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Featured Poems of the Week:

Week of 6/15/25:

A  FEW NOTES:

Donald the Adulterer craves a crown -- and what is completely stunning is that the Supreme Court has helped his effort by giving him carte blanch to commit criminal activities with impunity --  and the GOP continues to enable his desire by allowing his anti-constitutional antics.  And here's what's laughable -- and I mean completely and wholly laughable: he does not even know his history -- OUR HISTORY -- in that we broke from a monarchy waaaaay back in 1776 because our forefathers and mothers did not want a king -- and Trump described the Declaration of Independence as a document of love and unity and respect.  LOL -- I'm not making that up. He truly is -- in Rex Tillerson's words -- a moron. 

In response to his desire to don a crown (hee hee), true patriots took to the streets yesterday across the country for the No Kings protests (and I was there!). 

In tribute to the No Kings protest, I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's "The Court condoned his crimes themself" as one of our Featured Poems of the Week.  Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem "Who Court obtain within Himself," our other Featured Poem.

  
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By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

The Court condoned his crimes themself
Who sees himself a King –
A Travesty of Monarchy
Is an inferior thing –
 
This Man we loathe
Whom Hate doth reign –
And He demands a Crown
For him who doth continual
Conspires against his Own


By Emily Dickinson:

Who Court obtain within Himself
Sees every Man a King-
And Poverty of Monarchy
Is an interior thing-

No Man depose
Whom Fate Ordain-
And Who can add a Crown
To Him who doth continual
Conspire against His Own


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Last Week's Featured Poems of the Week:

Week of 6/8/25:

SORRY FOR THE DELAY -- BUT I'M UP AND RUNNING AGAIN -- AND HERE ARE THE FEATURED POEMS OF THE WEEK, IN TRIBUTE TO DONALD "SHIFTY DON" TRUMP'S WASTEFUL SPENDING OF MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR A MILITARY PARADE IN HONOR OF HIM AND HIS BONE SPURS (He really did want to serve in the Army, but those pesky bone spurs kept him out of duty.  TBH, it's a miracle the man can even play golf every weekend on our dime). 

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Inconceivably wasteful!
Things this guy
Does – for the very Press
Of Imagery –
 
His farce Parades – perjured on the eye
With a mock Pomp –
Pleading for Pageantry –
 
Flags, are a vain sight –
Not true to Eye
As they went By –
Speciously –
 
Music’s repugnant –
As the true Ear
Winces with disgust
For Doom’s too near –


By Emily Dickinson:

Inconceivably solemn!
Things go gay
Pierce – by the very Press
Of Imagery –

Their far Parades – order on the eye
With a mute Pomp –
A pleading Pageantry –

Flags, are a brave sight –
But no true Eye
Ever went by One –
Steadily –

Music's triumphant –
But the fine Ear
Winces with delight
Are Drums too near –



Week of 6/1/25:

A FEW NOTES:

We have one more week left of school in these here parts so I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's "I thought the Day would never come" as one of our Featured Poems of the Week.  Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin to pen her poem "I thought the Train would never come," our other featured poem.


By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

I thought the Day would never come –
How slow the school bell rang –
The sweetest sound I’d ever heard
I’d whimpered for the Summer –
I taught my Heart a hundred times
Precisely what to say –
Instructing Students, when they came
And now they flew away
To hide my glee would be too fake
To cry would be put-on –
For miseries of summer’s end
Would roll around too soon –


By Emily Dickinson:

I thought the Train would never come –
How slow the whistle sang –
I don't believe a peevish Bird
So whimpered for the Spring –
I taught my Heart a hundred times
Precisely what to say –
Provoking Lover, when you came
Its Treatise flew away
To hide my strategy too late
To wiser be too soon –
For miseries so halcyon
The happiness atone –
              


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Previous Week's Featured Poems of the Week:

Week of 5/25/25:

A FEW NOTES:

Yes, it's Memorial Day Weekend -- with a much needed break for me as a substitute teacher (our schools are still in session -- until June 6).  Sooo....in honor of that extra day off, I have posted Emmett Lee Dickinson's now-classic "At leisure is the Soul" as one of our Featured Poems of the Week,.  Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem with the same opening line, our other Featured Poem.


By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

At leisure is the Soul
That gets a Three Day Weekend –
The Width of Life – before it spreads
Without a thing to tend –
 
It begs you give it Play –
Or just some R & R –
And put off Housework – as We do –
To Search a Vacant Bar –
 

By Emily Dickinson:

At leisure is the Soul
That gets a Staggering Blow –
The Width of Life – before it spreads
Without a thing to do –
 
It begs you give it Work –
But just the placing Pins –
Or humblest Patchwork – Children do –
To Help its Vacant Hands –


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