Tag Archives: Standing Rock

For Tradition’s Sake

Posted on November 22, 2018 by soitgoes1984

  From Plymouth Rock to Standing Rock, the west has rolled from sea to sea, with cultures in our wake yet we take pride in the meals we make   for traditions sake on the fourth Thursday every November. As … Continue reading →

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Life & Death: An Ode To Water

Posted on October 11, 2018 by soitgoes1984

  It’s finding a spring just when you’re dying of thirst, hope amidst despair   though it’s a false hope just as you’re quenching your thirst you taste the poison   you lay by the spring hoping for an antidote, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr. King 50 Years Later

Posted on April 6, 2018 by soitgoes1984

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death” On April 4th, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. publicly spoke out against the war in … Continue reading →

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100 Proof

Posted on August 14, 2017 by soitgoes1984

bottles fired break bones more than bullets or bombs ever do   then replace bottles with bibles and believe we want whats best for you   test for you pass or fail pail full of ashes and nails   no … Continue reading →

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thunder

Posted on November 30, 2016 by soitgoes1984

a butterfly flutters then dies and theres thunder and I wonder whats under the rock pick it up break the lock lift the chains from the flock sail away from the dock crashing of the stock market fell take the … Continue reading →

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Standing Rock

Posted on September 23, 2016 by soitgoes1984

Standing on this rock all alone looking glass shattered can’t find home can’t escape sticks and stones thrown by a falling Rome names don’t hurt when Redskins flirt with victory the Missouri doesn’t flow to the sea it flows through … Continue reading →

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