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Hanging out new to the scene So often wonder what that means As I sit in front of the world's screen Started in on ...Googling I typed in a single word Pressed enter for the Google search Took me down the path absurd Where all the lines were blurred   From there I ventured off the path Wish I'd known there's no turning back Marveled at the knowledge that I lack Like how to whittle your own baseball bat Just in case you're wondering Midgets don't melt in the rain Who doesn't think that that's insane As I dive deeper into Googling The art of bathing a Hindu rat Skinning a two-headed Siamese cat The taking of the perfect nap Standing up while keeping your lap intact How to delicately pierce a Rhino's ear Dressing up then down a deer 50 different ways a man can cheer While toasting his favorite Micro beer Abstract art using cotton ***** How to paint between the lines on paisley walls Teaching Yankees how the South says ya'll Lost episodes of the show called Lost Food served upon the world's menus Even specialties from Timbuktu Why the sea is green and the sky is blue As my googling madness continues More artwork this time with the jam of toes How to pick your friends but never your friend's nose Cleaning of the house without a stitch of clothes The whole time being careful with the vacuum hose 80's Hairbands I used to like That now know what bald feels like Making a homemade Hindenburg kite One that lands this time How to handle midlife like a man Taking a survey of what you could have been Raising Spider Monkey's  in the comfort of your den As I keep on Googling I now find myself Googling out in front As I'm Googling from behind Googling up as I'm Googling down To the left and to the right I've learned how to gargle Google That's a well known Google fact And if you don't believe me You can even Google that
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Nov 27, 2013
Nov 27, 2013 at 2:33 PM UTC
~Googling~
Hanging out new to the scene So often wonder what that means As I sit in front of the world's screen Started in on ...Googling I typed in a single word Pressed enter for the Google search Took me down the path absurd Where all the lines were blurred   From there I ventured off the path Wish I'd known there's no turning back Marveled at the knowledge that I lack Like how to whittle your own baseball bat Just in case you're wondering Midgets don't melt in the rain Who doesn't think that that's insane As I dive deeper into Googling The art of bathing a Hindu rat Skinning a two-headed Siamese cat The taking of the perfect nap Standing up while keeping your lap intact How to delicately pierce a Rhino's ear Dressing up then down a deer 50 different ways a man can cheer While toasting his favorite Micro beer Abstract art using cotton ***** How to paint between the lines on paisley walls Teaching Yankees how the South says ya'll Lost episodes of the show called Lost Food served upon the world's menus Even specialties from Timbuktu Why the sea is green and the sky is blue As my googling madness continues More artwork this time with the jam of toes How to pick your friends but never your friend's nose Cleaning of the house without a stitch of clothes The whole time being careful with the vacuum hose 80's Hairbands I used to like That now know what bald feels like Making a homemade Hindenburg kite One that lands this time How to handle midlife like a man Taking a survey of what you could have been Raising Spider Monkey's  in the comfort of your den As I keep on Googling I now find myself Googling out in front As I'm Googling from behind Googling up as I'm Googling down To the left and to the right I've learned how to gargle Google That's a well known Google fact And if you don't believe me You can even Google that
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Excerpts from “Travels with Einstein” by Michael R. Burch for Trump I went to Berlin to learn wisdom from Adolph. The wild spittle flew as he screamed at me, with great conviction: “Please despise me! I look like a Jew!” So I flew off to ’Nam to learn wisdom from tall Yankees who cursed “yellow” foes. “If we lose this small square,” they informed me, earth’s nations will fall, dominoes!” I then sat at Christ’s feet to learn wisdom, but his Book, from its genesis to close, said: “Men can enslave their own brothers!” (I soon noticed he lacked any clothes.) So I traveled to bright Tel Aviv where great scholars with lofty IQs informed me that (since I’m an Arab) I’m unfit to lick dirt from their shoes. At last, done with learning, I stumbled to a well where the waters seemed sweet: the mirage of American “justice.” There I wept a real sea, in defeat. Originally published by Café Dissensus Keywords/Tags: Einstein, Adolph, ****** Berlin, Jew, Jews, Arab, Arabs, Palestinian, Palestinians, Vietnam, Vietnamese, American, Americans, Yankees, Domino, Theory, Dominoes, Jesus, Christ, Bible, Christian, Christianity, Slave, Slaves, Slavery, Israel, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
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Jul 21, 2020
Jul 21, 2020 at 4:11 AM UTC
Excerpts from “Travels with Einstein”
Gen. Lees invasion of the North written by himself— In eighteen sixty three, with pomp, and mighty swell, Me and Jeff’s Confederacy, went forth to sack Phil-del, The Yankees the got arter us, and giv us particular hell, And we skedaddled back again, And didn’t sack Phil-del.
