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God, Guns, and Gerrymandering

A Poem by Bob B

Gods, guns, and gerrymandering.That's the Republican Party today--At least a large, vociferous groupThat keeps progressive ideas at bay.White evangeli..

Interconnectedness

A Poem by Bob B

Oftentimes I wonder how lifeWould be if a single event from the pastHad been different or hadn't occurred.My whole life would have been recast.All tha..

Attempted Coup

A Poem by Bob B

Look at the ways--the despicable ways--That Trump tried to achieve his coupBy pressuring officials in GeorgiaWith a repeated turn of the screw.First, ..

Holy Cow!

A Poem by Bob B

What a shocking change of course!Based on all that we have seenHappen during the past few years--Especially since 2016--The far Right has gone off the..

Another Statue Toppled

A Poem by Bob B

For twenty-three years, overlookingThe I-65 in Tennessee,A 25-foot statue stood--A statue portraying infamy.The figure was Nathan Bedford Forrest,Ridi..

They've Sent in the Clowns

A Poem by Bob B

Gosar, Greene, Gaetz, and Boebert°With their painted smiles and frowns,Represent--along with some others--Our present-day congressional clowns.The..

Worst Nightmare

A Poem by Bob B

Tell me: What is your worst nightmareIf you’re a parent? I bet I know.It's something that parents didn't have toWorry about years ago.You send y..

Update on Santa (Arctic Poem Part IV)

A Poem by Bob B

We know that Santa has been distraught.For years he's watched as the climate has changed.People who say that it's not a problemAre, in his words, slig..

Glorious California!

A Poem by Bob B

Breathtaking coastlines, towering pines,Hills and valleys with grapes on vinesFrom which we produce our exquisite wines…Glorious California!Maj..

The Thanksgiving Blues

A Poem by Bob B

I ran into Tom Turkey today;It's been a couple of years.We sat in a local bar togetherAnd drank a couple of beers."Tom," I said, "I know quite wellTha..