Filbert Tree
Now the woman
A girl was she
Who played beneath
The filbert tree
As she spoke
An awareness grew
That filbert tree
I also knew
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John McCain's Legacy
John McCain..........the hero
...Illusionary.....to quite....a few..
Where Palin stands..John's the man
..Sarah's..'current'...point of view
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Destiny's Wisdom
....Once.......the winds
Of passion flowed
...Amongst the leaves
On vineyard's row
Touching the vines
With such desire
Fueling the flames
....Of a raging fire
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Destiny's wisdom
....Then...rearranged
Those winds of passion
...To winds...of change
A frigid chill
Displaced the old
With angry gusts
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Passion's Pride
Alone.........I sit
By the fishing hole
Didn't bring don't need
...No fishing pole
Just want to catch
A breath of air
..And reconcile
Distraught..despair
..For in my slumber
Though wide awake
Passion's pride
Fueled my mistake
..And now..so alone am I
By the fishing hole
Didn't bring..don't need
...No fishing pole
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Songs...The Angels Sing
Wondering why they ever met
Was it chance or fate
Doubts and fears..should they not
The circumstance...contemplate
Thinking things through..might it be
That life has made the choice
..And songs..they hear...the Angels sing
Are sounds of Destiny's voice
Crying out from somewhere..just beyond
The horizon of right and wrong
Harvest the fruit lying in the fields
..Where the seeds of fate..are sown
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Kidnapped Child
Though they are with you
Yet....they're alone
Frightened and longing
For surroundings they've known
....Send them on home
To loved ones awaiting
Loved ones......deprived
Of an answer to the question
...'Is my child alive'
....Send them on home
'Cause time is still dragging
...Seconds.......seem years
Siblings and parents
...Living...the tears
Send them on home
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Armageddon's Brink
Social injustice
....Commonplace
Denounce a man
For simply his race
Deny....the child
A decent education
And his father a job
In a plentiful nation
Pass the shelter-less
In the cold of night
No sense of compassion
To that homeless plight
Confusion throughout
A world in disarray
When God created all
Was it planned that way
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An Ounce Of Crack
All.......around us
Youths......are dying
.....Victimized..by greed
Of a WALL STREET kind
Frequent............arrests
...... .An ounce.....of crack
This 'War On Drugs'
.....Is it........really.....that
Congress........ ..it's yours
Some answers.....to find
.....Rid......the Nation...this Cancer..
At the source........of the crime
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Government, for whatever reason, seems disinterested in addressing the devastating impact of 'illicit drug trafficking' pervasive throughout every community across this Country! This epidemic would not possibly survive absent two key ingredients, sourcing and distribution.
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Santa Monica Mountains..Kanan Dume
Santa Monica Mountains....Kanan Dume
There...in the distance...and one day soon
.......I'll be on the beach....at Malibu
......High....in the hills......of Pepperdine
I gaze.....at the sea...the world is mine
....The beach........at Malibu
Wade in the surf......of the crescent bay
...Watch the sun say...goodnight....to day
On the beach...........at Malibu...
When last...I've traveled...old Kanan Dume
.....Strolled.....in the light....of my...last moon
On the beach......at Malibu...
Set...the ashes...of my existence......free
......To live........throughout.....eternity
There..... .....on the beach.......at Malibu
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Distant Haze
There was a knock upon my door
…In…the light…was she
Grab your coat and in the rain
Come take a walk with me
So many times we’d hop the bus
To…A faraway…picture show
Days of Summer we’d take our poles
…And fishing…we would go
We’d sit atop the earthen bank
…Reflections in…the rippling…water
Laughing and talking…the two of us
…Without…romance…to bother
Graduation night…A distant haze
I’ve struggled with…so much
…The day…we went....our separate way
And failed to keep in touch
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