Tuesday, October 23, 2012



The tin man’s head 
spins to and fro 
and everybody wonders 
which way he will go. 

Will yesterday’s friend 
be tomorrow’s foe? 
Will his joints seize up 
in the rain and snow?

The glaciers might melt 
but the oil must flow 
because that’s the way 
a tin man will roll.

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The little Nazi was in town yesterday
only two blocks away and I must say
I was impressed and oppressed
by the turn out

and felt aghast at the mass
of old farts like me,
decrepit and grey with nothing to say
but let’s hate our own betterment.




4 comments:

  1. Good one. Perfect. You're back.

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  2. Really. Yeah, I'm amazed at the ones our age who think he's so cool. What? Shooting themselves in the foot. or head.

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  3. or they like hitting themselves in the head with a hammer because it feels so good when they stop.

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