"coolidge" poems - Hello Poetry

Let’s start with a reminder: President Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, President McKinley, President Calvin Coolidge & President Harry S. Truman-- Harry giving them hell in my lifetime, In my time— An ever so proximate reminder-- These were all Presidents of the U.S. of A. Also, KKK Members. Warren G. Harding, for Christ’s sake, Was actually sworn into the Ku Klux **** At a **** ceremony Astonishingly conducted, Inside the White House, Presided over by Wizard Imperial of the Day, The Honorable Colonel Simmons. And I may as well throw in Justice Hugo of the Supreme Court Hugo Black in white robes, While we’re on the subject of cultural memory, To wit: the one Branch where Fairness Is supposed to go with the territory. You want to talk about race? Hey, don’t get me started.

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Jun 4, 2014

Jun 4, 2014 at 11:04 AM UTC

giuseppi-martino-buonaiuto

“Let’s Talk About Race”

Let’s start with a reminder: President Harding, President Woodrow Wilson, President McKinley, President Calvin Coolidge & President Harry S. Truman-- Harry giving them hell in my lifetime, In my time— An ever so proximate reminder-- These were all Presidents of the U.S. of A. Also, KKK Members. Warren G. Harding, for Christ’s sake, Was actually sworn into the Ku Klux **** At a **** ceremony Astonishingly conducted, Inside the White House, Presided over by Wizard Imperial of the Day, The Honorable Colonel Simmons. And I may as well throw in Justice Hugo of the Supreme Court Hugo Black in white robes, While we’re on the subject of cultural memory, To wit: the one Branch where Fairness Is supposed to go with the territory. You want to talk about race? Hey, don’t get me started.

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. {a parable of celebrity} . Ol' Rip [died January 19, 1929]; was a horned lizard commonly referred to as a horned toad, or ***** toad, whose supposed 31-year hibernation as an entombed animal is believed by some and doubted by others. His name is a reference to the fictional character Rip Van Winkle. In 1897, a horned lizard was placed in a cornerstone of the Eastland County Courthouse in Eastland, Texas along with other time capsule memorabilia. When the courthouse was torn down 31 years later, the cornerstone was opened on February 18, 1928, a live horned lizard was produced, allegedly from within the time capsule. The lizard became a celebrity, and went on tour, even being taken to Washington, D.C. to meet President Calvin Coolidge. Ol' Rip died eleven months later, and his remains are on display in the new Eastland County Courthouse. In 1973 the body was stolen and an anonymous letter explained that the finding of Ol' Rip alive had been a hoax and demanded other unnamed co-conspirators come forth. When no one did, another letter was received saying the coffin and body could be found in the county fairgrounds. The coffin was found there and returned to the courthouse. Some speculate that the body in the coffin was a substitute, the real lizard | now held in a private collection. |

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Oct 7, 2018

Oct 7, 2018 at 3:28 AM UTC

johnny-noiπ

Ol' Rip, the Horned Toad: Look At Me

. {a parable of celebrity} . Ol' Rip [died January 19, 1929]; was a horned lizard commonly referred to as a horned toad, or ***** toad, whose supposed 31-year hibernation as an entombed animal is believed by some and doubted by others. His name is a reference to the fictional character Rip Van Winkle. In 1897, a horned lizard was placed in a cornerstone of the Eastland County Courthouse in Eastland, Texas along with other time capsule memorabilia. When the courthouse was torn down 31 years later, the cornerstone was opened on February 18, 1928, a live horned lizard was produced, allegedly from within the time capsule. The lizard became a celebrity, and went on tour, even being taken to Washington, D.C. to meet President Calvin Coolidge. Ol' Rip died eleven months later, and his remains are on display in the new Eastland County Courthouse. In 1973 the body was stolen and an anonymous letter explained that the finding of Ol' Rip alive had been a hoax and demanded other unnamed co-conspirators come forth. When no one did, another letter was received saying the coffin and body could be found in the county fairgrounds. The coffin was found there and returned to the courthouse. Some speculate that the body in the coffin was a substitute, the real lizard | now held in a private collection. |

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Presidents Washington, Adams and Jefferson, had *** with slaves just for fun. Madison, Monroe and Adams, I'm sure had secret madams. Jackson, Van Buren and Harrison, not sure how they ever won. Tyler, Polk and Taylor, before elected lived in a trailer. Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan, should have been shot from a cannon. Lincoln, Johnson and Grant, each once had a cotton plant. Hayes, Garfield and Arthur, sinking fast with no life preserver. Cleveland, Harrison and again Cleveland, both of them killed at least one Indian. McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft, all too fat to float on a raft. Wilson, Harding and Coolidge, should have jumped from a bridge. Hoover, Roosevelt and Truman, wondering if they were even human. Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, neither of them can still run. Nixon, Ford and Carter, not sure which one was smarter. Reagan, Bush and Clinton, shot, stupid and a Monica. Bush and now Obama, one was dumb, and the other looks like a black llama.

