War & Politics – Page 19 – My husband's poetry

The Myth of Wade Hampton III – Part I

Aug 8, 2020

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He danced with all the ladies sword at his side metals on his chest a fine bushy faced fox at wartime cotton patch cotillions When hounds were heard howling his name across the river he tucked his tail and fled into the woods and fields Yipping in shadows until Rutherford leashed the hounds the dandy…

Fadeaway, or, Hampton Park

Aug 7, 2020

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cfblack

in Racial & Social justice, the South

They shoot hoops laugh and joke in a park that was once part of a plantation owned by a general in the war to keep their ancestors enslaved Two blocks from the park the general’s heirs live on the high ground of the same plantation Raising cattle and horses for fun near the ruins of…

surrender

Jul 26, 2020

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cfblack

in freedom, nature, sun, water /muddy water

for a moment in time a drop of dew hung swelled and quivered in sun vibrated yellow, orange and red blue and green released its grip on a leaf surrendered its form to the pull of earth 7-26-20

Drowning in air

Jul 24, 2020

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cfblack

in Belonging / Loneliness, corporate America, Family, history, Racial & Social justice

Decades from now they’ll join ancestry.com hoping DNA matches explain why they don’t look like their family why aunts and uncles are hush hush and still they’ll love their adoptive families They’ll seek out birth families that have been looking for years praying for a miracle hear their momma died broken hearted in a barrio…

Inside

Jul 21, 2020

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cfblack

in childhood, Family, War & Politics

I still think of dad and how he wouldn’t crawl inside our backyard tent because he knew what the inside of a tent looked like And he vowed that if he survived the war he’d never stick his head inside a tent, again _____ I always wanted a gun to shoot and hold in my…

The day before

Jul 3, 2020

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cfblack

in history, holidays, Racial & Social justice

The day before the 4th of July: Independence Day for white Americans Genocide for first Americans 3/5 of a man for black Americans What was the intent of this experiment this Constitution It’s obvious and I don’t care about original intent ‘Founding Fathers’ understood this was not perfect or Why else allow amendments 7-3-20

When the world became flat, again

Jul 2, 2020

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cfblack

in corporate America, frustration, history, ignorance, Racial & Social justice, violence

When the world became flat, again When science denial became in vogue When “the world’s equilibrium hath been upset” When billionaires received government assistance before the poor When separation of church and state became a lie When not paying taxes became a badge of honor When white supremacists crawled out of their holes When concentration…

Edisto island

Jun 26, 2020

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cfblack

in animals, beach/ocean, Charleston, covid, Family, Racial & Social justice, the South

Nine dollar earrings from a gift shop by the Sea Cow Cafe carried home in a little brown paper bag With a refrigerator magnet that says Edisto, South Carolina reminders of a COVID safe distancing day On a small island beach worn the next day to an airport to send a grandson back to Indiana…

Sunlight in my yard

Jun 21, 2020

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cfblack

in covid, health /doctors /hospitals, insects, Racial & Social justice, the South

A non-confrontational attitude is a sign of weakness to a bully our small victories a rallying cry for an enemy An armistice is not peace it is a time to rest nurse hurts and prepares for the next fight I am at war with racism and injustice I sign no armistice until they are routed,…

Bird watching during an election year

Jun 19, 2020

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cfblack

in Birds, humor, noise, War & Politics

A family of Cyanocitta cristata race back and forth in trees Shrieking and screeching again and again I look for an egg-sucking snake or maybe a crow But I see no egg-suckers in trees disturbing the peace Maybe the mocking birds were spreading conspiracy theories for kicks Or maybe the insecure and unstable just don’t…

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