Tag Archives: Heroes Scoundrels & Fools

Jefferson

Posted on December 15, 2010 by NotATameLion

A crooked line pointing past these given answers once so definitive A crooked man a shameless slavemaster becomes the source the author of a freedom that Sets the world on fire Jefferson in his study among his books his silhouettes … Continue reading →

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Adams the Elder

Posted on October 21, 2010 by NotATameLion

“I am fairly out and you are fairly in See which of us will be happiest” Oh cruel history How torturous a fate To have been democracy’s clarion only to become second fiddle To be placed between the father of … Continue reading →

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Washington

Posted on October 7, 2010 by NotATameLion

Scoundrel, Fool, Hero Father To a country In love with your best friend’s wife Starting your own wars White-knuckled restraint Refusal to be a monarch They call Jefferson the sphinx But you are a history further back- Shrouded in mists … Continue reading →

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Of ghosts and presidents

Posted on October 7, 2010 by NotATameLion

If you have not noticed, my poems here are parts of larger poetic cycles. You can find these groupings in the tags on the poems. The cycle that I recently completed, Lines in Testimony, gripped me like none ever has. … Continue reading →

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