Got a letter from the IRS, It said my taxes were a mess. The lights went out yesterday, Another bill I could not pay. They say the market has gone up, So drop a Nickel in my cup. The grocery store is a sight, Raising prices overnight. A new truck costs fifty thou, Checked theContinue reading “Economic Blues”
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Touch
The soft light of dawn awakens me, I see your sweet face next tor me. I gently brush the hair from your cheek, I lie in awe of your mystique. I know not what the future may bring, But for now, my heart will sing. Then I feel your soft touch, I am blessed withContinue reading “Touch”
Dago
Spent a year in Dago in a Quonset Hut, Took a bit of sweat before I made t he cut. Learned to aim a rifle and a solder gun, Layin’ on the beach in the California sun. Got to dine on SOS and coffee black as tar, Washed a million dishes and didn’t have aContinue reading “Dago”
Carry (Book Reviewe)
y: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land By Toni Jensen I stumbled across this book while searching for information on the Métis people I grew up with but didn’t really know. Instead, I found a thought-provoking work by a modern Métis author. Toni Jensen describes her own experiences navigating a world that challengesContinue reading “Carry (Book Reviewe)”
Whisky Bill
Ther There’s a place in Montana that we call The Breaks, So remote it’s not studded by homesteader stakes. Where mostly the coyotes and antelope roam, Where a herd of wild ponies once made their home. Sheltered by coulés, munching bunch grass, Free as the wind, their days they did pass. ThereContinue reading “Whisky Bill”
Johnson
Redford portrayed him in a motion picture show, And if you saw it, there’s lots that you don’t know. He headed for the mountains back in Forty-Three. Thinking he’d be a trapper, livin’ wild and free. He had a little cabin up on the Musselshell, And when he aimed his Hawken, hisContinue reading “Johnson”
Ghost Dancer
They took their land and way of life. Brought disease, poverty, and strife. Shrunk their world, For progress. Forced on plots of land, No water, no grass, no game. Guardians who stole, And sometimes killed, For profit. Stolen children learned to read, Their own tombstones. Kill the spirit, save the man. They died like sheep,Continue reading “Ghost Dancer”
Everything Is Fine
Everything is fine, the numbers are all good, Life is so sublime, in the neighborhood. The rich are doing well, the rest can go to Hell, Those inside deals don’t smell; they make His pockets swell. Gasoline is cheap, there’s no inflation creep, Just park your old junk heap, and get someContinue reading “Everything Is Fine”
AKRON
Denver’s just an hour away, Might go there to spend my pay. Welding on the Burlington, Out here where the West was won. I see purple mountains to the west, With snowy mantles they are blessed. Wheat fields wave their amber grains, Cattle grazing on the plains. The feedlot makes anContinue reading “AKRON”
Reflecting Fool
He vowed to fix the reflecting pool, By breaking every procurement rule. I’ll get my pool guy to fix it all, Just like Mexico paid for my Wall. I’ll have it done by July the Fourth, Before the Lemmings can head back North. The color I choose is American Blue, HowContinue reading “Reflecting Fool”