Saturday, February 16, 2008

"Either words or blows"

Posted by Mickey Z on 02/16 at 07:29 AM
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  1. love the haiku, Mick.

    Posted by JOS from Oak Park  on  02/16  at  09:05 AM

  2. Thanks, JOS. Any new poems from you these days?

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  02/16  at  12:53 PM

  3. Btw, Counterpunch picked up the haiku today:
    http://www.counterpunch.org/poems02162008.html

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  02/16  at  03:01 PM

  4. HI, JOS.
    Poetry to Monsanto - I like it, Mickey.

    I just got home from the store. I always notice the children, especially babies whenever I am out. Today there was a boy about 7 years old hiding amidst the aisles. He had a toy gun and periodically he would jump out into view and pretend to shoot people. What kind of a mother buys her child a gun?  I have an orange plastic water pistol here. I use it to discourage squirrels from doing damage. I once had a sguirrel move in. He lived here in my attic for about a month until one day he decided it was time to move on. My daughter told me to get the orange gun out of site when she brought my grandson to visit. I agreed with her.

    Posted by RMJ from Mickey Z 4 Prez Hdqts  on  02/16  at  04:07 PM

  5. Hi RMJ. Here’s something to get your blood boiling:
    http://toygunshop.com

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  02/16  at  04:50 PM

  6. and we wonder why there is so much violence in our culture.  Toy stores are not fun anymore.

    Posted by RMJ from Mickey Z 4 Prez Hdqts  on  02/16  at  06:03 PM

  7. Why would anyone belong to a political party that has Super Delegates...seems dumb to me.

    Just in case someone comes by here who is thinking about voting for a dem - here is one more reason not to.
    “In a speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in April 2007, Sen. Obama (D-IL) advocated the expansion of the military to include an additional sixty-five thousand army soldiers and twenty-seven thousand marines. He also called for an increase in the number of Arabic speakers in the military....”

    Posted by RMJ from Mickey Z 4 Prez Hdqts  on  02/16  at  06:39 PM

  8. I think we should call the dems the “WLP” - (The war lovers party).

    Posted by RMJ from Mickey Z 4 Prez Hdqts  on  02/16  at  07:15 PM

  9. Hi RMJ. Thanks for the Obama quote. I’ll use it soon.

    I went to an Islanders game with Michele’s family. I hadn’t been to a hockey game in maybe 30 years. Needless to say, things have changed a bit.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  02/16  at  10:48 PM

  10. Michele and I just saw the amazing film, Grapes of Wrath here: http://www.movingimage.us/site/site.php

    I had never seen it on the big screen so I appreciated the cinematography on a whole new level. The ending always makes me cry...but this time, the close relationship between Tom Joad and his Mom resonated far more deeply for me. I was weepy.

    So...where is everyone?

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  02/17  at  04:48 PM

  11. Hey RMJ...Hey Mickey.

    Mick #2: no poems for me for about 3 months.  I am taking a break and trying to write some short stories.

    Posted by JOS from Oak Park  on  02/17  at  05:04 PM

  12. Hi JOS…

    Mickey...I try to watch every time it is on TV. My favorite part is the monologue when Tom says “...If there is a person being beaten up by a cop...” Yes, the relationship between Tom and Mom is something very special and I understand why that would have a special meaning for you right now. HUGS....

    Posted by RMJ from Mickey Z 4 Prez Hdqts  on  02/17  at  06:21 PM

  13. Great haiku - and great quote from Frederick Douglass. Rings very true!

    No poem from me but one from Denver Butson, a poet who lives in Brooklyn:

    Final Ordinances
    who buries the dead
    leads the parades

    who dances to Debussy
    sweeps the sidewalks

    who grows old gracefully
    drives the schoolbus

    who says ‘ night drowns us with false promises’
    runs the postoffice

    who invents new words for fornication
    builds the cathedrals

    who can walk through fire
    walks through fire


    For some reason, I like this poem and hope you do, too.
    Hi to you, Mickey, JOS and Rosemarie and bye from a quite warm Daylesford:  92F today.

    Posted by Helga Fremlin from Daylesford, Australia  on  02/17  at  07:13 PM

  14. One last comment:

    ‘What kind of a mother buys her child a gun?’
    My thoughts exactly, Rosemarie #4!  Unfortunately certain members of my husband’s family think boys at least should learn about things military as soon as they reach a certain age - and needless to say, girls should only learn about ‘girlie’ things.  A case of nurture clearly!

    Posted by Helga Fremlin from Daylesford, Australia  on  02/17  at  07:17 PM

  15. I needed some “me” time so just got back from seeing Diary of the Dead… well maybe the reviews are a bit harsh to it, but they’re mostly accurate. Romero never reached the height of Dawn from what? ‘78, I think. Ah well, glad I saw it on the big screen at least.

    Was worth it for the trailer for new Indiana Jones movie. Skeptical still of course, but well if anyone can do it, Indiana Ford can.

    Posted by James from Hell's Kitchen  on  02/18  at  12:36 AM

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