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Verse On Lee’s Invasion Of The North
procuring lexical polymorphism synthesizing atypical signifier playing blue album awaiting tomorrow's celebrations adding complex plugins altering element content watching office mascot wheeling hue-named albums undulating forest growth pricing those yankees finding layman's chaos enjoying another victory reviewing markup concepts ditching error messages enjoying relative obscurity
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Sep 27, 2015
Sep 27, 2015 at 1:17 PM UTC
201509-w3
Wish me luck - like a speech for me to read before I play. I am going to print it out and keep it with me., when I am at the final table, and it's televised, right before I win. The last hand, before I make the call of a lifetime - clock ticking, $35k first place prize money; I am going to take it out, look at it. Then call, Like a Boss. Black tinted classes, headphones looking like speakers, Yankees cap tipped to the side, Charles dickens on my lap. Sipping on some water shipped in from Vergeze. Cool as an icecube, rocking a tight Tee. Blue jeans, tim boots, Blasting ice -Tea; dudes ain't worried about cards, until the check me. I'm nice with calls, I'm like Jordan when he first started wearing the two-three. Sticking my tongue out at dudes that try and bluff me; the lack luster in comparison to me. I'm seeing their tells, like sign language. They try and force my hand, I do maximum carnage. My shine don't tarnish.
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May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014 at 12:07 PM UTC
Poker face
My grandparent's house ten-kid-large and sinking on the corners of remembrance Remodeled now, to ...tenements Honeycomb ...the remnants Irish immigrant and Scottish orphan's child She sang on the ferry He fell in love "The rest is the history of us...." Wide as the Connecticut River, grieving-- in their sunset.... ________________ This-- chair is his I am afraid of it-- of his learning of the shiny badge pinned to his coat of his dying... Golden leather of it soothes his memory-- of another continent of the once warmth-- of a distant hearth so darkened now-- where his head once rested ...his hands and, I fear-- his mind.... I will not sit in it as if he will come back, to take his place I am afraid of him-- with his chair-- all worshipful and empty like a high place, abandoned to the heart attack not for grandchild play Seat of Authority still stamped beside the standing cold-- brass ashtray Pipe smoke imagines itself against the ceiling in the words of Yates and Milton He read to them and somehow-- Paradise is Lost.... _______________ This house is cold now-- even in the summer-- cold Worn as only large families wear The War of waiting shadows --four brothers who were spared Anna Mae, in charge, too young, worries in abrupt dark of dinning room Her face, haunted-- an archway-- ever empty by the large and ghostly table covered by its web of lace-- a bridal veil of Catholic impossibility... Anna Mae, held hostage by her thoughts of darling, Sean... Aunt Lil's “breakdown” with cigarette and thorazine   quaking quiet in her corner Aunt Nell, as blind as ******** hell ironing, darning with threads that thatch the wounded socks Holds it all together, scolding-- Brought the welcomed jelly donuts sneered as Yankees clobbered Boston all-- while drinking yellow ale Uncle Eddie-- laughing hoarsely cracks nuts over a wooden bowl
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Sep 19, 2017
Sep 19, 2017 at 10:52 PM UTC
Mansion
My grandparent's house ten-kid-large and sinking on the corners of remembrance Remodeled now, to ...tenements Honeycomb ...the remnants Irish immigrant and Scottish orphan's child She sang on the ferry He fell in love "The rest is the history of us...." Wide as the Connecticut River, grieving-- in their sunset.... ________________ This-- chair is his I am afraid of it-- of his learning of the shiny badge pinned to his coat of his dying... Golden leather of it soothes his memory-- of another continent of the once warmth-- of a distant hearth so darkened now-- where his head once rested ...his hands and, I fear-- his mind.... I will not sit in it as if he will come back, to take his place I am afraid of him-- with his chair-- all worshipful and empty like a high place, abandoned to the heart attack not for grandchild play Seat of Authority still stamped beside the standing cold-- brass ashtray Pipe smoke imagines itself against the ceiling in the words of Yates and Milton He read to them and somehow-- Paradise is Lost.... _______________ This house is cold now-- even in the summer-- cold Worn as only large families wear The War of waiting shadows --four brothers who were spared Anna Mae, in charge, too young, worries in abrupt dark of dinning room Her face, haunted-- an archway-- ever empty by the large and ghostly table covered by its web of lace-- a bridal veil of Catholic impossibility... Anna Mae, held hostage by her thoughts of darling, Sean... Aunt Lil's “breakdown” with cigarette and thorazine   quaking quiet in her corner Aunt Nell, as blind as ******** hell ironing, darning with threads that thatch the wounded socks Holds it all together, scolding-- Brought the welcomed jelly donuts sneered as Yankees clobbered Boston all-- while drinking yellow ale Uncle Eddie-- laughing hoarsely cracks nuts over a wooden bowl
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Kingsville, Texas, 1955 A loaf of bread from the Piggly Wiggly A quart of milk because MawMaw forgot A Coke and a Mickey Mouse funnybook A water pistol and Eskimo Pies A pack of PawPaw’s brand of cigarettes So he can watch his Yankees this afternoon On the Sylvania with the rabbit ears In gloriously static-y black-and-white Plays called by Dizzy Dean and PeeWee Reese In our childhood world, forever at peace
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Jul 20, 2018
Jul 20, 2018 at 4:05 PM UTC
A Summer Afternoon at 209 East Huisache Avenue
Do they play baseball in heaven. Wonder if you know if they play baseball in heaven? Think they have a baseball field in the clouds? Does guys like Mickey mantle and Frank Robins on. Does the great Babe Ruth hit home runs? Are there teams like the Yankees or the braves up there. I know God must have a team he likes. I want to find out if they are the angels. Do you think that I will be able to play with the cool ones? I know they must have a hall of fame with guys like Joe and Stan
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Aug 7, 2014
Aug 7, 2014 at 12:56 AM UTC
Do they play baseball in heaven.
