote

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Lots of Love
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