Learning to Fly Into the distance, a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back A flight of fancy on a windswept field Standing alone my senses reeled A fatal attraction is holding me fast How can I escape this irresistible grasp? Can’t keep my eyes from the circling
Who Put the Plan in the Planetary Ping Pong? Voice and karaoke mix: Neal Fox Lyrics: Dean Blehert, with apologies to The Overtones Who put the dem in pandemonium? Who put the plan in the planetary ping pong? Who put the ic in the icky PANdemic? Who put the jab
NORTH HAMPTON CHATTER a. I wanted to see where time worshipped you we did not grow old together and time ravaged rather than revered b. city hall mode of reflections of glorious past recounted memory how we longed to sit wave to fellow travelers who on Sunday became republicans and lost their comradery c.
IMPORTING LETTERS I used to import the letters for my poems from Switzerland because of their precision and multi-lingual characteristics my poetry would then hone in on topics that I felt were of international concern Soon after I turned to France I wanted to put some romance into my poems and I thought what
THE REVOLUTION WILL BE FINANCED The revolution will be financed by corporate America Because profit margin is so strong… Therevolution.com will float an IPO financed by Wall Street moguls Larry Jaffe
21ST CENTURY ZOMBIE A man steps on the moon Almost 50 years later He steps in mayhem His trousers wrinkled From defeat His necktie ruined From hanging intruders His shirt speckled With the blood of spectators – Who is this man? – Why does he wreak havoc so recklessly? He is coated with the
MEMENTOS 1) I marched on Washington in 69 Seemed like millions of us Declaring war on a war faraway It was Vietnam this time A war that could never be justified By hawks or doves We saw it on TV While my compatriots shouted Peace Now! In supermarkets and the Washington Monument I
AND GUNS WERE TURNED INTO REVOLUTION And guns were turned into revolution and revolution into hate and so goes history without lessons learned From the revolution distilled pain into hate begetting hate begetting hate. And guns were turned into revolution when minds needed to be changed and hearts sought sanctuary and guns fired mindlessly
POETIC EVOLUTION REVOLUTION poetic evolution poetic revolution poetic evolution poetic revolution poetic evolution poetic revolution poetic evolution poetic revolution poetic evolution poetic revolution poetic evolution poetic revolution (chanting continues softly in background) how many times has a poet stood at a podium asking for justice justice from injustice justice for all justice
REVOLUTION IN A BOX With all due respect to Mr. Gil Scott Heron This year the revolution will be televised and available to everyone rich or poor black or white, Jew or gentile, straight or gay. This year the revolution is at your fingertips user-friendly, ready to assemble! Rally and ready your personal
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