Heading back to Vegas, baby Time to roll the dice Pandemic bets are tenuous Playing with your life Not looking forward to plane travel Always a pain in the ass To make it even more uncomfortable Try six hours in a mask Gotta go, gotta roll, gotta cut the cards Catch a show, bet some … Continue reading Vegas, Baby
Donald Trump’s #9 Dream
So long ago I was President In the White House, so carefree Had so many perks, you see And the law could not get to me Was it in a dream? Was it just a dream? I know, yes, I know It seemed so very real Seemed so real to me Took a walk down … Continue reading Donald Trump’s #9 Dream
Face in the Crowd
I saw a face one day Moving through the crowd Briefly, across the room We locked eyes And we recognized I quickly turned and lowered my head Pushed out to the street And away What would he say or do I did not want to know When last we met in Nov 97 We almost … Continue reading Face in the Crowd
I Hope You Felt My Love
Traces of faces Of people and places Collide in my mind Without rhyme Memories make me Just as they take me To those places now covered by time Loved ones and acquaintances I’ve mingled through the years Happy times, times of joy And sad times full of tears Think of me, I’ll think of you … Continue reading I Hope You Felt My Love
The GOP is a Bunch of Liars
Welcome to the GOP A sorry bunch of liars Sucking up to Trump’s BIG LIE And in that slop they’re mired Tell a lie and swirl it ‘round And spit it out on TV Tweet the lie and like the same It’s not just Marjorie Taylor Greene Leader Kevin McCarthy has no guts He bends … Continue reading The GOP is a Bunch of Liars
Rudy G is Going Down
Rudy G is going down And Billy Barr can’t stop it Donald Trump sits nervously With no power to block it President Trump’s personal attorney Dick-swaggered his way through Ukraine Russians fed him misinformation Chug chug chug went the Trump re-election train Not sure if Rudy knew Russians were playing him like a fiddle Regardless, … Continue reading Rudy G is Going Down
Another Day Into The Breach
Not so much into the breach As down a trodden path Awaken early at first light Give the nuts a scratch No hard agenda on this day But need to be worthwhile How ‘bout a bit of exercise Maybe walk a couple miles Today’s agenda not in stone My mind a wondering bee This flower … Continue reading Another Day Into The Breach
Afghanistan: Twenty Years On
What about stability and can the center hold Will the capital fall again And horrific scenes unfold Nation building seemed the goal Sprinkle on some democracy Surely they want to be like us We can help with public policy Some progress made on human rights Especially for girls Will these fragile flowers of light Be … Continue reading Afghanistan: Twenty Years On
May The Truth Be With You
A lot of people talking And praying on it too How could things get so messed up Now what are we to do Not sure which way we’re headed Probably time to phone home Bad shit could be brewin’ Are those circling overhead drones? I heard the word out on the street People got suspicions … Continue reading May The Truth Be With You
Lunatic Fringe
Like Red Rider said Howling at the moon "….lunatic fringe I know you’re out there" What Red Rider did not suspect Was fertile ground of the internet How crazy conspiracies grow unchecked Sailing cyber seas Fringes align Like-minded whiners whine Echoing perceived crimes Of evil ones afoot No it’s not a day dream Fringe conspiracies … Continue reading Lunatic Fringe
Waipahu Bob 