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(An Experiment in DEDICATION)
(God Bless Sarah Palin)
What exemplary
Homespun
Dedication
Of what she
Has done
Could begin
With more
Or less than
God Bless
Sarah Palin?
Through
Heartache
And tears
Blessed
By the years
Torn by
Her losses
Bearing
Her
Crosses
God bless
Sarah Palin!
What homespun
Exemplary
Dedication!
God Bless
Sarah Palin
Mocked
In the
Press
For her
Republican
Dress
Through all
Though
True to
Herself
She was always
More
Or less
Sarah Palin
What exemplary
Homespun
Dedication!
God Bless
Sarah Palin!
Even as
Charlady
She was
Always
Steady
And ready
With a
Hearty
You betch ya
Yeah!
What a
Lady!
God Bless
Sarah Palin!
What exemplary
Homespun
Dedication!
God Bless
Sarah Palin!
No wolf with
Sheepskin,
Who needs
An education
When you can
Shoot wolves
Or bag bear as
Co-opter
In the air?
God Bless
Sarah Palin
What exemplary
Homespun
Dedication!
God Bless
Sarah Palin!
Not lost
But loose
On Alaskan
Permafrost
All the same
Cross hairs
Not crossed
She bags
Her game and
Field dresses
A moose.
God Bless
Sarah Palin!
What exemplary
Homespun
Dedication!
God Bless
Sarah Palin!
Now
Struck
By a bolt
From above
This nitty
Gritty
Guv
Has left
Galling
Stalling
Political
Brawling
Behind
Resigned
By design
To meet
Appalling
Needs of her
Calling.
God bless
Sarah Palin!
What exemplary
Homespun
Dedication!
God Bless
Sarah Palin!
But
Let no
Alarm grow —
Though
The kitchen
Was warm
She left,
Not caught
By the hot
But because,
Who would
Have guessed,
Sarah Palin’s a
FEMINIST!
May the gods
Bless
Sarah Palin!
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Comments (22)
July 4th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Hey!! Before you judge me, read the whole damn thing, okay? OKAY??
July 4th, 2009 at 4:09 am
What homespun
Exemplary
Dedication!
God Bless
Sarah Palin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
roy this is quite brilliant - i love it!! homespun exemplary dedication!! very well expressed - three cheers! i’ve never enjoyed a poem - for its sheer reading power - its humorous sarcasm (not in the least nasty but totally wholesome!) as this wonderfully well constructed crafty poem!! its a real scream of a poem - next time when you’re performing - please do choose this! its a riot!!
the refrain is outstanding!! if i had to quote my favorite lines i’d have to quote the whole poem!!
really its difficult to choose!!
she was always - more or less - sarah palin!! this is like rolling on the floor stuff!!
July 4th, 2009 at 4:16 am
Honestly, it was fun but I didn’t think it was that good — A couple folks want me to rework the final stanza, but I’m not sure I want to put the energy into it. This is a bit of an experiment the intention of which must remained cloaked in secrecy for the moment….
But, thanks for your compliments….
God Bless Sarah Palin!
July 4th, 2009 at 4:25 am
homespun exemplary dedication - haha! roy you’re a scream!! that’s just so well expressed - cant tell you how funny it is!!
well i was really caught up in some homespun exemplary dedication - i tell you - i hadnt been home on sat. for a while - there was so much pending - decided to meet the appalling needs of my calling - before getting tied down in the net & shooting the breeze - maybe a moose or two - hahha i feel so like sarah palin!!
Through
Heartache
And tears
Blessed
By the years and
Bearing
Her
Children
God bless
Sarah Palin!
no i mean really seriously god bless her! she does have a brood of children & all that politics - admirable!
thanks roy for such exemplary dedication to the cause of strong women all over the world!!
GOD BLESS YOU!!
&
SARAH PALIN OF COURSE!!
