Here's a poem I wrote back in 1994. Looking at it now, it seems to be about John McCain.

[Aristus]

Born in the wrong place
Raised in a whirlwind
Married to an old set of ideas
Gone gray and senile

The history of this place,
Which is not ours
Has become, by necessity
The history of ourselves



What do you think? When I wrote it, it was just a stream-of-consciousness riff. Now the first verse at least, seems to be about McSame. Opinions?

[Redstone]

1. Hey, it only took 14 years for it to become germane. That ain't bad for poetry.

Redstone

[Aristus]

2. A lot of my stuff never will be germaine.

So much of it was inspired by Jim Morrison's poetry; it has an angsty '60's quality to it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Aristus!

How perfectly lovely this is!

Wow, it's poetry night in the Lounge!

This sure sounds like McCain, but he's much less graceful!

Thank you so much for sharing...

:hug:

[Aristus]

4. Thanks, CalPeg.

I liked your poem, too. I love poems about approaching night...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks!

I just happened to look out the window as twilight was falling...

And bingo...

There were the words...

[Aristus]

6. How's this?

The moon and the evening star
An icy scepter in winter's night
Sunsets like blood
On the edge of a blade
Evening's cool reminders of the
Passing of summer's promise
August exuberance and extroversion
Turned down to
Low November volume
And the dominion of
Shadows

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Oh, WOW!

Please, please tell me that you didn't just write this now?

I feel inadequate enough!

That is wonderful...

Great imagery...

And the way it transitions from the present to November is breathtaking...

Keep 'em coming!

:applause: :applause:

[Aristus]

8. Oh no. I wrote that back in 1992.

I wish I could write off-the-cuff like that. That one took me about twenty minutes to get just right. "Just right" involved going for a walk through a chilly November dusk in Kentucky.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. OK, I feel better now...

It's really excellent!

[Aristus]

10. Thank you.

:hug: