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Walking through the gallery
Let’s take our time inside
Learn about the history
About the artist’s lives.

Decades past and present 
Their use of paints and clay
How they spent their afternoons
Their evenings and their days.

A tapestry of colors
A glimpse into their minds
Analyzing every stroke
Their use  of curves and lines.

What they did to capture light
Adding texture to the mix
Creating portraits one by one
Their techniques, and all their tricks.

Landscape paintings … oil and brush
A park covered deep in snow
Children playing happily 
A special place to go.

The metalist, a genius
Creating shapes with steel 
Using open fire and tools
Expressing what he  feels. 

A myriad of  textures
Cotton, silk, and feathers
The artist’s vision set apart
With many trinkets brought together.

So unique, one of a kind
To inspire and to critique
Different styles and medium
Some powerful, some weak.

One man’s trash , another’s treasure
Some can see beyond the scene
Open freely to the rhythm 
Of the artist’s abstract dream.

A gallery , an empty space
Till each piece is on display
Carefully placing one by one
Till sold or given away. 

A welcomed guest, a voyeur
Come join us, have some wine
Check out all the new artwork 
Great way to spend your time.

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Image: Google Images. Think fineart.com

Courting a guest
From a foreign land
From France or from Europe
From Greece or Pakistan.

There’s a  need for decorum 
A  need to be polite 
Not a place to be explosive
Start an  argument or fight.

Filmed on Television 
The press there…standing by
Zelenskyy was provoked 
By JD Vance’s lies.

Trump on the attack
Ready to defend
Putin and his army
Against Zelenskyy’s men.

As an obvious opportunist
Desiring precious metals
Lithium and Uranium
Titanium and Nickel.

Trump  put forth a deal
While Zelenskyy asked for security
But trump has no desire
To help enforce a promised treaty. 

Standing behind Russia
Clearly on Putin side
Everything he says
Is nothing but a lie. 

A sad, embarrassing encounter
Intended to make peace
Between two warring countries
To ensure that they’ll be free.

Ending in disaster
For Trump it’s all a game
Pointing fingers at Zelenskyy
When Putin is to blame. 

The deal master easily flustered
JD Vance was impolite
Challenging our visiting President 
Doing what he could … to start a fight. 

Zelenskyy shocked, maybe confused
Was escorted to his car
Never would have expected this
This takes the cake by far.

Embarrassed for Zelenskyy
Can’t believe we’ve come to this 
Getting rid of Donald Trump & friends 
My hope, my fondest wish! 

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Image: Google Images. The Economic Times.

Tied to his coat tails
Afraid to let go
Afraid to confront him
Afraid to say, no.

He threatens your job
Don’t know what to do
He is a bully
He will destroy you. 

Keeps up the pressure
To test your reserve
Will give you a nickname
That you don’t deserve. 

He’s loud and obnoxious
You know that he lies
He will embarrass you
Then tell you, Good Bye.

Wants you to bow down 
Demands your allegiance 
You’ll do what he says
Though it’s vile and egregious. 

How could this have happened?
How could this be?
Denouncing your honor
And, integrity.

He is a dictator
Why can’t you see?
He’s destroying our country
And, our democracy.

Stop being a coward
It’s not too late
Stand up against
The violence and hate.

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Image: Google Images. Campus Pride.

No conflict of interest?
It’s ludicrous and absurd
Trump has say over everything
And, you can’t say a word.

Giving contracts with Verizon 
To Starlink to control our FAA
Even if you don’t want him to 
Elon Musk will get his way. 

Special privilege, consideration
He has an “in” with Donald Trump
No one can stop what’s going on
They give him what he wants.

Prime Ministers and diplomats
Want to bow and kiss the ring
He can do whatever he pleases
He will  change most everything.

Cutting jobs and departments
Dismantling our government 
No one is going to stop them 
Don’t count on the Republicans. 

Siding with the billionaires
Selling out and giving in
Vying for Trump’s attention
Doing what it takes to win.

It’s pitiful, it’s pathetic
They do know …. right from wrong
But when it counts, they’ll cower
They will sing a different song. 

A moral collapse of judgment
They don’t care about you or me
They are nothing less than traitors
They’ve denounced democracy.

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Image: Google Images. Daily Kos.

No stirring up trouble
We’re tied up in knots
Got too  many problems
We’ve been through a lot. 

Too much Television
Let’s  turn off the news
Find something to read
Find something to do.

I’ll make us some dinner
We’ll drink some wine 
Talk to our friends
Have a good  time.

Nonstop confrontations
Ongoing disputes
Political conflicts
Who’s telling the truth?

Let’s  take a break
Sit down at the table
Have some dessert
Turn off the cable.

Find common ground
Share safe neutral topics
Be mindful, be kind
Beware of  the optics. 

Once we’ve recharged
We’ll stand up together
We’ll feel so much stronger
We’ll  feel so much better. 

