agi@pucc-h (bigger) (10/08/84)
Country
I never worried much
'bout wakin' neighbors
out here
where sundown
don't mean
street lights;
out here
sundown means
starlight.
I never worried
'bout pullin' window shades
or keepin' my voice down
'less mom had headaches.
Out here,
we worked long days,
and ate big meals,
and slept good at night.
When folks'd come 'round
we'd tend to smile alot.
Country folks watch alot of football
and country folks are friendly
and country folks marry young,
'cause it's a long way into town.
However, I have lived in cities,
in apartments,
and suburban homes,
and I find that country speech
no longer snuggles warmly in my ear,
and country words
make my face feel as though
I am trying
new foods.
My
words flow like newsprint.
I speak in the manner of
talk-show hosts.
And
I rarely use contractions,
because the country
is so far away.
Scott Bigger
{allegra, decvax, ucbvax, tektronix}!pur-ee!pucc-h.gml
or pucc-h.agi
BTW, just realized I had this lying in one of my directories and
thought, hey, that's not bad (ego). Comments are always appreciated.ken@nsc.UUCP (Ken Trent) (10/19/84)
I wonder is this the line eater
POEMS FROM THE HEART
ORIGINALS
Ken Trant
PEOPLE FIGHT AND HATE AND KILL
IT GRIPS MY HEART
AND MAKES ME ILL
THEY HIT AND STAB
AND SHOOT TO KILL
ALL GOD'S CREATURE'S
FOR SOME GHASTLY THRILL
THEIR BLOOD IS COLD
THEIR HEART IS CHILL
LIFE'S SWEET ESSENCE
THEY SEEK TO STILL
TELL ME PLEASE OH LORD ABOVE
WHY THEIR HEART'S
AREN'T FILLED WITH LOVE
BY ALL THE WONDER'S THAT I SEE
MIRACALS ON MIRACALS
FROM SEA TO SEA
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I'VE SEEN THE GUN'S
I'VE SEEN THE WAR
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH
I'LL SEE NO MORE
SO TAKE YOUR PLANE'S
THAT BOMB AND STRAIF
AND GIVE MY CHILDREN
A WORLD THAT'S SAFE
I WANT IT NOW
AND WILL NOT WAIT
FOR A WORLD OF LOVE
NOT RACIAL HATE
THE NEWS ABOUNDS
WITH CIVIL STRIFE
OR ONE MANS REASON
FOR TAKING ANOTHER MANS LIFE
THEIR IS NO REASON
OR JUST CAUSE
LIFE IS MORE
THAN SOCITY'S LAW'S
A BABY IS BORN
CLEAN AND PURE
LET US BUILD A WORLD
WHERE HE WILL ENDURE
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THE EARTH IS SUCH A LOVELY PLACE
FULL OF LIFE AND LOVE
IT IS NO WONDER WHY PEOPLE SAY
THAT IT IS A GIFT FROM UP ABOVE
SO BLESS THE LORD
AND RAISE NO HAND
TO BURN OR GOUGE
OR TAINT THE LAND
SO LEND AN EAR
AND HEED HIS WORD
TO POLLUTE THIS LAND
IS JUST ABSURD
WHERE WILL YOU GO
WHEN THIS PLANET DIES
HOW WILL YOU SILENCE
YOUR BABIES CRIES
THEY WON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT FOOD CAN'T GROW
IN RADIAITION
OVERFLOW
SO LET'S TAKE TIME
AND PLAN AHEAD
SO OUR GRANDCHILDREN
AREN'T BORN DEAD
PLEASE DON'T THINK
OH HE'S JUST A RAD
I'M NOT FANATICAL
I'M JUST MAD
I'M SO SCARED
FOR THOSE NOT BORN
WHO MAY NOT EVER
SEE THE MORN
OF GOLDEN LIGHT
AND MORNING DEW
BECAUSE OF THE GREED
OF ONE LIKE YOU
YOU OWN THE GOLD
YOUR DOLLARS SOAR
THEY PLUG YOUR EARS
TO THE PEOPLES ROAR
PROTEST MARCHES
AND DEMONSTRATIONS
FOR THE LOVE OF A BUCK
YOU POLLUTE A NATION
TO THOSE OF YOU
WHO POLLUTE THIS NATION
PLEASE LEAVE THIS EARTH
FOR OUR SALVATION
TO THOSE OF YOU WHO WASTE THIS LAND
PLEASE STOP YOUR DESTRUCTION AND LEND A HAND
TO SAVE THIS EARTH AND GIVE IT HEALTH
A DREAM MORE TREASURED THAN ALL YOUR WEALTH
I FEEL A SINKING DEEP IN MY HEART
THAT THIS DREAM WONT EVER START
HOW CAN MONEY MEAN SO MUCH TO YOU
THAT YOU DONT CARE WHAT YOUR FACTORY'S DO
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LIFE IS SWEET AND TENDER
POTENT AND COMPLEX
A BLESSING TO ALL FROM GOD ABOVE
REGARDLESS OF YOUR SEX
IT DOESN'T TAKE FORE KNOWELEGE
OR EVEN SECOND SIGHT
TO SOLVE THIS NATIONS TROUBLES
AND RESTORE OUR EQUAL RIGHTS
FREEDOM IS FOR EVERYONE
NOT JUST FOR BLACKS OR WHITES
WOMEN CHILDREN HANDICAPED
IT IS THEIR BASIC RIGHT
EQUAL IS A WORD
TO LITTLE UNDERSTOOD
TO PRACTICE WHAT IT PREACHES
WOULD DO THIS PLANET GOOD
I'M NOT A POLITIAN
OR EVEN MOSTLY GOOD
I'M JUST A GUY
WHO WANTS THE SAME FOR EVERYONE
LIKE ANYBODY SHOULD
MY POEM MAY NOT BE MEMORABLE
BUT AT LEAST IT IS SINCERE
AND I BELIEVE MORE GOOD WILL COME
WITH EVERY PASSING YEAR
SO TAKE THIS AS A WARNING
YOU BETTER RAISE YOUR GUARD
JUSTICE WILL BE COMING
AND IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN HARD
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Comments are needed so I can find out should I quit now or keep on
tapping the keys??
Thanks early
I may not want to later
Ken Trant