Featured Poems of the Week:
Week of 9/18/22:
A FEW NOTES:
This will be the final "Featured Poems of the Week" until October 16th as I will be travelling on a road trip throughout the Pacific Northwest (we will follow much of the Lewis and Clark Heritage trail, and we will be visiting Yellowstone National Park, Custer State Park, the Badlands, and more).
Originally, I had planned to post a poem by Emmett Lee Dickinson about road trips as one of our Featured Poems of the Week ("What if I say I cannot wait"), but I am so disturbed by recent actions on the part of the RepubliQan party, that I changed my mind.
I'm sure you have seen and heard about GOP actions of flying and bussing around people-in-need as political pawns -- and they seem to delight in their suffering And have you noticed that Fox News is always there to film the shenanigans -- BUT -- not once has there been a church group, a relief organization, or a refugee aid organization there to offer assistance? That's because the GOP never enlists help for the people who need it most. Instead, they are hateful people dealing in human trafficking -- and I cannot fathom why it is that they think that it's their HATE that makes us great?
In response to the heinous acts on the part of these Ultra MAGA fascist neo-Nazis, I have posted Dickinson's "That Hate is all they have" as one of our Featured Peoms of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin to pen her poem "That Love is all there is," our other Featured Poem.
This will be the final "Featured Poems of the Week" until October 16th as I will be travelling on a road trip throughout the Pacific Northwest (we will follow much of the Lewis and Clark Heritage trail, and we will be visiting Yellowstone National Park, Custer State Park, the Badlands, and more).
Originally, I had planned to post a poem by Emmett Lee Dickinson about road trips as one of our Featured Poems of the Week ("What if I say I cannot wait"), but I am so disturbed by recent actions on the part of the RepubliQan party, that I changed my mind.
I'm sure you have seen and heard about GOP actions of flying and bussing around people-in-need as political pawns -- and they seem to delight in their suffering And have you noticed that Fox News is always there to film the shenanigans -- BUT -- not once has there been a church group, a relief organization, or a refugee aid organization there to offer assistance? That's because the GOP never enlists help for the people who need it most. Instead, they are hateful people dealing in human trafficking -- and I cannot fathom why it is that they think that it's their HATE that makes us great?
In response to the heinous acts on the part of these Ultra MAGA fascist neo-Nazis, I have posted Dickinson's "That Hate is all they have" as one of our Featured Peoms of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin to pen her poem "That Love is all there is," our other Featured Poem.
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By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
That Hate is all they have, And all they have is Hate; It's not okay, that hate should be Just how you make us great. |
By Emily Dickinson:
That Love is all there is, Is all we know of Love; It is enough, the freight should be Proportioned to the groove. |
Soooo...this will be the final set of Featured Poems until October 16th. If you'd like to follow along on my trip, check out my travel account on Instagram, @65goingon66 (that's an account I started last year when I made a trip down historic Route 66 to Los Angeles).
Until then, be kind, do good, show love -- and VOTE BLUE. : )
Until then, be kind, do good, show love -- and VOTE BLUE. : )
IN OTHER NEWS: HAVE YOU SEEN MY NEW WEBSITE, "CODA"? IT INCLUDES A LIST OF MY TOP 100 CLASSICAL MUSIC FAVORITES -- HERE.
PLUS, ONCE PER WEEK, I LISTEN TO A PIECE I'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE AND RATE IT (HERE).
LAST WEEK I LISTENED TO JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK'S FANTASIA AND FUGUE FOR PIANO.
THIS WEEK I WILL LISTEN TO...
NOTE: I WILL BE TRAVELING THORUGH MID-OCTOBER, SO THE NEXT BLOG ENTRY ON MY SITE, "CODA: LISTEN YOU MUST,"
WILL BE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 16.
PLUS, ONCE PER WEEK, I LISTEN TO A PIECE I'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE AND RATE IT (HERE).
LAST WEEK I LISTENED TO JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK'S FANTASIA AND FUGUE FOR PIANO.
THIS WEEK I WILL LISTEN TO...
NOTE: I WILL BE TRAVELING THORUGH MID-OCTOBER, SO THE NEXT BLOG ENTRY ON MY SITE, "CODA: LISTEN YOU MUST,"
WILL BE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 16.
