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Girl Disrupted

Little girls need Barbies, and hugs from Teddy Bears, licks from little puppies, checker boards with squares. A rug to play upon, a little patch of lawn, but when she woke at dawn, her placid life was gone, Her Mommy packed a bag, with all that she could drag, then she offered her a flag,Continue reading “Girl Disrupted”

The Colors of Ukraine

The colors of Ukraine fly o’er a troubled land, if only they could get a little helping hand. The oppressor has attacked without a provocation, thinking he could subdue a tiny little nation. Missiles raining down on idyllic little towns, liberty they’d drown, those dirty Russian clowns. Tanks are in the field, but Ukraine willContinue reading “The Colors of Ukraine”

Trump Ukraine

Before the Republican party lost its mind over trump, it was staunchly against Russian aggression. That stance ended at the Republican National Convention of 2016. Trump allies watered down the platform plank on Ukraine. This emboldened Putin. 2016 RNC Delegate: Trump Directed Change To Party Platform On Ukraine Support : NPR Sergey Kislyak, the RussianContinue reading “Trump Ukraine”

Ukraine

Ukraine: What the Nazi Invasion of Poland Taught Us I don’t want to be an alarmist, but the Russia/Ukraine faceoff is starting to sound like the German invasion of Poland that started WWII. One wrong step and things could go South quickly. There are lots of parallels: Like Nazi Germany, Russia is led by anContinue reading “Ukraine”

Save the Clotilda

The Last Slave Ship A little known clause in Article I of the US Constitution prevented the importation of slaves after 1807. In spite of this, smugglers continued to bring enslaved Africans to the Southern States up to the Civil War. The last of the ships used in this illicit slave trade was the ClotildaContinue reading “Save the Clotilda”

Crosses

From Bonner to Alzada, the crosses line the road, and hidden in the data, that crosses do forebode. The Reaper waits for those, whose common sense forgoes, the rains and the snows, or the wind that always blows. The tavern on the line, sellin’ beer and wine, last call to consign, the crosses to enshrine.Continue reading “Crosses”

Gazpacho Police

From CNN: Marjorie taylor Greene accuses Nancy Pelosi of sending the Gazpacho Police to enforce House Rules. For the record, Gazpacho is a Spanish soup. (Quite good too.) Fhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/opinions/greene-gazpacho-police-sums-it-up-column-galant/index.html Main Menu: http://www.azrockdodger.com Blog signup: https://azrockdodger.com/blog/

Teardrops in the Snow

The anthem of our youth, the day the music died, our better days forsooth, we might’a even cried. On that fateful night, our troubles would set in, and somehow it seemed, we’d never laugh again. The tappin’ of our toes, could not dispel our woes, Rock and Roll just froze, or so the story goes.Continue reading “Teardrops in the Snow”

My Neighbor

Over in Apartment Three, just across the hall from me, lives a man of mystery, not the sort I like to see. He has a funny sounding name, and our skin is not the same. no, it’s not he that I distain, and I, of course, should not complain. He’s not an ordinary gent, I’dContinue reading “My Neighbor”

The Islands

The desert sun is shinin’ down on me and you, no, it ain’t the Islands, but it will have to do. No palms and no ocean, just cholla and mesquite, but I’ve got a notion, our life is pretty sweet. The waves are not crashing, upon a sandy beach, but blessings we are stashing, withinContinue reading “The Islands”