“Politicians” as read by Warren Adler The thing about conniving politicians They resemble skilled morticians Who can make the dead appear alive at rest To prove that they know best And can will the body to arise With their curatives of lies The intention is a trick To make us see the corpse as merely […]
Where are the leaders of yesteryear That led us without fear And captained our ship of state through heavy seas We thought it was built to last through centuries With keel still sound Its sails are torn The wheel is jammed and the rudder torn Thick clouds obscure the guiding star Ahead stands a high […]
“The Mystery of Love” as read by Warren Adler Who knows the answer to the mystery of love? You won’t find it in the heavens above Or in our misnamed hearts Pierced by mythical cupid’s darts Why love one and not the other? Why him and not his brother Or her and not her friend […]
“Eighties” as read by Warren Adler I know I am much closer to the further shore And I am still open to the question of more With blurry eyes I can see the outlines of the rocks Knowing that my faulty ears can hear less ticks and tocks Still I can hear the surging rhythm […]
When does old age arrive Some say eighty five Others offer numbers lower Still others think we’re aging slower Some grow old before their time Some stay longer in their prime But in the end we’re set to fail Our bodies will grow bent and frail Perhaps our minds will fail us, too And we […]
Why didn’t He makes us generous and kind? What do you suppose was in His mind? Why so many choices? Why so many voices? Why so many races? Why so many faces? Why create the game of life With so much pain and so much strife? Perhaps it was not what He intended And His […]
Can love be forever? Some say so. Some say never. Where it comes from no one knows But once it gets you in its throes It engulfs the most unsuspecting heart You cannot explain it, no matter how smart It puts you under a fearful spell And makes parting seem like hell Why him? Why […]
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