A Scott Bates fable captures Trumpist authoritarianism when it comes to vaccine resistance.
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A Mimeo Fable Explains Vax Foes
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Dr. Watson Returns from Afghanistan
Dr. Watson is also a former Afghanistan War vet, with certain similarities to our own vets. The messy end of America’s involvement also recalls Kaye’s “Far Pavilions.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Birds of Afghanistan", Afghan withdrawal, Afghanistan, Arthur Conan Doyle, Far Pavilions, M. M. Kaye, Study in Scarlet Comments closed
Bringing Back the Games of Yesteryear
My grandson is visiting, getting me to break out the old games my father loved.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Ballad of the Games of Yesteryear", "Ballad of the Ladies of Bygone Times", Children, children's games, Francois Villon Comments closed
Built Out of Peasants & Pieces of Glass
An enjoyable Scott Bates poem about how phallic structures don’t last forever.
Freed Like a Beached Whale
Our spirits have curiously been lifted by the freeing of the Ever Given. Various whale poems come to mind.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Humpbacks", Ever Given, Mary Oliver, shipping, Whales Comments closed
Jesus and the Egyptian Gods
Jesus’s flight into Egypt resonates with the symbolism of multiple religions.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Flight into Egypt", Christianity, nativity scene Comments closed
I Never Saw a Sweeter Child
Dorothy Parker and Scott Bates have poems that see the nativity from the vantage point of commoners.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Nativity", "Witness", Christmas, Dorothy Parker Comments closed
Ms. Claus, Environmental Activist
Scott Bates’s Mrs. Santa Claus poems push environmental and peace themes. The next few posts consist of some of these poems.
Citizen Kane and Trump’s Psychology
Scott Bates’s poem about Citizen Kane provides deep insight into autocrats like Donald Trump.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Citizen Cain", Citizen Kane, Donald Trump, immigrant child separations, Orson Welles Comments closed