'let's walk to the ocean' said the passing clown to the mime 'it's quite a long way' expressed the mime 'yes it is?' the clown replied mime frowned and they began walking... clown in his big floppy red shoes mime improvising as he went at the edge of town they ran into a juggler on the corner trying to pick up a few coins in his cup clown asked the juggler if he'd care to join them in their walk to the ocean juggler said 'why not, things are kind of up in the air for me right now' they headed west toward the coast clown had 5 boxes of Mike and Ikes...every flavor in his red scarf on a stick mime had plenty of slim jims this would keep them fed until they reached their destination several hours into their odyssey a storm approached a lone well drawn pine provided refuge until the storm cleared as well as a snack and chance to learn of each other's journey to this point clown had done many things throughout his life in pursuit of love, home and family but he had failed in his search for a life he always dreamed of and now this face of heavy make-up and big red nose would hide the fact that he lived a life of constant sadness mime had been a singer and worked for years to perfect his craft... dreamed of making it to the big stage but he refused to sing what they wanted him to sing and even though he had amazing talent, he was refused time and time again becoming a mime would mean he'd never be reminded of the beautiful voice he possessed juggler was a star pitcher known for his amazing fastball when he graduated college and was only days from signing a contract with the Yankees when a car accident damaged his shoulder so severely he lost his fastball he juggles to keep his arm in shape in case his fastball ever returns juggler asked clown why they were headed to the beach mime was interested as well and produced the perfect look of inquiry clown stood up...tossed the red scarf on a stick full of Mike & Ike's over his shoulder, brushed himself off and replied... 'why not?'
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Aug 8, 2019
Aug 8, 2019 at 6:49 PM UTC
the clown, the mime and the juggler
'let's walk to the ocean' said the passing clown to the mime 'it's quite a long way' expressed the mime 'yes it is?' the clown replied mime frowned and they began walking... clown in his big floppy red shoes mime improvising as he went at the edge of town they ran into a juggler on the corner trying to pick up a few coins in his cup clown asked the juggler if he'd care to join them in their walk to the ocean juggler said 'why not, things are kind of up in the air for me right now' they headed west toward the coast clown had 5 boxes of Mike and Ikes...every flavor in his red scarf on a stick mime had plenty of slim jims this would keep them fed until they reached their destination several hours into their odyssey a storm approached a lone well drawn pine provided refuge until the storm cleared as well as a snack and chance to learn of each other's journey to this point clown had done many things throughout his life in pursuit of love, home and family but he had failed in his search for a life he always dreamed of and now this face of heavy make-up and big red nose would hide the fact that he lived a life of constant sadness mime had been a singer and worked for years to perfect his craft... dreamed of making it to the big stage but he refused to sing what they wanted him to sing and even though he had amazing talent, he was refused time and time again becoming a mime would mean he'd never be reminded of the beautiful voice he possessed juggler was a star pitcher known for his amazing fastball when he graduated college and was only days from signing a contract with the Yankees when a car accident damaged his shoulder so severely he lost his fastball he juggles to keep his arm in shape in case his fastball ever returns juggler asked clown why they were headed to the beach mime was interested as well and produced the perfect look of inquiry clown stood up...tossed the red scarf on a stick full of Mike & Ike's over his shoulder, brushed himself off and replied... 'why not?'