July 4th, 2009 at 4:45 am
I dont think you should need ever to underestimate your writing in any way - you have such a wonderfully direct approach - no shit-shat (sorry but its a very popular term here!) really your writing is strong & full of character - the irony , humor , entendres et all - make for sumptuous reading - & reading out aloud would be a treat.
it’s your style & its great!
that’s a sincere statement with no ulterior motives! i’m always scared to praise you too much - you might wonder at my motives!! but there are none.
this one here here is a delight to read!
i remember showing some of your stuff to ajay - he used to write too - pretty good stuff - till business took over - but he’s extremely well read - the nietzsche, sartre kind! he’s read being & nothingness in college including all those heavy duty books - in fact i took over from him - the poetry writing.
but what was i saying? yea well remember our existential debates? well i showed him a whole lot of your stuff & couldnt stop smiling while he was reading i remember watching him quite closely! & then he just said one line: this guy is a tiger!
well! you might not know what that terminology means but here its the highest praise any guy can give another!!
well enough of all that - but what i mean - dont call your stuff all kinds of names - its good strong wholesome funny humorous ironical enjoyable intelligent stuff!!
July 4th, 2009 at 4:48 am
dont change a word of it its perfect!!
July 4th, 2009 at 9:03 am
good work Roy, now I don’t really appreciate politics although it is necessary, I had forgotten Sarah Palin since today and Idon’t really know about her, France is so far from Alaska….however I enjoyed very much the read….
yann
July 4th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Hi Yann — Thanks! Well, she just resigned and Trade Martin wrote that piece of dreck that rocketed to the top of the charts so I thought I’d take my turn at praising
Sarah Palin and see if it would make me as popular… Hope your Ete is going well!! roy
July 4th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Hey Clematis — Thanks! A Tiger, eh? Well you know, twice catty — a Leo born in the Year of the Tiger…. I’m going off for a bike ride before the blast-furnace day (100 degrees outside my office window the last two days and going to be be again today) hits will full force…
July 4th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Roy, I must admit that I hadn’t tried the other Palin poem before I read this. In fact, the rise of the other poem to such heights inspired me to delete the poem I had on that list — I’m not sure why I had left my poem there so long — I have never seen competition as essential to life — and obviously being popular will never be an big part of my life or writing — too late now. I’m not sure I understand the two poems — the original, or your response. Thanks for the poems to read — it all becomes part of my education. Jerry
July 4th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Hi Jerry — Art told me you had taken a poem down and I know I read it, but for the life of me cannot now remember the poem. Age, I think…
This is an attempt at gentle satire — Just a gentle poking with an old adage in mind — “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Palin would never admit she couldn’t stand the heat, so my conclusion is she got out of the kitchen because she’s a feminist (which would, of course, be anathema to Sarah Palin). That’s what this was all about.
The rest of it is just an experiment — being bemused by Trade Martin’s poem’s meteoric rise I was wondering if using Sarah Palin’s name drives hits here. Which is why I call it an experiment — more a study in my bemusement than anything else.
Hope that explains — BTW, I really appreciate your honest assessment.
July 5th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I hadn’t read Trade’s poem but I will do that now. You have a knack for satire, Roy.
I just wonder what is REALLY going on there, You know we haven’t gotten the whole story yet.
Sarah Palin is not my cup of tea. The idea of a woman field dressing a moose is appalling to me
but I don’t like the way her family has been treated by the media and others and as a mother that would leave me little stomach for politics.
Ida
July 6th, 2009 at 4:55 am
the media is a hound when you’re a public figure
when you’re a public figure you become fair game - depends on how you handle the media - how much you let it effect & how tough you are mentally
some public figures become media savvy or learn to - over time.
media doesnt believe in kindness - if you’re a public figure & a blunderer - you’ve had it
even if you arent - you’re still a target -
everything comes with a price!
media are a pack of wolves - hounding for a story - its what sells that matters
we’re living in a age bombarded with electronic & print media - 24×7
all channels & papers want maximum viewership - competition & pressure is too much
gone are the days - when what was sacred or taboo & what was not
the age of innocence is over! see our kids!
we can now watch a war or the gory details of a celebrity’s life - in color!
however, you do have knack for satire roy & this is a fine example - without the nastiness - pretty classical in nature - like Dryden’s political satire!
