with gratitude to Ralph Waldo Emerson
The idea for this came from Emerson's 1837 address known as "The American Scholar" Ever the wind blows, Ever the grass grows. I took it a bit further here
The path of life is never smooth, or direct, or free from detours
The people of that northern state That we all call “Wisconsin” Have but only one desire To see their beloved Pack win If you’re near to Chicago or St.…
A limerick is a snappy rhyme That doesn’t take up too much time Make Line 3 sound like Line 4 And then just add one more The result is a poem sublime
It’s just a kiss or a shot Leading us to love or war. Which do you prefer? And what are you doing to get there?
American governance is only as str… As our ability to defend it. And if (or when) it goes away We won’t ever get it back.
I just read something in Rolling… Written by a fan who corresponded… Now I can punctuate my thoughts j… Cool!!
Faith in this nation And the way we order ourselves By holding fair elections And then accepting their results Is the necessary element
New Jersey’s junior senator stood on the Senate floor for 25 h… and passionately recounted the “mo… which the United States finds its… He implored all of us to do better
His football team wore gold and bl… For the city that makes our steel Success was the fruit of their lab… Four Super Bowl trophies are real
Gil Scott-Heron a poet who made the first rap reco… said the problem with peace is that there was no money to be made in it.
Andre Braugher’s dead While Clarence Thomas lives on. Death picked the wrong guy!
When Donald Trump took over as pr… the United States Constitution we… from the White House’s official w… If there’s a more fitting metaphor somebody tell me what that might b…
I’m still very angry with those who stole my catalytic converter in late February. But the money
Sometimes Inspiration finds you and it’s great when that happens. Just don’t expect it to remain ver…
Another day in America brings another mass shooting, and sometimes more than one. Allen, Texas is just the latest in an ever-growing list