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Goodbye Bottle Bandit What a face she had . Shaped like a heart with a heart shaped mouth with the most beautiful head of hair you ever saw. underneath it all a fragile, beautiful soul She was funny she was classy. She was smart She was the kind of woman who would force homemade cheesecake on you and things us swamp Yankees had  never heard of - like artichoke gnocchis She was mine for a while, or I was hers you could never really own  a girl like that. And I know she loved me. But Jim beam and jack Daniels were the real men in her life Only now do I understand Something I could never understand Something nobody should understand How a girl Buddy Cianci  once said was the most beautiful girl in Providence Died alone sitting upright on a couch. One of her men in her hand. There were men in the past who are used her and  abused her I don’t wish them ill but I don’t wish them well She once said  that her mother was her only friend I said “what about me?” What about you? She said. I’m your friend . No, you’re my man . I was proud to be . Until those two southern boys edged me out. Truth is I’ll never understand Neither does  her mother I hope nobody understands . I don’t wanna live in a world where people understand that kind of thing . Bottle bandit . My bottle bandit.
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Jan 9, 2024
Jan 9, 2024 at 9:05 PM UTC
Goodbye Bottle Bandit
Slashers Defined In response to my piece, Slashers, it was requested that maybe I could reveal at least which band or other info these great guitar players performed for to gain their claim to fame. I don't want to spend too much time on this defintion, but will give what info I think is pertinent. If you do not know some of the names I have presented to you, and you are a blues, rock, jazz, fusion guitar fan, I suggest you take the time to listen to some of their work. I have included some of my favorite incredible fusion players that do not have a super star following, but are renowned in their group of fans, probably mostly musicians to some degree. If you are a frustrated guitar player like I am, do not listen to the likes of Holdsworth, Johnson, Gambale, or Morse unless you love being tortured. Anyway on with the show. Eric Clapton – Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos. Jimmy Page – Yardbirds, Led Zeppe, The Honeydrippers, The Firm Jimi Hendrix – not only what is, but, what could have been Alan Holdsworth – Solo jazz fusion player – hot Steve Howe – Yes, Asia - Progressive rock, jazz – Bill Nelson – BeBop Deluxe, Solo Terry Kath – Chicago (25 or 6 to 4) – another sad early departure Ted Nugent – Amboy Dukes, **** Yankees – The madman Jim Krueger – Dave Mason Band – solo progressive rock Eddy Van Halen – Van Halen Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple, Rainbow Jerry Doucette – Doucette (Mama let him play) Eric Johnson – Solo – New Age, jazz Frank Gambale – Australian- Jazz, fusion, rock Goerge Benson – Jazz Larry Carlton – Jazz, new age rock Marc Farner - Grand Funk Railroad Peter Frampton – Humble Pie, solo Joe Satriani - New age – solo Johnny A. - jazz, new age – solo Danny Gatton – jazz, rockabilly – solo Chet Atkins – jazz, country John Mayer – Pop, blues – solo Neal Schon – Journey Steve Lukather – Toto Masyoshi Takanaka – New age, jazz – Japanese solo Lee Ritnour – Jazz, new age – solo Leslie West - Mountain, West Bruce & Laing Monty Montgomery – jazz, blues (accoustic you have never heard) Wes Montgomery – jazz 40's – 50's Phil Keaggy – New age Christian Robin Trower – Procul Harem Brian May – Queen Rick Derringer – Montrose, Edgar Winter Group, Steely Dan Robin Ford – John Mayall, Chick Corea, solo jazz, fusion, blues Carlos Santana – Santana Ronnie Montrose – Montrose Steve Morse – Dixie Dregs, Kansas, solo jazz, fusion Trevor Rabin – Yes, solo new age Gomer LePoet...
