Poetry
Hall of Eternal Fame
In the hall of eternal fame
There were no stakes to claim
For the hall was built too small
There was no room at all
Until one day in spring
Came the sight of a friendly fin
Along with some other kin
It was a dolphin, a killer whale and a porpoise.
A porpoise! What’s a porpoise?
A young girl exclaimed
After her self confidence
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Once I Was a King
Once I was a king
I had a hundred wives
I slept with every one of them
Every other night
They call me easy money
But that’s not how it is
I’m getting paid in peanuts
Teaching old dogs new tricks
We all have our habits
And some place to crash and burn
Putting off for another day
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Funeral of Mahatma Ghandi
At the funeral of Mahatma Ghandi
The spirit of Jesus came forth from the crowd
Like a misty white dove in hushes, tears
and lamentations
Embraced his soul, hovering a while above
the masses
Finally released, from even the most subtle
of bondage
As torches touched the straw of marigold
strewn pyre
Respected, even worshipped, rejected, even
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