Poetry

Federalist No. 15 as Bleak Picture of Present Circumstances 

Federalist Papers Politics & Society Tutorial Mr. Grenke Fall 2023  To convince the people of New York to vote for the new Constitution, the writers of the Federalist Papers need to explain why the current government formed by the Articles of Confederation are lacking. Hamilton writes Federalist No. 15 with this purpose and uses all manner of mockery…

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Artifacts

Artifacts

Evidence of reality on the canvas birthed by the three of us creation of ours alive and real I can hear the painting sing a song of place and being.

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You’re a Fucking Poet

Me: I like being a philosopher Him: I hate to break it to you, but you’re a fucking poet.

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Crepe Paper Skin

Crepe Paper Skin

Watching my crepe paper Skin Slide  Over the muscles I move As I reach for the tonic Each morning  To give me the energy Of youth To age  Through another day And see my skin  Wrinkle And slide  Again  Tomorrow  I think Of my mother’s hands As they aged around the Star sapphire That retained its…

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Seeking oblivion

Seeking oblivion

Sometimes I'm seeking oblivionTo evaporateAnd forgetAnd be forgotten

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Why People Go to Galleries & Studio Tours

They want to stand in the shoes of an artist. They can do it by looking at art, looking at artmaking or talking to the artist. But mostly, they want to tell people they went.

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Organic Life
Organic Life

Organic Life

You, who are not digested by the putrid decaying of organic life. Or a relationship. The life cycle is orderly to you who follow it roundinstead of controlling it, holding on to it,keeping it alive.  Let it die. And be composted into new life.  Let it go and be its next nature. Instead of preserved in a…

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I’m stafford

I’m stafford The place you hold on to when you are lost and can’t decide which way to go. You tie yourself when the wind is strong. You are buffeted by the storm and taking on water. A protected cove. It’s stronger than the wind. To hold you safe, so you can decide. And when…

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Unchosen

Sometimes I feel like the ugly  pumpkin in the patch

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Grandfathers

They didn't know the wisdom of the past. Couldn't see the promise of the future. Never felt the fuzzy beard.Or learned to hold the rod and cast.They didn't know love's rootin unconditional eternal grasp.They thought that love is maternalAnd not the kind that's maskedIn concern for risk and safetyAnd found in rules that last.The entire…

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