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Jun 10, 2010
Jun 10, 2010 at 1:19 PM UTC
Slashers Defined
Slashers Defined In response to my piece, Slashers, it was requested that maybe I could reveal at least which band or other info these great guitar players performed for to gain their claim to fame. I don't want to spend too much time on this defintion, but will give what info I think is pertinent. If you do not know some of the names I have presented to you, and you are a blues, rock, jazz, fusion guitar fan, I suggest you take the time to listen to some of their work. I have included some of my favorite incredible fusion players that do not have a super star following, but are renowned in their group of fans, probably mostly musicians to some degree. If you are a frustrated guitar player like I am, do not listen to the likes of Holdsworth, Johnson, Gambale, or Morse unless you love being tortured. Anyway on with the show. Eric Clapton – Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos. Jimmy Page – Yardbirds, Led Zeppe, The Honeydrippers, The Firm Jimi Hendrix – not only what is, but, what could have been Alan Holdsworth – Solo jazz fusion player – hot Steve Howe – Yes, Asia - Progressive rock, jazz – Bill Nelson – BeBop Deluxe, Solo Terry Kath – Chicago (25 or 6 to 4) – another sad early departure Ted Nugent – Amboy Dukes, **** Yankees – The madman Jim Krueger – Dave Mason Band – solo progressive rock Eddy Van Halen – Van Halen Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple, Rainbow Jerry Doucette – Doucette (Mama let him play) Eric Johnson – Solo – New Age, jazz Frank Gambale – Australian- Jazz, fusion, rock Goerge Benson – Jazz Larry Carlton – Jazz, new age rock Marc Farner - Grand Funk Railroad Peter Frampton – Humble Pie, solo Joe Satriani - New age – solo Johnny A. - jazz, new age – solo Danny Gatton – jazz, rockabilly – solo Chet Atkins – jazz, country John Mayer – Pop, blues – solo Neal Schon – Journey Steve Lukather – Toto Masyoshi Takanaka – New age, jazz – Japanese solo Lee Ritnour – Jazz, new age – solo Leslie West - Mountain, West Bruce & Laing Monty Montgomery – jazz, blues (accoustic you have never heard) Wes Montgomery – jazz 40's – 50's Phil Keaggy – New age Christian Robin Trower – Procul Harem Brian May – Queen Rick Derringer – Montrose, Edgar Winter Group, Steely Dan Robin Ford – John Mayall, Chick Corea, solo jazz, fusion, blues Carlos Santana – Santana Ronnie Montrose – Montrose Steve Morse – Dixie Dregs, Kansas, solo jazz, fusion Trevor Rabin – Yes, solo new age Gomer LePoet...
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I'm going AWOL at first light Sherman threatens my hometown I hate to leave Robert E. Lee But my heart's not backing down There's a railroad to Atlanta I'll fight side by side with Paw   General Johnson's too outnumbered But we'll stand at Kennesaw I don't like to leave Virginia But Atlanta needs me there With my family in danger It's a duty I must bear I'll meet Mayde at Big Shanty We can have some time at last I'll get up at the crack of dawn And kick old Sherman's *** Now I know we're way outnumbered They have more than two to one And Sherman hates all rebels He's Abe Lincoln's favorite skunk If we could get old Stonewall To come down for just a spell We could kick old Abe's invaders From Kennessaw to hell Mayde, I'm real scared of dying If our rebel line should fall But I'll stand to fight **** yankees Make 'em think they hit a wall We own no slaves but Sherman thinks It's rebel killin' time So I'll shoot holes in Yankee coats Before there's one in mine
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Dec 10, 2010
Dec 10, 2010 at 5:59 AM UTC
Great Grandpaw Died at the Battle of Atlanta [Based on a true Story]
As the water birds lifted from the morning tide, I found myself being lifted from an unconscious state to the dictionary by four unfamiliar syllables like the many poets before me, searching for the meaning of nomenclature. Interestingly enough, it could have been me on the other side of a poem that I would come back to after sundown: an old, scientific word who first appeared in 1610, whose roots grew, naturally, like the hidden interests of a loved one, from the Latin nomenclatura (the assigning of names). But instead, I ended up on this side of the poem, sitting before an empty screen and a dictionary in a Yankees ball cap and denim t-shirt, slowly piecing together a poem about a 17th century novel while trying to include the sudden interest of my loved one: French parenting literature on healthy eating, all while slowly tying the loose ends of a poem without meaning together.
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Sep 5, 2016
Sep 5, 2016 at 9:54 PM UTC
Tying the Loose Ends of a Poem Without Meaning Together
If I had a dollar for every poem I wrote.... I'd have like a billion dollars Because I would just write a program that spits out random words and phrases Then someone would tell me that they're only going to pay me 50 cents per poem if I'm going to be like that. I'd be like "Whatever, dude...that's still half a billion dollars" Can't be greedy, you know. Then they'd try to pass some sort of law defining what a poem can and can't be, spending millions of tax-payer dollars to stop me from writing poems like this: SHITAKE DUCK FOOTBALL magnifying glass eats adolph ****** can I be valentine bubblewrap I think so maybe I peanut butter 1975 Yankees Did you **** Robocop. The judge would rule in my favor.  That would really **** off the poor saps that had to pay me for my poems. Doesn't really matter though.... No one pays me for this ****
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Jul 13, 2012
Jul 13, 2012 at 8:39 PM UTC
If I had a dollar....
