Sunday, September 1, 2013

Magpie Tales 184: Out On A Limb? A Political Comment


















on human rights, 
doves of peace,
and hypocrisy



cow shit fertilizing the 
garden 
does not equate 
blossoms 
on the moral high road. 

sit high and observe. 
pontificate. 
tighten your thorny 
halo. 
wear it as a 
crown. 

pretend to feed the 
masses
with seeds of piecemeal 
hope
on ethnocentric rendering.

climb the 
high mountain.

swim the 
deep ocean. 

shoot the 
cosmos stars.

win 
hearts and minds.

when tilling 
the garden 
consider: 

moral high roads 
are constructs of 
intellectual relativity. 

cow shit 
holds
its own rewards. 




Poem © 2013 Rick Burnett Baker 
Photo by Jeanie Tomanek shared by Tess Kincaid.

13 comments:

  1. What an enjoyable Mag! Hehehe! Thanks:)

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  2. excellent take on politicians....love it!

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  3. Sharp, smart wordplay...and sadly accurate.

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  4. "pretend to feed the
    masses
    with seeds of piecemeal"

    wonders what "piecemeal" is like? hehe..an excellent poem that waxes poetic, noises off to those that must "pontificate". ((( <3 )))

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  5. ...i am not a political animal but i am no ignorant bystander not to see what you mean... smiles...

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  6. Pontificating is seldom good...

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  7. Tighten your thorny halo...ouch! Love this one, Rick...

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  8. well done Rick......thanks for sharing

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  9. Smart words Rick - of sins we are all guilty of...
    Anna :o]

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