List: Current Events

• The Orator

  Thundering from the public podium,
  Ugly voice dripping with vast odium;

  32 lines, 14 comments, on Oct 20 8:15 PM. In Thoughts, Racism, Current Events
• Consumer Complaint

  31 lines, 20 comments, on Oct 18 3:33 PM. In Thoughts, Society, Lawsuits
• The Great Senator's Perspective on the Healthcare Debate

  My fellow Americans, how could you dare
  Vote against political healthcare?

  23 lines, 30 comments, on Oct 11 10:48 AM. In Humor, Satire, Politics, Society
• Orphan's Prayer

  I still remember my earlier life,
  Strolling in green parks with my brother’s wife

  20 lines, 19 comments, on Oct 10 11:21 AM. In Sad, War
• Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

  I have long been hunted by my nefarious foes;
  A vast conspiracy fomented by the right wing.

  23 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 5 7:13 PM. In Humor, Satire, Conspiracy, Politics
• Better Off Dead - A Modern Lament

  I got to the diner early that morning
  Only to find posted a horrible warning

  32 lines, 27 comments, on Aug 16 9:07 PM. In Humor, Thoughts, Society, Coffee
• The Great Senator's Stimulus Plan

  The Great Senator coughed and cleared his throat;
  Smiling broadly, the mischievous goat.

  19 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 20 9:40 PM. In Humor, Sarcasm, Politics, Nature, Environmentalism
• Black Masks and Gasoline

  Mohmad sits in a hovel of dusty bricks
  Next to an orchard of dead and dying sticks.

  16 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 11 12:03 PM. In Thoughts, Society, Anger, Humanity, Terrorism
• Hamsters Know Algebra

  Diophantus worked out on his metal wheel.
  Each rotation made another acute shriek.

  37 lines, 18 comments, on Jun 27 12:09 PM. In Thoughts, Freedom, Weird, Current Events, Ottava Rima
• Crushing the Native

  I gaze at the faces around the voting room.
  Who are all of these newly interested strangers?

  19 lines, 10 comments, on May 13 1:42 PM. In Society, Thoughts
• The Great Senator Waxes Oxymoronic

  I wish to sanction this latest Congressional action;,
  It is a stimulus bill that we clearly need to support.

  26 lines, 22 comments, on Apr 28 8:12 AM. In Thoughts, Humor, Politics, Current Events
• Squalor

  The foul stench hits you at the door,
  Grime and filth coat the walls and the floor.

  12 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 24 9:46 PM. In Sad, Thoughts, Society
• Swimming in China

  Ahh, tranquil multihued river
  The pollution makes me shiver;

  17 lines, 21 comments, on Feb 22 9:27 AM. In Nature, Society, Environment
• Darfur

  Can there be no greater inhumanity
  Than when humans pursue their covetous greed

  31 lines, 18 comments, on Feb 21 8:12 AM. In War, Death, Society
• Lullaby for a Child

  Hush, little child don’t you cry
  Things will get better by and by

  19 lines, 18 comments, on Feb 21 6:48 AM. In Children, Family

• By me, right now

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by Wandering Woodchuck

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