say for example, that you love to play baseball. [it is your favorite thing in the world, and you're quite good at it, too]. and before your game, your coach says to the team, "if we win, i'll take everybody to Pizza Hut!" upon hearing this, the players' faces light up- each one can taste the delicious stuffed crust that awaits them, and visions of breadsticks dance through their heads. the coach even brought a coupon book to allude to their possible futures... just before the team takes the field, the coach pulls you aside and says, "actually, i'm going to take the whole team to Pizza Hut even if we lose." well, you would know right then that outcome of the game is irrelevant, but the true joy of playing comes from competition regardless of winning or losing, so you vow to play your best game ever. however, everyone else on the team, not knowing the ultimate truth, will play very seriously, but with great anxiety and nervousness. they desperately want Pizza Hut, but know that they might not getting it. this game is the most important thing in the universe, and it is the most serious test of all time. every at-bat is tense for them, each fly ball could result in ultimate damnation. nothing is fun. with tension and anxiety, they strike out, play conservatively, and don't take the risks that make the game enjoyable. quickly, the team finds itself trailing by a few runs, and sweating profusely because of it. you, on the other hand, would feel more relaxed during the game. you would swing for the fences, knocking a couple out of the park, steal a base or two, make a diving catch. play your best game ever. you can do this comfortably because you realize that you're just playing for fun. you're going to Pizza Hut after game, whatever the outcome! soon, in your exuberance, you'd let slip the secret to a couple other players. you'd tell them, "guys, we were always going to Pizza Hut, let's just have some fun while we play this game." most of them rejoice! [a couple real serious ones doubt you and resent you. you'd surely smile, bend a knee, and applaud their solemnity.] but in your state of joy you include the doubters, and you let them believe what they will until the final innings over. you think, they'll wake up soon enough. with the last out made and the last run scored, maybe you look at the scoreboard and see yourself in the lead, maybe you are a few runs behind, but the smile on the coach's face says it all: the peace and joy within you brought into your world happiness... ... and a large pepperoni pizza.
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Jun 21, 2014
Jun 21, 2014 at 1:55 PM UTC
the hindu yankees
say for example, that you love to play baseball. [it is your favorite thing in the world, and you're quite good at it, too]. and before your game, your coach says to the team, "if we win, i'll take everybody to Pizza Hut!" upon hearing this, the players' faces light up- each one can taste the delicious stuffed crust that awaits them, and visions of breadsticks dance through their heads. the coach even brought a coupon book to allude to their possible futures... just before the team takes the field, the coach pulls you aside and says, "actually, i'm going to take the whole team to Pizza Hut even if we lose." well, you would know right then that outcome of the game is irrelevant, but the true joy of playing comes from competition regardless of winning or losing, so you vow to play your best game ever. however, everyone else on the team, not knowing the ultimate truth, will play very seriously, but with great anxiety and nervousness. they desperately want Pizza Hut, but know that they might not getting it. this game is the most important thing in the universe, and it is the most serious test of all time. every at-bat is tense for them, each fly ball could result in ultimate damnation. nothing is fun. with tension and anxiety, they strike out, play conservatively, and don't take the risks that make the game enjoyable. quickly, the team finds itself trailing by a few runs, and sweating profusely because of it. you, on the other hand, would feel more relaxed during the game. you would swing for the fences, knocking a couple out of the park, steal a base or two, make a diving catch. play your best game ever. you can do this comfortably because you realize that you're just playing for fun. you're going to Pizza Hut after game, whatever the outcome! soon, in your exuberance, you'd let slip the secret to a couple other players. you'd tell them, "guys, we were always going to Pizza Hut, let's just have some fun while we play this game." most of them rejoice! [a couple real serious ones doubt you and resent you. you'd surely smile, bend a knee, and applaud their solemnity.] but in your state of joy you include the doubters, and you let them believe what they will until the final innings over. you think, they'll wake up soon enough. with the last out made and the last run scored, maybe you look at the scoreboard and see yourself in the lead, maybe you are a few runs behind, but the smile on the coach's face says it all: the peace and joy within you brought into your world happiness... ... and a large pepperoni pizza.
