Cat Protocol
Cat Protocol
Watching the cats eat I was surprised to learn
They use a protocol not seen since army infantry days
That the most powerful and senior cat –
In effect the commander cat - eats last.
poem by Bill Grace
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When the Writing Devil Strikes
When the writing devil strikes I write
Inspired by an overpriced candy bar
Or earth’s arc at 40,000 feet
It does not matter
A kind clerk who lends her only pen
When I have a legion beyond reach
Is all it takes.
poem by Bill Grace
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Prayer to a Pillar of Fire
The television does not talk to me nor you
I turn it off but
You I can not turn off.
You whisper to me in tones
The world will not hear
I listen
I fear
and I pray to you
Great silent and expanding space of the Universe.
poem by Bill Grace
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Two Points on the Line of a Commercial Passage
Before the internet when television was a trinity
It was ok to hunt in work clothes
There was no prescribed uniform
Today the powers tell us
Camouflage is the order of the day
Camouflage the thing which we must buy and have.
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On Paris Hilton
This Paris Hilton thing makes me sad
So much of it comes from who's her dad
I don't defend actions that we know are bad
But grieve that the lives of the rest of us
Have become so vacuous
Watching this media circus has become a fad.
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Trash-Red and White
Trash red and white
Red for recycle
White the martyr's color
For that which truly has no use
Red and white colors distinct enough
A color blind trash man
Could distinguish enough to do his job
Red and white always better than red and black.
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Nine Cities Of Six Lines
New York is ultimate but too old a memory to know
San Fran in Fall which is there summer
Prague, Paris and London see first across the sea
Berlin for a once divided world
Venice to debunk the hype
Casablanca - Fez when you've seen the rest.
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To See America Work
To see America work
Is an energizing thing
A woman from Alaska
As a back up for her king.
A man of color
Reaching for the ring
The beauty of multiple dimensions
Making hearts of many sing.
Yes, to see America work
Is a glorious thing.
poem by Bill Grace
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Projective Observation At Frequented Restaurant
Hooky from church
Sipping the best orange juice in big town #8
First Baptist on the television
The fast food worker of twenty walks past,
His body posture declares:
I am defeated only as the keeper of the register,
I survive here,
I survive
I
Only I.
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Education as an Antidote to Mud
The Army taught me a great lesson
The way to stay out of the mud
Is to go to school.
This formula is as simple as it is true
Alexander Solzhenitsyn has validated it too
And even General Patton has granted us the lesson
That the best use for mud is for education.
poem by Bill Grace
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