Last Week's Featured Poems of the Week:
Week of 9/11/22:
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A FEW NOTES:
So Joe Biden gave a speech recently, and he told the truth about the Ultra MAGA GOP neo-Nazi Fascists -- and of course, since "TRUTH" is Kryptonite to the GOP, the neo-Nazi Fascists went crazy that Biden dared to identify them as neo-Nazi Fascists. "Biden is so divisive," they all barked and yapped -- but you know that old saying "if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...." Of course, the neo-Nazi Fascists spread nothing but heinous messages of hatred for all who do not adopt their desire to replace democracy with religious-based authoritarianism to advance white supremacy -- they even threaten Civil War and violence in the streets if/when Imperial Grand Wizard Trump is indicted for his crimes (quite a message from the party of "law and order" and "back the Blue"). |
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In tribute to Biden for speaking the truth, I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's "How grave their heinous message is" as one or our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem "The grave my little cottage is," our other Featured Poem.
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By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
How grave their heinous message is, Of “Cleaning house” of thee They tweet their hogwash openly And warn of war with glee For we’re divided, truly A cycle, it may be, Till common sense and truth unite Our strong society. |
By Emily Dickinson:
The grave my little cottage is, Where "Keeping house" for thee I make my parlor orderly And lay the marble tea. For two divided, briefly, A cycle, it may be, Till everlasting life unite In strong society. |
Previous Week's Featured Poems of the Week:
Week of 9/4/22:
A FEW NOTES:
With each passing day, I am more and more disgusted by Imperial Grand Wizard Donald Trump, the GOP, and the Ultra MAGA Morons. The GOP should have convicted Trump and removed him from the Presidency YEARS AGO -- but here we are. He has now stolen top-secret classified documents related to our national defense -- and he has yet to explain why he had them -- and the GOP is throwing every possible excuse against the wall to see what sticks. Truly. Unbelievable.
Lady G, the senator from South Carolina who is in trouble with the law in Georgia for attempting to have legitimate votes thrown out of their 2020 presidential election, even promised violence in the streets if Trump is indicted for his crimes -- and this from a member of the party of "law and order."
WHAT. A. JOKE.
Truth and actual "law and order" are kryptonite to today's RepubliQans. They merely want to destroy our democratic republic and install an extreme "Christian"-based autocracy -- so be sure to VOTE BLUE down the line at this year's mid-term election in November.
In response to the GOP's empowerment of a Mob Boss -- literally, the party is run by a "Don" -- I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's "A Rat was cornered here" as one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem "A Rat surrendered here," our other Featured Poem.
LOCK. HIM. UP. LOCK HIM UP NOW!
With each passing day, I am more and more disgusted by Imperial Grand Wizard Donald Trump, the GOP, and the Ultra MAGA Morons. The GOP should have convicted Trump and removed him from the Presidency YEARS AGO -- but here we are. He has now stolen top-secret classified documents related to our national defense -- and he has yet to explain why he had them -- and the GOP is throwing every possible excuse against the wall to see what sticks. Truly. Unbelievable.
Lady G, the senator from South Carolina who is in trouble with the law in Georgia for attempting to have legitimate votes thrown out of their 2020 presidential election, even promised violence in the streets if Trump is indicted for his crimes -- and this from a member of the party of "law and order."
WHAT. A. JOKE.
Truth and actual "law and order" are kryptonite to today's RepubliQans. They merely want to destroy our democratic republic and install an extreme "Christian"-based autocracy -- so be sure to VOTE BLUE down the line at this year's mid-term election in November.
In response to the GOP's empowerment of a Mob Boss -- literally, the party is run by a "Don" -- I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's "A Rat was cornered here" as one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem "A Rat surrendered here," our other Featured Poem.
LOCK. HIM. UP. LOCK HIM UP NOW!
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By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
A Rat was cornered here A full career of Jeer And Fraud and Fear. Of Ignominy’s due Let all indicted so Beware. A most disgusting Life His tendency to Lie Cannot persist – Frustration till the Fiend’s Repugnantly locked up At last |
By Emily Dickinson:
A Rat surrendered here A brief career of Cheer And Fraud and Fear. Of Ignominy's due Let all addicted to Beware. The most obliging Trap Its tendency to snap Cannot resist -- Temptation is the Friend Repugnantly resigned At last. |
ALSO: BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR PLOG (POETRY BLOG) POST ABOUT THE OFFICIAL PORTRAITS COMMISSIONED BY THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF IMPERIAL GRAND WIZARD TRUMP AND THIRD LADY MELANIA TRUMP BY CLICKING HERE.