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With eyes of black obsidian And eagle's beak of nose Black turban of the Taliban Worn everywhere he goes, Warrior of God's mountainside Mujaheddin, known by name, Pashto is his verbal tongue And Allah's quest, his fame. Razored knife in braided belt Long"Jezail"musket points to sky, A gimlet glint to garnet gaze One thoughtless move , you die. Gliding fast from rock to rock Gazelle like in his easy grace, Silent as an adder's strike Assassin black with turbaned face. For centuries invaders came To vanquish this stark land, Persians,Romans, Russians And British redcoats tried their hand. And recently the Yankees Came with automated war, To find themselves engulfed And fleeing for the exit door. Inexorable Afghanistan Has bleached their bones as one Vendetta for the insult While there's air to breath and gun. Like Shah Massoud, the warlords Descend from mountain cave To slaughter all who venture Be they terrified or brave. Tribally disconnected From Islamabad to Kabul, Tajik versus Pashtun Versus Koranic Islam's rule. No prisoners are taken, The women always use their knives And ravines echo shockingly As tortured slowly lose their lives. But the sunsets are glorious Valley mists by morning rise And row by row of fractured peaks Rise in grandeur to blue skies. And the children croon to goat herds As they graze high meadow's green And above the taloned goshawk glides Ever watchful and unseen. Hulks of Russian gun ships Litter valleys and the plain And the ghosts of many nations Walk these dusty roads of shame. For the legacy of the Afghans Is a ****** litany of war And the road to their tomorrow Is paved with promises of more. Marshalg Wanganui 30 December 2009. www.worthyofpublishing.com www.hellopoetry.com
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Jan 3, 2010
Jan 3, 2010 at 9:15 PM UTC
Afghans
With eyes of black obsidian And eagle's beak of nose Black turban of the Taliban Worn everywhere he goes, Warrior of God's mountainside Mujaheddin, known by name, Pashto is his verbal tongue And Allah's quest, his fame. Razored knife in braided belt Long"Jezail"musket points to sky, A gimlet glint to garnet gaze One thoughtless move , you die. Gliding fast from rock to rock Gazelle like in his easy grace, Silent as an adder's strike Assassin black with turbaned face. For centuries invaders came To vanquish this stark land, Persians,Romans, Russians And British redcoats tried their hand. And recently the Yankees Came with automated war, To find themselves engulfed And fleeing for the exit door. Inexorable Afghanistan Has bleached their bones as one Vendetta for the insult While there's air to breath and gun. Like Shah Massoud, the warlords Descend from mountain cave To slaughter all who venture Be they terrified or brave. Tribally disconnected From Islamabad to Kabul, Tajik versus Pashtun Versus Koranic Islam's rule. No prisoners are taken, The women always use their knives And ravines echo shockingly As tortured slowly lose their lives. But the sunsets are glorious Valley mists by morning rise And row by row of fractured peaks Rise in grandeur to blue skies. And the children croon to goat herds As they graze high meadow's green And above the taloned goshawk glides Ever watchful and unseen. Hulks of Russian gun ships Litter valleys and the plain And the ghosts of many nations Walk these dusty roads of shame. For the legacy of the Afghans Is a ****** litany of war And the road to their tomorrow Is paved with promises of more. Marshalg Wanganui 30 December 2009. www.worthyofpublishing.com www.hellopoetry.com
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looking around me, 19 second stop at a red light and already the large, bearded man with the scar on his cheekbone is grumbling, scratching at his bushy mustache and drooping Yankees hat, so faded it could almost be a B for the red sox there's a young woman, ***** blonde hair cascading down her back, almost gracefully; seemingly too small for the rumbling white pickup truck she sat in, scratched and almost a tint of blue from this angle; one hand at the wheel, one tickling the feet of a giggling newborn at her side, for a second i wondered who the father was- and over there, a skinny Hispanic boy by the side of the road, walking with threadbare sandals flapping against the hard cement, there's a hopeless look in his eyes- an old man with a 5-inch long grey beard, almost touching the steering wheel; he's either Asian or he's squinting into the sun, can't really tell from here- wrinkles lining his worn face a strong-boned Japanese woman, hair in a tight bun driving a Ferrari a red-haired bespectacled boy, pale as chalk, his face covered with freckles (or was it acne?); couldn't have been older than 17; he looked like a Robert or a Charles, definitely not a Samuel in front of me, a red Chevy truck with a license plate LUVANN, i wonder if Ann is still with him- i crane my head upwards trying to see the man, all i can glimpse is a blue-and-white bandana- i wonder who all these people are, what are their hopes and dreams, do they like ******* jacks? banana splits? where are they going? who will miss them when they're gone, or will anyone- then the light turns green and in a puff of smoke, like a blur- they're gone.
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Nov 22, 2010
Nov 22, 2010 at 3:12 AM UTC
red-light musings
looking around me, 19 second stop at a red light and already the large, bearded man with the scar on his cheekbone is grumbling, scratching at his bushy mustache and drooping Yankees hat, so faded it could almost be a B for the red sox there's a young woman, ***** blonde hair cascading down her back, almost gracefully; seemingly too small for the rumbling white pickup truck she sat in, scratched and almost a tint of blue from this angle; one hand at the wheel, one tickling the feet of a giggling newborn at her side, for a second i wondered who the father was- and over there, a skinny Hispanic boy by the side of the road, walking with threadbare sandals flapping against the hard cement, there's a hopeless look in his eyes- an old man with a 5-inch long grey beard, almost touching the steering wheel; he's either Asian or he's squinting into the sun, can't really tell from here- wrinkles lining his worn face a strong-boned Japanese woman, hair in a tight bun driving a Ferrari a red-haired bespectacled boy, pale as chalk, his face covered with freckles (or was it acne?); couldn't have been older than 17; he looked like a Robert or a Charles, definitely not a Samuel in front of me, a red Chevy truck with a license plate LUVANN, i wonder if Ann is still with him- i crane my head upwards trying to see the man, all i can glimpse is a blue-and-white bandana- i wonder who all these people are, what are their hopes and dreams, do they like ******* jacks? banana splits? where are they going? who will miss them when they're gone, or will anyone- then the light turns green and in a puff of smoke, like a blur- they're gone.
