Tarzana Joe

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Jun 26, 2011

Spoonerism Poem

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Allow me to tell you a foly hable The story of brothers, Ain and Cable Now Cable lived life serene and mellow But Ain was an angry and fealo...
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Jun 17, 2011

A Ban on Bans

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Our overreaching nannies Are sitting on their fannies Hatching clever plans And plotting lots more bans It sets their hearts a’flutter To ba...
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Jun 4, 2011

I Wish I was a Congressman in D.C.

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I want to be a Congressman I want to oh so bad I hear it is the best job Any person ever had I will be so focused I’ll start right now, toda...
May 27, 2011

Memorial Saturday on Wilshire Blvd

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The scouts arrive at 7 A simple ceremony Shorter than you expect it to be The flags are given out And each scout finds his line of stones P...
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May 6, 2011

Unarmed

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Those with sensitivity Have been a bit alarmed And feel restraint’s required If someone is unarmed Perhaps the legendary DUKE Depicted it th...
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Apr 22, 2011

Holy Thursday

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I am sitting at the table Waiting for dinner to be served It’s a big traditional spread Someone brings out bread It looks good but I’m told ...
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Apr 15, 2011

Everything you Know

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You’ve often heard me sing this song But everything you know is wrong So folks, Be sure your surgeon is a seventh day Adventist And if a fri...
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Mar 18, 2011

President 44, Where are you?

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The Blimp of State’s been punctured We all can hear it hissing We need someone to guide us But the President is missing. He’s filling out hi...
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Feb 4, 2011

Egypt

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Among the best and deepest urges That in the human spirit surges That we declare come each July Is called the sound of Freedom’s cry And if ...
Jan 14, 2011

A Moment of Silence, please

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Following catastrophes Of nature or of violence It’s fitting to observe them with A span or two of silence For stillness is appropriate Beyo...
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Dec 29, 2010

Happy New Year

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It seems as I get older The year end’s hurley-burlier The days are flying faster And New Year’s Eve comes earlier My memory is going My brai...
Dec 22, 2010

Christmas 2010

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Let me take this opportunity To recollect the reason Why, from the dawn of history We celebrate this season In the summer and the autumn We...
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Dec 17, 2010

A Good Speech, bettered

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For years it was the same old story Our politicians, young or hoary From every clan or category Lacked the gift of oratory I sure liked “W” ...
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Dec 10, 2010

This is How I Feel Today

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I thought I heard a story While sailing on my yacht The President’s for tax cuts But Jim DeMint is not Reliable Joe Biden Whose voice the w...
Dec 6, 2010

Not a Poem, Ted Turner

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News Item: Ted Turner urges world to adopt "one-child" policy to save the planet; suggests poor couples could opt to remain child...
Dec 3, 2010

The Ambassador's Portfolio

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There is no place to hide Nowhere to run from life’s assailants No matter where you go, you know You’re subject to surveillance Each one of ...
Nov 24, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

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While thanking God this week for all our blessings is the norm I say we should be thankful for the calm and for the storm For the things tha...
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Oct 29, 2010

More important than the News!

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If you need me to exhort you To get on out and vote Then you’re not paying attention Or you didn’t get the note The issues are titanic And t...
Oct 15, 2010

Show me the Money

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The High Court says that Legal Students Should learn from foreign Jurisprudence And foreign films Will sure excite Some smiles on A Summer N...
Oct 8, 2010

October Surprise

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October Surprise Sometimes, I think it’s frightening Just as the polls are tightening A scandal will explode on us Just like a bolt of light...
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Oct 1, 2010

The Anti Bucket List

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There are life coaches who insist That each of us should make a list Of places fair and meals exquisite That we intend to eat or visit Of al...
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Sep 3, 2010

Football Follies

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Football Follies There’s one thing about football That makes fans cry for mercy That something is the specter of A quarterback controversy W...
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Aug 27, 2010

Vote Early and Often

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Let every flag and speech remind us That primaries are now behind us Now, each one as his conscience guides Must take the torch and choose u...
Aug 20, 2010

On the Withdrawal of “Combat Troops” from Iraq

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That boy who ran the marathon The girl who watched your kid The cop who trained on weekends Just look at what they did They volunteered for ...
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Aug 13, 2010

In memory of...

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The Healers There are these other people We seldom ever see They're hardly even noticed By folks like you and me These other men and w...
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