Lawrence Hall, HSG
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Beowulf Visits the Dentist
Arise from the nitrous oxide
From the somnolence, dreams, and pain
With forge-hammered teeth
And then go out
Go out and bite something
(Trying for the Anglo-Saxon four-beat line)
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Beowulf Visits the Dentist - a bit of fun, maybe a bite of fun
Friday, July 12, 2024
Is That IPhone Surgically Attached to You? - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
Mhall46184@aol.com
“Is That IPhone Surgically Attached to you?”
“Is that thing surgically attached to you?” the teacher sighed.
“You can’t talk to me like that!” the MePhone replied.
Ford vs Chevy - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
Mhall46184@aol.com
Ford vs Chevy
In an era where everything
was either Ford or Chevy
I was an MG roadster
Unreliable
But lots of fun
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Their Ephemeral Temples Look Much the Same - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
Their Ephemeral Temples Look Much the Same
Their ephemeral temples
look much the same
In a semi-circle the
faithful sit or stand
And turn their eager faces
to an altar flood-lit
To be magicked by their
leaders and gods
They wave their arms in
ecstasy and awe
As lantern-slides of flags
and martyred heroes
Ripple as electronic waves
beamed into their eyes
Commanding free obedience
through spontaneous scripts
At dawn
Contractors will tear away
the plywood and paint
Take down the plastic
statues and columns
The recordings of
programmed emotions
And heave them into the
beds of rented trucks
Preaching or politics, or
some other game:
Their ephemeral temples
look much the same
How is Your Adventure So Far? - poem
Lawrence Hall, HSG
Mhall46184@aol.com
How is Your
Adventure So Far?
Tell
me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
-Mary Oliver, “The Summer Day”
Even if you are looking up at an I.V. drip
Instead of green leaves and a summer sky
Your adventure is not nearly at an end
Not even in this life – and the next life, wow!
Your childhood joys have never slipped away
That cheesy 45 rpm that graced your first dance
Has not come to the end of its groovy grooves
You’ve still got the happiness, the moves
Your first job, boot camp, university
Riding a big red bus ‘round Piccadilly Circus
Drinking from your canteen on a mountain top
Your first kiss, that evening in Rome – there’s more to
come!
Your first car is still parked in the driveway
Waiting to take you where you always meant to go
Sunday, July 7, 2024
A Hurricane: Outer Bands and Inner Thoughts - haiku
Lawrence Hall, HSG
A Hurricane: Outer Bands and Inner Thoughts
Sun gives way to clouds
Stillness to winds, birds circle
Searching for meaning
Reading the Magna Carta Will Make Us Smarter - doggerel for Supreme Court Justices
Lawrence Hall, HSG
Reading the Magna
Carta Will Make Us Smarter
(And it bans fish weirs in the Thames)
The Kings have been subject to the law since 1215
But are American presidents? That remains to be seen
In Defense of King George | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)
The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially | The
Nation
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