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Oct 23, 2013

Oct 23, 2013 at 1:32 AM UTC

allen-wilbert

Presidents

Presidents Washington, Adams and Jefferson, had *** with slaves just for fun. Madison, Monroe and Adams, I'm sure had secret madams. Jackson, Van Buren and Harrison, not sure how they ever won. Tyler, Polk and Taylor, before elected lived in a trailer. Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan, should have been shot from a cannon. Lincoln, Johnson and Grant, each once had a cotton plant. Hayes, Garfield and Arthur, sinking fast with no life preserver. Cleveland, Harrison and again Cleveland, both of them killed at least one Indian. McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft, all too fat to float on a raft. Wilson, Harding and Coolidge, should have jumped from a bridge. Hoover, Roosevelt and Truman, wondering if they were even human. Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, neither of them can still run. Nixon, Ford and Carter, not sure which one was smarter. Reagan, Bush and Clinton, shot, stupid and a Monica. Bush and now Obama, one was dumb, and the other looks like a black llama.

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First thing I do is check the date Good thru two thousand eighty five Haven't had a can this fresh Since Calvin Coolidge was alive You can call it quirkiness Each time I give the top a thump Best way to tell if it's perfectly jelled To the consistency that I love If you know what I'm taking about Well right you are and yes I am That delectable treat of mystery meat Known around the world as A Can Of Spam Spam only comes in one savory flavor King of canned meat there is only one You remember long after your dining pleasure By the amount of film left on your tongue Do as I do and save the lid A smart move you would be making Comes in handy after dining To help along with the tongue scraping

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Jun 20, 2013

Jun 20, 2013 at 12:55 PM UTC

mike-hauser

Can Of Spam

First thing I do is check the date Good thru two thousand eighty five Haven't had a can this fresh Since Calvin Coolidge was alive You can call it quirkiness Each time I give the top a thump Best way to tell if it's perfectly jelled To the consistency that I love If you know what I'm taking about Well right you are and yes I am That delectable treat of mystery meat Known around the world as A Can Of Spam Spam only comes in one savory flavor King of canned meat there is only one You remember long after your dining pleasure By the amount of film left on your tongue Do as I do and save the lid A smart move you would be making Comes in handy after dining To help along with the tongue scraping

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My new best friend has perished Though I only met him last night His company was cherished That **** cat knocked him down And then drank the spilled bourbon Now I am bereft of my solace With only the empy bottle, and I maintain that if Coolidge were still president This would never have happened.

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Mar 30, 2012

Mar 30, 2012 at 11:07 AM UTC

doktor-howl

Grief Over a Dead Soldier

My new best friend has perished Though I only met him last night His company was cherished That **** cat knocked him down And then drank the spilled bourbon Now I am bereft of my solace With only the empy bottle, and I maintain that if Coolidge were still president This would never have happened.

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First thing I do is check the date Good thru two thousand eighty five Haven't had a can this fresh Since Calvin Coolidge was alive You can call it quirkiness Each time I give the top a thump Best way to tell if it's perfectly jelled To the consistency that I love If you know what I'm taking about Well right you are and yes I am That delectable treat of mystery meat Known around the world as A Can Of Spam Spam only comes in one savory flavor King of canned meat there is only one You remember long after your dining pleasure By the amount of film left on your tongue Do as I do and save the lid A smart move you would be making Comes in handy after dining To help along with the tongue scraping

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Aug 23, 2015

Aug 23, 2015 at 9:45 AM UTC

mike-hauser

Can Of Spam (redo)

First thing I do is check the date Good thru two thousand eighty five Haven't had a can this fresh Since Calvin Coolidge was alive You can call it quirkiness Each time I give the top a thump Best way to tell if it's perfectly jelled To the consistency that I love If you know what I'm taking about Well right you are and yes I am That delectable treat of mystery meat Known around the world as A Can Of Spam Spam only comes in one savory flavor King of canned meat there is only one You remember long after your dining pleasure By the amount of film left on your tongue Do as I do and save the lid A smart move you would be making Comes in handy after dining To help along with the tongue scraping

