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Thursday, June 12, 2008

My position on the Iraqi war and peace

This was written in response to a MySpace poster who expressed anger at George W. Bush over the situation in Iraq: Hussein was a cold-blooded murderer of his own people, witness the Kurds, who needed to be deposed. However, it was pointless for any foreign armies to stay beyond that point. We cannot... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 9, 2008

Hot Time, Not Quite Summer Just Outside the City

When I posted this to MySpace, I couldn't set the category to "weather". What sort of set of blog categories is it without the "weather"? Why would they exclude the prototypical default topic of conversation? Especially when it makes the landscape resemble a Dali painting: My pocketwatch just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Seeking

Seeking The love of my life Who arises surprisingly Beside the unlikely lane This wandering stranger walks Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Foot Massage

Foot Massage Dreamy thoughts that bring to mind The sensual sense of rubbing feet An act as delightful as it is kind In a place where verse and prose doth meet Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Still a little numb from getting back at 2:30 am

and back to work on not enough sleep. Had a good college reunion, meeting up with old friends and made new ones with those from other classes. Contributed a copy of each of my poetry books to our class (of 1979) auction. Need to get some rest, but I have a vestry meeting tonight, then am supposed to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 26, 2008

Wise Man

Wise Man Willie Smith used to say to me -- I can still hear his words quite clearly: All black's not black. All white's not white. All good's not good. All bad's not bad. But all things are mixed and so are we. I think so then and I think so now That Willie Smith was a very wise man. Copyright ©... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 24, 2008

They Say

They Say Who are They Who one day say one thing And next day say the opposite Whose reputation is never sullied By changes or contradictions? They say But I do not listen Copyright © 2008 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

On This Day

On This Day On this day, I'd hope we'd be Sharing each other's company You with a story and I with a poem And never in our thoughts alone But my cue to the stage has not yet come To play my appointed part thereon My fifteen minutes as yet unspent Not enough from my books to pay the rent No matter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Good day at RacFest!

The Raconteur bookstore had its annual RacFest yesterday. I rented a table there at the last minute and put my meager offerings, just two books, on it and encouraged anybody who came by to browse. My author friend, Danny, came a bit later but was able to set up next to me. I would have been happy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Link to letter in Metuchen/Edison Sentinel

You can read my letter here. For those unfamiliar with the area, Edison is a "donut" township formed by the separation of the borough of Metuchen at the center of the earlier Raritan township. The Edison train station originally served a small community consisting of the homes of some Rutgers... Sign in to see full entry.

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