Oh beautiful for
Spacious skies
And amber waves
Of grain.
The blood we let,
The destruction
We lay waste
In pain.
Stain our honor
And integrity,
Insult intelligence
And humanity.
Rights and people no
Longer their concern,
Just oil, money and
Power as souls they burn.
Our books are
Next on the list
As they shake that
Extreme right fist.
Then next our pocket
Books they'll pillage
As we drop a bomb
On defenseless village.
Throw down your guns
And false icons
And pray that Jesus,
Your side he's on.
Hold those responsible
In contempt
Forgive as humans,
But never forget!
Not only impeach
But incarcerate
Those who do treason
In the name of hate.
Do not worship that All Mighty
Dollar and the values it deploys
Remember the truth and eyes of
Justice, rights for simple joys.
We are not great
When terror is our tool
Love could be conqueror
Instead of the fool.
By the Tarot
The Fool equals zero
By laws of
Decency a hero.
Our inalienable rights
Are not just words on paper
Agree the people on this
Planet without the rapier.
Let go prejudice, bigotry,
Condemnation a false façade
Drop the curtain people,
Before all is waste inlaid.
Say NO to terror.
Say YES to fairer.
In unconditional acceptance ...
In a list
A contest entry
- The American Dream Winklings Contest #98 by Lyndon.
8000 points, ended August 5, 2008, 21 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Passion by MrsJones.
350 points, ended September 20, 2008, 12 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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This is a great write, a very strong message all throughout this poem. You did a great job of expressing how you feel. Thanks for entering.
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Thank You!
for your kind words and review of my write. Have a great day.
Blessed Be~
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DragonBlue
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"By the Tarot
The Fool equals zero
By laws of
Decency a hero" grabbed me harder than what comes
before. Then the ending line sews it up tightly.
You bring much to the table here. Ignorance and
prejudice have no place in dreams. Blue -
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Bravo
Throw down your guns
And false icons
great lines
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This one comes down with a heavy fist in rightly placed outrage at the skewing of true American Ideals.
It is not as it was intended and we should all be this angry. Excellent. Absolutely excellent. ~Pamela
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Excellent
Excellent take on the prompt. Best of luck in the contest.
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thank you
for your encouraging input. Have a great day.
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db
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this is good
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I'm not going to make a comment on the validity of your opinions, but they were voiced strongly and with just the right amount of outrage. At some points, the rythym seemed a bit awkward, but overall, well done.
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I definetly like your way of speaking out, especially the sarcasm in the beginning of the poem. Very strong message and very good word choice. I also liked how you started the poem, with a stanza from the national anthem. That really caught my attention.
Thank you very much for entering my contest.
Liana
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In what way did you think this could be controversial? Hardly anybody would disagree with your point of view. A good poem but not fitting for what I wanted in my contest.
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must read
Very nice, i love the flow i love the choice of words. The meaning is so true. "We are not great when terror is our tool Love could be conqueror instead of the fool" That is a great line. The peom remind me to an anthem of a doomed youth i really like this great job -
There are not enough bunnies available for how strongly I agree with this piece you've done here. So many good Americans are seeing that not only is tyranny present in other parts of the world, it's going on within our own borders.
Those who lust for power, and those who are ruled by greed are bringing this country to it's knees.
This is a powerful piece about political tyranny, and it's one that I wish I could give 6 bunnies for...but, alas, they only allow 3
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A POWERFUL PIECE
EVERY SENTIMENT BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSED AND I AM IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT TO THE MESSAGE YOU PENNED IN THIS POEM THANK YOU AND MANY BLESSINGS -
I love the way this starts out. So much of what is said is true. I enjoyed reading it. Well done and good luck in the contest.
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A punchy and political write..loved it
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Bravo! Lines of discontent with American pollicy seem to be so very much void in poetry and song these days. It is good to see someone voice concern and do it so well as you did in this write.
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Frogive as humans but never forget love these lines you have penned a wonderful write here the flow and tones are great and a grandstand imagery of our freedom...great work
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