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RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2005-01-31 02:40 PM

“And Baghdad darken and the bridge
across the silent river gone
and through Arabia the edge
of evening widen and steal on”
-Archibald MacLeish “You, Andrew Marvell” 1930
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The Hee-Haw Esau makes a worthless bargain,
his see-saw so much like an oil well
that gushes up his words in jumbled jargon
from somewhere underground, perhaps from hell

A maudlin fraud this Midland mediocre
who tells us god applauds his “March to Freedom,”
spares not the rod or wad this middlin’ joker,
who waddles as though bullocks were not freed him
(when others served, he swerved to didlin’ coke or
perhaps the goof step’s from where book learnin’ kneed him)

This Mayberry marshal’s march knows only martial,
the oily greed that profits by carving tribes.
Have you noticed his democracy is partial,
that divided’s fall is how his word’s transcribe?
(spider who weighs the Kurd warlords will parch all
the unity he pretends with his tough it jibe,
little miss the profit beyond a 3rd March, all
preceding months where death was less inscribed)

The xenophobic xylophone he tinkles
must mesmerize so like the piper pied
when leading all myopic rats with sprinkles
of tunes whose dooming music only lied
(and seems to lay compassion Rip Van Winkle,
ignores Bin Laden, given a free ride
while clear and perfect truth develops wrinkles
as billions spent and innocents have died)

His Jacob’s hirsute ruse fools old blind Isaacs,
agendas trumpeted by louder clans,
while anyone with sense sees through these tricks
(in no speech is Bin Laden’s name e’er scanned),
while under corporate, zion orders sticks
Americans with bills for war long planned
one candle burns both ends, he claims two wicks
(get back to you on this after Iran)
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Story of Isaac, Jacob, Esau http://www.quia.com/pages/t3l62003k2.html

News article today that looks beyond the latest shaded brag http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=eecd1431-c29c-4a87-ba37-8f88d04cfb56

Compare for yourself the troop deaths that have increased every month in 2004 over the same month in 2003 http://icasualties.org/oif/

Poets against the war is redundant

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

1 posted 2005-01-31 02:43 PM

you wouldn't happen to be a teacher, would you?

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2005-01-31 02:44 PM

Yes, Dixie...in a way, he's quite the Professor...

Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

3 posted 2005-01-31 02:46 PM

a teacher of life, yes....

The xenophobic xylophone he tinkles
must mesmerize so like the piper pied
when leading all myopic rats with sprinkles
of tunes whose dooming music only lied

exactly Richard.

Krawdad
Member Elite

since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

4 posted 2005-01-31 04:56 PM

When the "deals" break down, we blow 'em up.
That's how the Royal Oil Force works.

Maybe there is a new deal with Bin?
But . . . where's his oil?
(I think I know . . .)

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Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

5 posted 2005-01-31 08:07 PM

thanks,

for saying what too few have the balls to say, and even less have the brains to realize for themselves

A Romantic Heart
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-03

Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart

6 posted 2005-01-31 10:47 PM

Your title was perfect for the poem, I liked the content as well.

~Love and Hugs
~ARH

Come,love all of me, mind, body, spirit..feel my passion, taste of me, be filled completely!

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

7 posted 2005-01-31 11:01 PM

Much of what you say is true - and you say it so very well - but may I please add this-

beneath the politics, the he said she said, the oil struttin' aristrocrats - there are men and women with hearts of gold giving their time and blood - and there are iraqis who have suffered untold horror - who then would step forward for those who have been tortured, murdered, raped, pillaged and trodden upon?

This war was wrong - but that makes Sadaam no more right - he was a wicked and evil man - so if from the bad some good might come, I shall pray it does - like water dilivered where there has been none drinkable, aid to schools, the thoughts of freedom to speak your mind - things we take for granted --

I've family there - and I would hope that their sacrifice and the horrors they've seen will not be for naught -

Enjoyed this RS - I too am tired of the lies - and only wish our troops home, but if we are there, let's hope something good might come from it -

Susan

If I wander far enough, long enough, will I finally know . . .

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