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red dog 1

(27,804 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 05:53 PM Feb 2015

Ode To SalmonChantedEvening

The world today s dangerous
Cops kill for no good reason
The White House goes after whistle-blowers
And charges them with treason.

Corporations are now people
Or so we are told
But many people are so broke
They sleep out in the cold.

Russia invades the Ukraine
With killing and much shootin'
A new Cold War we do not need
Try telling that to Putin.

Even here at ol' DU
As we go about our journey
Some of us want Hillary
Some want Liz or Bernie.

Some of us like arguments
Some of us do not
Some of us like liquor
Some of us like pot.

But one of us is special
He gives us all much pleasure
SalmonChantedEvening
A genuine DU treasure.


Happy Valentine's Day, my friend!


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Ode To SalmonChantedEvening (Original Post) red dog 1 Feb 2015 OP
He's Our Constant Smile grilled onions Feb 2015 #1
+ 1000 red dog 1 Feb 2015 #2
Yay for SalmonChantedEvening! crim son Feb 2015 #3
Wow. This is wonderful, red dog1! Thank you so much! SalmonChantedEvening Feb 2015 #4
Thank YOU so much, SCE red dog 1 Feb 2015 #10
That's awesome! :) n/t Exhibit A Feb 2015 #5
Thanks red dog 1 Feb 2015 #13
Great poem. trof Feb 2015 #6
Thanks red dog 1 Feb 2015 #11
Thank you for this.... QED Feb 2015 #7
I dunno how appropriate it is Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #8
Thanks..(I think) red dog 1 Feb 2015 #15
Yes, definition #2, as well as Trailrider1951 Feb 2015 #18
Thanks very much for that. red dog 1 Feb 2015 #28
He is exactly that! n/t MuseRider Feb 2015 #9
He's one of the reasons I visit DU these days davsand Feb 2015 #12
+ 1000 red dog 1 Feb 2015 #14
Very Nice Leith Feb 2015 #16
Very nice reply! red dog 1 Feb 2015 #20
Thanks Leith Feb 2015 #23
My first to open post every Sunday Half-Century Man Feb 2015 #17
I agree! red dog 1 Feb 2015 #19
nice tribute oldandhappy Feb 2015 #21
Thank you for the kind words red dog 1 Feb 2015 #22
RED DOG ... i like your poem trueblue2007 Feb 2015 #24
Bless your heart, trueblue2007 red dog 1 Feb 2015 #27
yes yes yes! annabanana Feb 2015 #25
k and r for this well-deserved tribute to a true national treasure. niyad Feb 2015 #26

grilled onions

(1,957 posts)
1. He's Our Constant Smile
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 07:03 PM
Feb 2015

His kitties,puppies and assorted wild life species are the eye candy we need to survive another week!

red dog 1

(27,804 posts)
15. Thanks..(I think)
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 08:21 PM
Feb 2015

According to Webster's New World Dictionary:

doggerel = 1. "Poetry of a poor kind"
2. "Light or comic verse with a regular rhythm and simple ideas"

(I'm assuming that you are referring to definition # 2)

davsand

(13,421 posts)
12. He's one of the reasons I visit DU these days
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 08:10 PM
Feb 2015

I've been on DU "walk about" for a while now. No big deal--no harshness or anything--but I've really not been here too much. One of the things that always brings me back is those lovely Sunday threads.

He's a gem. He's a true Evil DUer. He's just an astounding gift as a friend.

Love you, dear, for making my life better!



Laura

Leith

(7,809 posts)
16. Very Nice
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 08:22 PM
Feb 2015

I asked a friend to sing a song for SCE.





I tried to find one with cat pictures, but YouTube didn't have any like that. Go figure.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
23. Thanks
Wed Feb 11, 2015, 12:01 AM
Feb 2015

I'm surprised that nobody else did it first.

SCE's posts are the best thing about Sunday morning.

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
17. My first to open post every Sunday
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 09:00 PM
Feb 2015

So much of the content here makes me angry, at reported situations or positions taken by a select few.

SCE's LOL Cats make it all better, A weeks worth of "aw shit" scrubbed in an instant.

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