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the lame decade (the ...........depression 1930's) the wars were coming...and OF COURSE! they came! and ... ....... ........................who died? well, it was them to whom DEATH was, (as if by the very GOD, himself) ordained necessitated, if you will by economic realities ------ and then there were also the jews, zionism communism, fascism....etc-ism..etceterally...over and over face down in the mud dead child again and then presto! MICKEY MANTLE AND THE NEW YORK YANKEES! and of course HUAC, the rosenbergs, the rothschild's and perhaps (if you'd awaken) you and me ------ but you never awaken! and now the lame decade (the............ depression 2010's) and the wars are coming coming! coming!! HERE THEY ARE (and the necessary economically speaking DEAD)
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Aug 19, 2010
Aug 19, 2010 at 11:19 AM UTC
conspiracy of conspirators who conspire to subservienty comply with what they are told
Backstabbing, double-talking Collection of crooks and creeps. Oily tinhorn picks the pockets of The common man while he sleeps. Corkscrewing rhetoric The worst you have ever heard Spoken so that in the end there is No meaning to the words. Sidewinding viper’s nest; No warning rattles on their tails Criminals being paid too much That really should be in a jail. Four-flushing deck-stackers Two friends and a stranger. Dressed in thousand dollar suits All unrecognizable danger. Mean-spirited jerkwads Blather daily on my teevee. Cutpurses and footpads. Mostly all the same to me. Dressed up nice and talking Smooth like a baby’s *** Don’t expect me to vote for you. No thank you, I will pass. Gutter crawling, bile spewing Butter won’t melt in your mouth. Carpetbagging, underhanded Favorite sons of the Old South And some forked tongued Yankees Siding up with traitors and smiling. Glad-handing, baby kissing liars Notoriously, falsely beguiling. In case you find me too subtle With my message to you and your crew. There isn’t a whole lot to recommend Anyone with wisdom to like you. The only positive use for you That one can readily foresee Is to serve as a shining example of What a politician should never be. Brent Kincaid 4/21/2015
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Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 10:34 AM UTC
RESUME'
Yankees, Reds and Red Sox Royals, Rockies, Braves Mariners and White Sox Cardinals, Blue Jays Angels, Orioles, Diamondbacks Nationals and Twins Tigers, Brewers, Pirates Astros, Indians Dodgers, Rangers, Mets and Cubs Phillies and Padres Giants, Marlins and the A's Let's not forget those Devil Rays
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Apr 23, 2016
Apr 23, 2016 at 11:36 AM UTC
Passing Time With The Pastime
Hard rubber plate there in the dust and just beyond, a mound. With difficulty Catfish turned and paced the muddy ground. Even with the walker these few steps were hard indeed. Shoulders weak, steps faltering from Lou Gehrig’s sad disease. The blue sky stretched above him so infinite and vast. With difficulty Catfish reached back, deep into his past. He did not think of trophies or recall his perfect game. Not at all about the millions he once got to sign his name. He was pitching for the Yankees against men in Dodger Blue. The World Series game on the line some whispered he was through His mind recalled each move he’d made Each strikeout pitch he threw. In Memory the fastball’s song still sang out loud and true. Like an old dog fast asleep might dream that He’s still young. Catfish thought about the night His last Series ring was won Soon, too soon, he’d be relieved of ball, of life, of game He’ be a plaque upon the wall down at the hall of fame. A few more weeks and he’d be gone- a casualty, nothing more. The object now of whispered prayers, This man fans once adored.
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Jun 6, 2014
Jun 6, 2014 at 4:04 PM UTC
The Catfish
"It's Toasted" Something about that red circle calls to me. Something about R.J. Reynolds appeals to me more than Phillip Morris and Santa Fe Tobacco Company. Maybe all it is is the classic red circle. Or maybe it's the nostalgia. Maybe it's knowing that 4 out of 5 of my dead ancestors smoked Lucky Strikes. But oh boy, to get one burning and in my lungs is bliss. Whether it's in the morning, accompanied  by a cup of coffee or during school after sneaking out of class. The smoke that fills my head clears the smoke that filled my brain. And shadowed my eyesight. And made me shake. Any cigarette will do it save for maybe those God awful Fortunas. How about this weather we've been having. And how about them Yankees. But boy, oh boy, how about those Strikes.
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Jun 5, 2013
Jun 5, 2013 at 1:02 AM UTC
Lucky Strike