by Rick Young | Mar 1, 2021 | Poem
When insurrection doesn’t work,
try secession, it’s knee-jerk.
If your land won’t serve you well,
tell those blues to go to hell.
Red states can live on their own.
Bureaucrats, leave us alone.
We are not a tiny fringe.
Our numbers will make you cringe.
Texas filed its legislation.
Say goodbye to your old nation.
It’s not really civil war,
just the child of Bush v. Gore.
We’ve got guns and we’ve got trucks.
We’ve got guys who give no fucks.
Libs can have the northern cold.
We’ll have Acapulco gold.
Cruz and Schiff are going to be
this new battle’s Grant and Lee.
Rebel flags again will wave
in the south, home of the brave.
Ultimate division waits.
In our disunited states.
by Rick Young | Feb 27, 2021 | Poem
The cats are on the roam
inside their kitty dome,
with bed, bored, string and boxes
they create their self-styled home,
where outside view’s essential
and proximity to heat.
When they think residential,
everything outside is meat.
Their habits must define their day.
Of course they need their sleep.
They check the cracks and pray for prey.
What’s thrown away they’ll keep.
by Rick Young | Feb 26, 2021 | Song
Look out you Saudis.
Look out, Iran.
Big Joe’s not gaudy,
America’s man.
Cool out your nut stuff.
We’ll make a deal.
We don’t just talk tough.
We’ll make you feel.
We can hug later.
Just cool your jets.
Don’t let some hater
Cancel your bets.
This was just practice.
We’ll get precise.
Stop your aggression.
Then we’ll play nice.
by Rick Young | Feb 24, 2021 | Poetry
Goose Tatum, Goose Gossage and Goose Goslin
used to get in their best vee formation and chase
Ducky Medwick, George Crowe, Robin Roberts,
Hawk Harrelson and Jose Cardenal around the field.
Occasional drop ins by some other animals livened
the festivities as Moose, Bull, Panda, Big Cat and
Roadrunner made for excitement and a bit of fear.
For those I have omitted or forgotten, I am sorry.
That’s you, Turkey, Rabbit, Cobra, Deer, Goat, Colt and Fox.
Catfish, Newt, Penguin and Slug; Crab, Buck and Old Hoss.
Mad Dog, Bulldog, Crime Dog, Doggie; Rooster, Spider, Flea.
Ryno, Paw Paw, Vulture, Fly, Gnat, The Rat and Kitty.
Toro, Shark, Gator, The Bee, Sugar Bear, Polar Bear, Ant.
And leave out The Iron Horse and the Grey Eagle we can’t.
{Broken Up in the spirit of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. R.I.P.}
by Rick Young | Feb 22, 2021 | Poem, Posthumous Additions
Menlo Park. Menlo Park.
Ain’t no Edison there.
Thought I’d find him with Rodin.
No one seems to care.
Where is Tom?
The bulbs are dim.
Conserve your energy.
I came out here to find him!
Boy, you’re on the wrong sea.
