Random thoughts

The political fighting is getting fierce as we close in on super Tuesday and Hillary Clinton and Barach Obama are running very close. After yesterday, it may be time for Hillary to put a gag on Bill. Republicans are also continuing to hold primaries for no apparent purpose. Where are the independents in this election? I guess we won't here from them until the primaries are over.

A crazy little bird seems to have moved into my house for the winter. In the guest bedroom, of course. He gets in and out using the dog door. The weird thing is, my dogs are OK with this. They are not chasing the bird around like they usually do when a bird or wild animal gets in the house.

While I'm not fond of the whiny "Leave Britney Alone" video, I was shocked to read that most of the thousands of comments it has received say something like "Stewpid Fag, git Aids and DIE!" including the spelling mistakes. Are we still that immature? I had hopes that we were starting to grow up.

2008

Two-oh-oh-eight, a brand new year
We welcome it with lots of cheer
but we don't know what it will bring
While we drink and dance and sing.

We hope to see a year of growth
As politicians take an oath.
We hope to see a rise in spirit
As I learn to be a poet.

We wish to see an end of war
But know that would be such a chore.
It's really easy to start a fight,
To live in peace takes all out might.

And an end to hunger too
Or children dying from the flu
And people living in a box
That wouldn't hold a half-grown ox.

To see the end of corporate greed
And learning to actually fill a need
Instead of pushing us to buy
With marketing tricks that make me sigh.

One year cannot fix all that
But at least the bee is in your hat
And maybe now you'll think sometimes
Before you spend those nickels and dimes.

Originally published in my poetry blog Crayons in the Sun.