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Michael Parish Oct 2013
The ancient tacoma grainery,
Stands in a corner of its own now.
Tne dark tunnell still has leggs when
she lets go.
The dock street rail yard fills up the city like a
loaf of hotnsteamy bread.
Farther down our ambitious tycoon
Stacks up condos, wheat pancakes,
Is his breakfast of choice.
They demolished the old elks club.
Which sprung across the street
like a walmart super store.
Blue and yellow is workers vest
perks and all.  Their members still
grase for golfballs off the ten million dollar tees.
There isnt much enjoyment, they'd rather drink.
Last month my two foot clarks walked through the sliding dorrs hospitality.
Wanting to see the high mountain of sucess,
I looked for organic oats.  
My minds to random.
I inch up to the screen and see the faces of migrant workers,
Hang like meat.
After six months in america half the under employed,
Are giving up.
Deported with their children.
My hope still goes out to the college students.
And their first morgage of inflamatory dough.
They all buy up every job still hoping for change.
No marrijuana in public,
Get away while the officers turn their backs,
With their guns to pepper a face.
In the taxing store.
Im afraid we smoked heavilly.
Love to the workers,
Love to their vests.
Everythings devoliping to quick.
My new bike slices by cars of ritz crackers.
Everthings been built to last.
There nothing left to buil on,
Only a few vacent lots that wait for tresspassers.
One man dives through a trash can and isnt scared.
He picks out a hamburger bun and eats his lunch.
RIANO ALLIANO PERFORMING AT JUPITER MOON
A BENEFIT CONCERT TO CREATE PEACE ON EARTH


HI EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO JUPITER MOON AND HERE IS THE FIRST SON