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There once was a Grand Old Party Formed against slavery The Free Soil party Defenders of the constitution And the omnibus declaration First to be President: Abraham Lincoln The 20s were the Republican decade Harding, Coolidge and Hoover A decade sadly a century past A temporal chasm loomed Until conservative hero Former democrat Reagan Trickled up the elephant’s trunk Take eye of Newt And two from Bush Alchemy trickery: viola kazam! The great bamboozle began It’s no longer conservatism No longer less federalism A horrible takeover This GOP makeover Fend for self Wall off power Distort report All else enemy Walk lock-step Repeat refrain Us not them Say it again My senator father Is spinning in his grave Fox in the henhouse This Mitch debprave

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Feb 12, 2020

Feb 12, 2020 at 10:14 PM UTC

james-floss

RIP GOP

There once was a Grand Old Party Formed against slavery The Free Soil party Defenders of the constitution And the omnibus declaration First to be President: Abraham Lincoln The 20s were the Republican decade Harding, Coolidge and Hoover A decade sadly a century past A temporal chasm loomed Until conservative hero Former democrat Reagan Trickled up the elephant’s trunk Take eye of Newt And two from Bush Alchemy trickery: viola kazam! The great bamboozle began It’s no longer conservatism No longer less federalism A horrible takeover This GOP makeover Fend for self Wall off power Distort report All else enemy Walk lock-step Repeat refrain Us not them Say it again My senator father Is spinning in his grave Fox in the henhouse This Mitch debprave

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i saw you i saw you before you saw me, bright red hair cut short (it looked better long, but then i was your best friend and hurting your feelings was this taboo) grey sweatshirt on. i saw you in the coolidge corner lights and i remembered why i love loved you. you weren’t beautiful, you weren’t special. your face wasn’t-- um, correct? it doesn’t piece together but you, you, at five foot something under five, you stand out like a sore thumb, screaming “lovemelovemeloveme” like ****** ****** and i listen. and ********* i love you-- i loved you like i keep secrets, storing them away for a rainy day when i’m bored and want to play and i love you like i regret losing a friend because of those rainy days, pain prickling at my heart, my eyes so that when it’s sunny, i have my own personal rain shower. so when i saw you, when i saw you, all bright and broken in the streetlights, i turned my face, bracing my heart because you always make it break. but jesus christ, you always manage to see me, too.

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Jul 13, 2015

Jul 13, 2015 at 8:25 PM UTC

evals

i saw you

i saw you i saw you before you saw me, bright red hair cut short (it looked better long, but then i was your best friend and hurting your feelings was this taboo) grey sweatshirt on. i saw you in the coolidge corner lights and i remembered why i love loved you. you weren’t beautiful, you weren’t special. your face wasn’t-- um, correct? it doesn’t piece together but you, you, at five foot something under five, you stand out like a sore thumb, screaming “lovemelovemeloveme” like ****** ****** and i listen. and ********* i love you-- i loved you like i keep secrets, storing them away for a rainy day when i’m bored and want to play and i love you like i regret losing a friend because of those rainy days, pain prickling at my heart, my eyes so that when it’s sunny, i have my own personal rain shower. so when i saw you, when i saw you, all bright and broken in the streetlights, i turned my face, bracing my heart because you always make it break. but jesus christ, you always manage to see me, too.

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"States should not be induced by coercion...to surrender the management of their own affairs." Calvin Coolidge

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May 15, 2016

May 15, 2016 at 6:09 PM UTC

cynthia-jeany9

States Rights...Don't be given 'em up

"States should not be induced by coercion...to surrender the management of their own affairs." Calvin Coolidge

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Chad Chandler camped circa Corpus Christi Cuando comunicaba con Cristoph. Christoph came calling, charging, Contacting community control centers. Chad coerced Chris coughing crimson color Chewing cold coils connected, contorted, Conquering camping copycats cooking cats. Columnist Coolidge campaigned costly cottages Coupled countering cowardly coverups. Craving cream cheese, Coolidge creeped critics, Croaking cringilly crossing crunchy crumples.

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Apr 2, 2019

Apr 2, 2019 at 9:18 PM UTC

Ithaca

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Chad Chandler camped circa Corpus Christi Cuando comunicaba con Cristoph. Christoph came calling, charging, Contacting community control centers. Chad coerced Chris coughing crimson color Chewing cold coils connected, contorted, Conquering camping copycats cooking cats. Columnist Coolidge campaigned costly cottages Coupled countering cowardly coverups. Craving cream cheese, Coolidge creeped critics, Croaking cringilly crossing crunchy crumples.

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"There can be no peace with the forces of evil. Peace comes only through the establishment of the supremacy of the forces of good." -President Coolidge, Memorial Day, 1923

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May 30, 2016

May 30, 2016 at 12:57 AM UTC

cynthia-jeany9

Peace ?

"There can be no peace with the forces of evil. Peace comes only through the establishment of the supremacy of the forces of good." -President Coolidge, Memorial Day, 1923

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