Politics as Usual
Raspy murder of crows sit on the Capital power lines
Feeling the hum of 25,000 volts flow between their claws
Sharpening their lies, innuendos, and accusations
against their rival ravens
Discussing how they can harness all this power
for their own personal gain…
While more children died today
from unpredictable gun violence…
And the Eagle flies and cries alone
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Today at d’Verse Ingrid asked to write a poem from the Corvid family of birds. As the nation morns and parents cry once again, I chose to write about the politicians who can’t seem to get the job done. This time it is 19 elementary school children and 2 teachers in Texas shot today by a deranged teenager, in their school classroom. This is unthinkable! My sad condolences to the families.
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This is a very powerful poem, Dwight (although the metaphor does a disservice to crows).
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Thank you Liz! and my apologies to crows!
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You’re welcome, Dwight! I’m glad that you’ve apologized to the crows.
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:>)
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Words fail me. Yours have power. What can we do? I’m so bewildered by all the unexplainable, unspeakable violence of today.
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It is so tragic. Just unthinkable!
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks Michael!
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:-))
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Thank you for also mentioning this sad happening, Paul! xx Michael
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Your are welcome. I think you have me mixed up… I am Dwight! :>)
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Oh, excuse Dwight! 😉 Thank you, and enjoy a nice day! xx Michael
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Ha ha I do the same sometimes! No problem.
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we heard 18 children and their teacher … I can’t believe how easy gun access is there! Good poem to express our disturbance at their complacency Dwight!
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Unbelievable! So very sad… It does get crazy sometimes. Thanks Kate!
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I pray the find a way to protect children …
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Yes! :>(
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Stunning in its intensity…
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This poem has a heavy message, but one that needs to be heard. Thank you, Dwight.
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So so so so sad. And enraging, Thank you for your poem.
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I saw this on the news and I wonder when this will stop. Why can’t the leaders agree on anything? innocent kids…makes my heart cry.
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Yes me too! Soooo sad!
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Your message and poem is important and powerful Dwight. So sad,.. raw, angry and absurd Dwight. 💖
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Yes, all of the above! Thank you Cindy!
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You’re welcome.. 💖
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A powerful juxtaposition, Dwight. Your poem is the first I am learning of this tragedy. Heartbreaking. Your last line drove the message home. A system that repeatedly fails to protect children is beyond broken.
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Thank you Michele. It is very sad indeed.
Yes, we need to take our correcting back to the parents and what they are teaching their children and letting them watch and play!
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Such sad news – befitting ‘a raspy murder of crows.’
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Thank you Ingrid! It really is….
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Such an apt collective noun
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Very sad day for all of us! Thank you Derrick!
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So apt for today’s world, Dwight!
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I second that! 🙂
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Thank you very much!
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Thank you Eugi… so very sad!
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Most welcome, Dwight.
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I agree with Liz. A powerful poem. I wrote and posted mine before I heard the news. Today, it’s all I can think about.
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Such a sad and unthinkable event once again! It is such a tragedy!
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It is indeed. Something that should be unthinkable.
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:>(
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It saddens me to know the amount of killing that is being going on, brilliant poem Dwight.
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Thank you, Daphny! We all need to speak out against violence of every kind.
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Yes indeed we do.
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So terribly tragic and unbelievable! A very impactful and intense write, Dwight.
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Thank you very much! Another tragedy to live with.
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So many tragedies to live with! You are welcome.
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Way too many!
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It’s absolutely heart-breaking, yes 😦 Poignant and timely write, Dwight.
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Thank you Sanaa! Very sad!
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How terribly sad the news has been – a tragedy for sure.
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Yes, unbearable grief for those families!
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The prompt turned out to be distressingly apt. This is a wonderful paean to the children, and reflects our desperate need for action.
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Thank you very much! Sadly, you are right!
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tragic, they were seven to ten yr. olds. This is incomprehensible. I am so saddened by this.
I pointed out in an OpEd, that I wrote years ago, that the underlying issues of societal ills need to be addressed; rather, than thinking that dealing with “gun violence,” in and of itself will solve the problem.
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I agree. It goes back to moral values and what we are teaching our children!
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Politicians are too good at playing the blame game. Just heart breaking to watch this tragedy on the news. Powerful writing, Dwight.
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Thank you so much! I agree… they are only concerned about getting reelected!
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Yes, that was truly tragic. The world’s gone madder, Dwight. It’s very fitting how you referenced the birds as ill omens for what happened, and also noted the fact that crows and ravens are indeed rivals! Not many people know that 🙂
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Thank you, Sunra! I appreciate your comments.
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It’s shameful. You are correct. (K)
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Yes it really is~
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This is such a powerful and impactful poem Dwight, and yet again your metaphors are so was amazing
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Thank you, Tyler. Our leaders need to be called to account for their inaction!
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Yeah they actually do.
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This opening is fantastic. Very powerful piece
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Thank you so much for your comment!
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Sitting there controlling the power doing nothing… one say yes and the other say no, and often it really is both.
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Yes, both sides are at fault.
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