July 24th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Absolutely brilliant, Roy! The first stanza sets up so well what is to come, but you pause for a moment in the second stanza with a touch of what I believe is genuine compassion. Throughout the poem I feel a sense of restraint—you could have been vicious!
As an artist you have pursued truth here, and you have expressed it by what we have come know about Sarah Palin. This one has legs and lots of traction. I think we are in for quite an adventure!
art
July 24th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
And Jerry, after you removed “Being Alone” I had similar thoughts about “competition” and removed my poem “I’m Sorry”. Actually I was kind of tired of it, and decided to put it in the archives for a while. Maybe it will surface again as a better piece.
art
July 27th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I find it very interesting Roy, how some of the truly prominent big wigs in the Republican party are shying away from Sarah Palin. Bill Bennett tried to be neutral by saying basically no comment! Palin didn’t help herself at all when she made the strange pronouncement that being a lame duck gov was not in the best interest of her beloved Alaska! Now that takes the cake! I suppose she is suggesting that all governors should resign in the last year of their tenure, and let the Lt. gov take on the role of lame duck. I’m surprised the “unfair” media didn’t pick it up. I also saw where Bill O’Reilly accused the “left” of trying to marginalize Palin, but the way I see it, she marginalized herself when she demonstrated her utter lack of leadership qualities in the Katie Couric interviews. It defies logic that the right wing base can see this lady as some kind of savior of the Party, and that she should be even casually considered as a candidate for president in 2012. But, uh, this is America, and I might be talking about a woman who’ll be sitting in the Oval Office come January 21, 2013!
art
July 28th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Your poem, Roy, is much kinder to Palin than many have been in her own league. You took facts from her life and crafted a fine satire, and you did so without some of the cruelty in satire that is directed at very public figures. You probably remember how Larry Flint castigated Rev. Jerry Falwell and his mother. It actually went to the US Supreme Court, and the Court ruled in Flint’s favor on the basis of the legitimacy of satire as an art form. I would like to find the time to discuss each stanza of what is an unusually long poem for you. And perhaps I shall step by step from time to time.
See you later, my friend—
art
July 28th, 2009 at 2:41 am
thought this one was great too! its damn good satire!
& i was wrong - like the changes you’ve made - the length adds!
July 28th, 2009 at 2:42 am
& enhances!
July 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Nice work Roy and thanks for the kind mention. I love your full-blown sarcasm. Please note that Governor Palin, like Obama is a media phenomenon. But unlike the Senators Barack and Hillary….., Sarah advanced to a higher office gaining ‘executive experience’ than the both of them…., without the help of a husband being president or manipulating the Chicago machine, ACORN & the democrat party to be successful. I believe she’s got a strong chance of becoming president or vice president in 2012 with Romney on her ticket. Right now our ‘quarterback’ is making lots of obvious fumbles and is turning many Americans against him. Best regards, Trade. PS, my DJ buddy Jimmy Jay, got a real kick out of your e-mail….!!! Tomorrow is “Happy Hour At The White House.”
August 3rd, 2009 at 1:18 am
Haven’t seen you for a few days, Roy. Hope all is going well. I’m trying to decide if I should bother to try to do something about these ads. Maybe you should try that mail to their customer service again. That might really be what gave us that one day reprieve, rather than Gunther. I can live with the ads, except that I hate having to scroll through two or three pages to find new member posts.
Hope to see you soon.
art
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Hi Trade — Thanks for the compliment. Such compliments are especially meaningful when you know the commentor is not trying to curry favor!
But, about Ms. Palin — I’m guessing she’s about washed up. Even those unrepentant hypocrites of Republican fame probably would have a hard time portraying the cuckolding of her husband as qualifying executive experience.
But, maybe Sarah Palin as the Wife of Bath…. lol