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Image: Google Images. Sarasota Herald Tribune.

Friday night
Knew I’d be here
Hanging out
Drinking a beer. 

Half a dozen
Other places 
With better music
Newer faces.

You walk in
Go to the bar
Drink a scotch
A …. Cutty Sark.

Down this road
Too many times
It’s never right
I‘m tired of trying. 

Finish up
You’re not staying
You gotta go
No, I’m not playing. 

You know
You’re not welcome here
Finish up 
Your tab is cleared.

Got your number
Know your game
Nothing’s different
It’s the same. 

Here’s your coat
Grab your hat
I ain’t tapping 
None of that.

Been there, done that
Not again
I don’t want to
Be your friend.

Pack it up
Called you a cab
Don’t forget it
Here’s your bag. 

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Image: Google Images. Tasting Table.

Five million
Gets you a card
To get passed
Trump’s border guards.

Another scheme
Another grift
A new idea
Who thought of it?

Pay your way
To immigrate
Help Trump make
His country great.

If you’re poor
He won’t want you
Don’t try to pass
You won’t get thru.

Money matters
Money talks
Money is
All that he wants.

Immigration
Is for sale
Citizenship
For the Upscale.

Who will stand
Denounce the cruel
Stop listening
To this old fool?

Help the needy
Help the poor
He doesn’t care
That much is sure!

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Image: Google Images. YouTube.

Children so helpless
Hard to believe
People so vicious
So cruel and so mean. 

Who could imagine
Lives torn apart
Killed, raped and butchered
Broken bones, broken hearts?

Innocent people
Once happy and free
Being murdered and maimed
Tortured unmercifully. 

Mothers and fathers
Stripped down and raped
Children beheaded
Others enslaved.

Homes turned to rubble
Dragged out by their feet
A horror to witness
Bodies left in the street.

Beyond comprehension
An entire world away
Beaten so brutally
Day after day. 

Forced into tunnels
Kept underground
Told to keep quiet
To not make a sound.

Hungry and cold 
Scared half to death
Watching men killed
Wondering if they are next.

Bombings, invasions
No one is safe
The state of our country
Now heading that way. 

Cavorting with Putin 
Withholding our rights
It’s happening here
We must see the light. 

All about money 
For the rich …. billionaires
Men with no honor
Who simply don’t care.

Satan has entered
Into the realm 
Trump and Elon 
Heartless demons from hell.

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Image”. Google Images. Mythology.net

Can’t shake this feeling I have for you
Can’t shake this pain that I feel
Can’t bear this nagging feeling inside
Can’t believe what we had wasn’t real.

Believed the lies and the promises
When you said that you truly did care
Standing on the ledge … so close to you
Had no reason to be frightened or scared. 

With your hands gently resting on my shoulders 
Like they were so many times before
Were you contemplating my sudden demise
Hesitating or feeling unsure?

I fell ten floors down…  to the pavement
The wind blowing, arms flailing in the air
In shock, no alarm…  without warning
No time to be nervous or scared.

Don’t worry… your secret’s safe with me
Nobody knows just what you did
Maybe it was a mere accident
Told the police that you thought … that I tripped.

I was falling, unable to help myself
The inertia of gravity pulling me down
Strong wind forcing air into my throat
Left me unable to utter a sound.

The investigation revealed faulty rebar
A structural defect or decline
I was leaning against the outer shell 
Guess the fault wasn’t yours, it was mine. 

Repairs promptly ensued, without charges
No further suspicion or blame
You decided to sell your apartment 
The Insurance made good on your claim.

“A Celebration of Life” was forthcoming
My family and friends said, “Goodbye”
I watched from above, up in heaven
Looking down, from a cerulean sky. 

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Image: Google Images. Medium.

I’m afraid for our world…. our planet
The psychos released from the farm
They’re out and about causing chaos
They’re intent on inflicting great harm.  

They’re angry, greedy and fiendish
They want to take over the world
Don’t care about you or your children
They want gold, precious metals and pearls. 

Your rights have been stolen… extinguished 
Caucasian men …. now the ruling class
People of color have been imprisoned
You can’t decide where to go, you must ask. 

Provisions doled out… automated
Enough to sustain you each month
Breakfast and dinner provided
They decided to eliminate lunch.

Women provide sex when told to 
Their husbands tell them what to do
Their purpose to provide an offspring
Clean their houses and polish their shoes. 

Elderly women …. considered a burden
Most exterminated by age 42
Once passed the age of reproduction
There’s nothing left for them to do. 

Robots are the established work force
All jobs adequately performed
No need for human connections
The robots will never get bored. 

The rich live in lavish mansions
We live in tents , housed in designated zones
No one is allowed to leave the area
No one has a house of their own. 

The King is our ruler, our leader
He decides who will live, who will die
He demands complete subjugation 
To survive you must learn to comply. 

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Image: Google Images. Facebook.