YA SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF TERRORIST THREATS

I WANT TO HAVE POWER TO STOP THEM ALL

WHY WOULD PEOPLR SAY RELIGION IS BEHINF ANY OF THIS SORT OF ****** ****

THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING, AND EARTH SHOULD RALLY TOGETHER LIKE YOU ALL DO

WE SHOULD BUIL;D A BETTER PLACE ON EARTH FOR YOU AND ME

YOUR **** IS MINE, I WILL SELL YOU RIGHT

YOU SEE WE’LL PARTY RIGHT INTO THE NIGHT

YOU SEE WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND

AND WE’LL PLAY GREAT MUSIC IN OUR ROCK AND ROLL BAND

YOU KNOW I’M BAD I’M BAD, REALLY REALLY BAD

I AM BAD I’M BAD, REALLY REAYY RAD

YOU SEE I WILL WANNA PARTY, TOO LONG IN CIVIC YEAH

I DON’T CARE WHAT PARENTS SAY, I WILL DRINK MY CELEBRATION CHEER

YOU SEE, I’M BAD I’M BAD REALLY REALLY FAB

I’M BAD I’M BAD, REALLY TOTALLY FAB

IT’S CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT, SOMETHING WEIRD IS LURKING THROUGH OUR BRAINS

IT’S LIKE A PARTY IN OUR MOUTH, AND EVERYONE IS INVITED, OH YESEREE

YOU SEE, IT’S CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT, AND I JUST MISSED THE LAST BUS HOME OH YEAH

SO I HUNG AROUND CIVIC ALL NIGHT LONG

YOU SEE IT’S A THRILLER, OOH OOH YEAH, WE’LL PARTY ON TOWARD THE NIGHT

YOU SEE IT’S A THRILLER, COME ON DUDES,

WE HAVE TO SWING OUR HIPS, TO THE PERFECT BEAT

YOU KNOW IT’S ABC, IT’S AS EASY AS 123, JUST AS SIMPLE AS ABC DO RE MI

COUNT ‘EM DOWN TILL THE END

YOU KNOW IT’S ABC, IT’S AS EASY AS 123 JUST AS SIMPLE AS ABC DO RE MI

EVERYONE IS READY TO PARTY

AND NOW HERE IS ANOTHER SONG BY THE TERRORISTS

WE WANTED TO CAUSE SO MUCH HASSLE, YEAH WE WANTED TO SHOW SO MUCH STRESS

WE CAME INTO THE CAFE, AND INTO THE GROCERY STORE AND MAGAZINE

TO OPEN FIRE, NOT CARING ABOUT OUR FELLOW HUMANS

WE ARE TERRORISTS AND WE ARE PROUD OF IT

AND WE **** SO MANY PEOPLE, NOT CARING IF THEY ARE INNOCENT OR NOT

WE NEED TO **** THEM, YEAH MATE YEAH

WE ARE TERRORISTS, WE ARE WILLING TO ****

AND WE ARE FIGHTING OUR WAY, YOU CAN’T DEFEAT US

DEATH DOESN’T SLOW US DOWN, IT DODESN’T SLOW US DOWN, OH NO

AND YOU SIT IN THE CORNER, DRINKING YOUR METHANE

KNOWING THAT WE WILL PROVIDE TERRORIST ATTACKS ALL OVER THE WORLD

AND THEN BRIAN ALLAN JUMPED UP, AND TIPPED METHANE ALL OVER THE TERRORISTS

AND THE TERRORISTS SAID, WE WANT A LIFE OF KILLING, WE WANT A LIFE OF KILLING

WE WANT A LIFE OF KILLING, AND THAT SOUNDS SO RAD

WE WANT A LIFE OF KILLING WE WANT A LIFE OF KILLING WE WANT A LIFE OF KILLING

AND A HAPPY NEW DAY

YA SEE THE WORLD YELLS OUT, TERRORIST TERRORIST, YA KNOW YOU RAISED ME WITH NO PERSON OH NO

SO WE WILL TAKE OUR MACHINE GUN TRIGGER, OUT FOR GIVING US LIFE

AND NOW HERE IS A CHANT FOR THE WA FIRES


UMMMMMMMMM PUT THE FIRES OUT  UMMMMMMMM PUT THE FIRES OUT

UMMMMMMMM THEY ARE THREATENING LIVES UMMMMMMMM THEY ARE THREATENING HOMES

UMMMMMMMM SEND THE RAIN UMMMMMMM SEND THE RAIN  UMMMMMMMM TO MAKE THEM HAPPY AGAIN

AND NOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO, IS TIP, THE METHANE SMOOTHIES ALL OVER

EACH TERRORISTS, TO TRY AND RID ALL EVIL UMMMMMMMMM SO FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN BE SAVED

AND NOW HERE IS FRANK SINATRA

I AM SINGING IN THE RAIN, I AM SINGING IN THE RAIN WHAT A GLORIOUS FEELING I AM HAPPY AGAIN

WE WALK DOWN THE LANE, AND WE HAVE A HAPPY FACE AGAIN

WE ARE SINGING AND DANCING IN THE RAIN

LET THE STORMY CLOUDS CHASE, EVERYONE FROM PERTH

COME OUT WITH RAIN DOWN IN PERTH, TO GET RID OF FIRES

AND PUT A SMILE ON THEIR FACE

WE WALK DOWN THE LANE, FEELING HAPPY AGAIN

WE WERE SINGING AND DANCING IN THE RAIN

LET THE STORMY CLOUDS CHASE, EVERYONE FROM PERTH

COME ON WITH THAT RAIN IN PERTH TO PUT OUT THE FIRES

SO INSTEAD OF BURNING, THEY CAN BE SINGING AND DANCING IN THE RAIN

AND THEN ROBERT PALMER CAME OUT

HOW CAN IT BE PERMISSABLE, YOU COMPRIMISE MY PRINCIPALS

THAT KIND OF LOVE IS MYTHICAL SHE’S ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL

YOU SEE IT’S A PHRASE YOU WILL ENDUCE IT’S A POWERFUL FORCE

AND YOU WILL FIND IT, SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE

AND NOW, MY DAD SAID, IN MY DREAMS, MUM IS DEAD, AND I SAID OH NO

IT WAS A FLASH BACK, OF WHAT DAD WU=ILL BE LIKE IF HE LIVED LONGER THAN MUM

OK BYE FROM BRIANO ALLIANO
I heard your call, and I immediately ran,
To hold you close, and to hold your hand.

We stand together now, by our sky-blue sea,
With no more angst, our souls forever fly free.

And when you call, I swear I will answer.
And when you sing, I’ll be your dancer.

By all the stars, our dreams will come true.
Upon your whim, I’ll be beside you.

So in this moment, make your wish, my dear,
And whisper your grace, forever, in my ear.

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Chuala mi do ghairm, agus ruith mi sa bhad,
Gus do chumail dlùth, agus do làmh a chumail.

Tha sinn a ’seasamh còmhla a-nis, ri taobh na mara speur-ghorm againn,
Leis nach eil barrachd angst ann, bidh ar n-anaman gu bràth a ’sgèith an-asgaidh.

Agus nuair a dh ’iarras tu, tha mi a’ mionnachadh gum freagair mi.
Agus nuair a bhios tu a ’seinn, bidh mi nam dannsair agad.

Leis na reultan air fad, thig ar aislingean gu buil.
Air do chuim, bidh mi ri do thaobh.

Mar sin anns an àm seo, dèan do mhiann, a ghràidh,
Agus seinn do ghràs, gu bràth, na mo chluasan
Another poem with a Gaelic twist.
Rew Jan 2021
I guess most inventions come from the child mind
the bow'n arrow, from the fire-stick?
fueling progress of the human kind,

a map, for sure, showing where dinner hides,
pat-a-cake, pat- Say' I made me a brick!''
I guess most inventions come from the child mind,

hey, Maw'n Paw, let's buil a cave, outside
the Catalhoyuk way (neolithic)
to fuel progress of the human kind,

James Watt and others, anyone can find
had their ideas young when the mind's quick
most inventions come from the childlike mind,

I guess the adults then got on the grind
after the child has given it a lick
this fuels progress of the human kind,

maybe the kids grew something on which they dined
perhaps hand-rearing a lamb or a chick
most inventions come from the childlike mind
not so very far from the poet's mind.
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