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Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Dispatches for the Colonial Office

                                Darwinianism Stalks the Suburbs

God giveth the earth the good green grass to grow
An unceasing samsara of life and death
Catalogues of life in their millions of forms
Work out their mandalas of being in that sea

Winds weave waving forests of tender blades
Chlorophyll makes magic from water and light
The apex predator is the lowly bacterium
Humbling at last great glorious carnivores

And there the eternal cycles of seed and sower
Are shredded on Saturdays by a suburban lawn mower
Lawrence Hall

Mhall46184@aol.com

Dispatches for the Colonial Office



                A Child Asked me a Reasonable Question about God



A child -



She asked of me

One day, you see

A question wise

For one her size



It wasn’t odd:

“I believe in God

But then does He

Believe in me?
Children's Questions about God
Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Dispatches for the Colonial Office

                What was Thrown from that White House Window?


                 ‘Why care?‘ some say, but I can’t remain inactive.
                  While Stalin’s heirs walk this earth

                                 -Yevtushenko, “Stalin’s Heirs”


So what was thrown from that White House window?
A burn-bag containing our ancestors’ dreams
Our ancestors’ memories
Our ancestors’ dignity

With torn scraps of the Constitution
To make the fire burn hotter, and hotter still
Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Dispatches for the Colonial Office

                                            In a Better America

In a better America this would be the first day of school -
Labor Day is for swimming in the creek
For a sunburn, for a catfish spine in your heel
For sandwiches and sand and ants and fun

The day after is the first day of autumn
As hot as it is, it can’t be a summer day
For now there are cedar pencils, new shoes
New notebooks in the latest ‘way-cool style

A school bus rattling down a dusty country road
Stops not at school, but at your dreams far-way

Someday
School traditionally began on the first day of Labor Day, which is the first Monday in September.
Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Dispatches for the Colonial Office

                      Beowulf Presents Himself for a Job Interview


Their leader answered him, Beowulf unlocking
Words from deep in his breast:
                                        We are Geats.
Men who follow Higlac. My Father
Was a famous soldier, known far and wide…

                               -Beowulf, Burton Raffel translation

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for 2025:

Don’t you people know who I AM?! I am a highly motivated people person who enjoys challenging tired old conventions and sourcing creatively from a renewable multiplicity of supply chain resources and a multi-cultural, multi-lingual workforce nourished in a milieu of something or other no one is above the law jaw-dropping when I ax a former employee it’s with a real ax I like scented candles, long walks on the beach, meeting new people and killing them B.O.G.O iconic I’m beyond a people person tell me you’re a Democrat Republican Liberal without telling me you’re a Democrat Republican Liberal ***! transparency so like here are my pronouns Me. My. Mine. Warrior ethos only louder ‘cause I never even made the first day of recruit training Make Geatland Great Again Geatland for the Geats Geatland First no one understands my special needs Grendel and I have a complicated relationship which you wouldn’t understand Hrothgar Is Always Right until I disappear him and take over the chairmanship of Denmark how’d you like to have a funny name like Higlac and I’m proud to be a Geatlander my armor is by Hugo Boss my sandals by Ferragamo Learn. To. Code. cue an allusion to some metaphorical playbook in 3, 2, 1 my Big Beautiful branded Napa Valley wine from my podcast, Love ‘N’ Smackdowns from your Big Beautiful Beowulf shocking jaw-dropping mike drop of biblical proportions detail-oriented, self-motivated results-driven references available upon request team player fast-learning goal-oriented think outside the box track record go-to person win-win dynamic synergy going forward from this point in time servant leader proactive strategic thinker my secret for thinning hair dropped today weaponize crypto authentic empowered seeking closure chatgpt paved the way with the key that unlocks the future glass ceiling lawfair A.I.  like my body art?

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Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Dispatches for the Colonial Office

                            Not Doggerel but Crowwerel

Blame it on LeighH and her delightful friends who celebrate crows:
Gray Wolf, Susie, Emily, Ink Empress, Princess of Heart, Anwar, Lioness, Sara, Dom, Damocles, and Mister Truth! I hope I have not forgotten anyone! 😊

Crows take over the trays of bird seed
I provide for all birds as a daily feed

Crows –

They glare at me
Disapprovingly!
Lawrence Hall Aug 31
Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Dispatches for the Colonial Office

   Sunday Morning in America: Jesus, Church Shootings, and I.C.E.

I hold the door open for people, and smile
A cheery greeting for all, so good to see you
Your beautiful children are growing up so fast!
           I scan the parking lot for men with guns

Who’s reading from the lectionary today?
The altar servers in their albs line up
Mrs. Busy wants to ask Father a queston
         I scan the parking lot for black SUVs

         I can lock the door against evil, which would be futile
For now I hold it open for you, and smile
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