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Tag Archives: thanksgiving
Black Friday
Black Friday is the most American of all holidays, the day we honor the God in whom we trust more then life itself
Posted in Black Friday, haiku, poem, Poetry, tanka, thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Tagged America, Black Friday, capitalism, consumerism, haiku, holidays, in god we trust, poem, Poetry, tanka, thanksgiving
We’re High
We’re high on folklore and fairy tales. We’ve mastered feigning naivety
Posted in haiku, poem, Poetry, thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Tagged haiku, poem, Poetry, thanksgiving
As The Tryptophan Sedates
Turkey is bitter that’s why there’s cranberry sauce heaps and heaps of it to sweeten the taste and make history palatable so we’ll be happy as the tryptophan sedates the whole family and we cheer as a pop star … Continue reading
Posted in america, family, haiku, history, National Day of Mourning, Native Americans, poem, Poetry, racism, tanka, thanksgiving, turkey, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged chow halls, family, haiku, history, iraq, National Day of Mourning, Native Americans, pilgrims, Plymouth, poem, Poetry, racism, reality, tanka, thanksgiving, tradition, turkey, war
For Tradition’s Sake
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
Posted in haiku, idle no more, National Day of Mourning, Native Americans, peace, poem, Poetry, poetry for peace, tanka, thanksgiving, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged America, folklore, haiku, history, National Day of Mourning, Native Americans, Plymouth, reality, Standing Rock, tanka, thanksgiving, tradition, Water is Life
Certain Days
On certain days, blind patriotism is quite alright an over-the-top display of nationalism is perfectly fine a couple times a year, hawks can proudly soar above eagles, (no room in the sky for doves) and all jingoists can come out … Continue reading
Posted in america, american dream, american flag, collateral damage, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, poem, Poetry, propaganda, revolution, singing, slavery, taxes, tea, travel, Trump, Uncategorized, Veterans Day, violence, war, war tax resistance, world war one, world war two, yellow ribbons, Yemen
Tagged 4th of July, America, american dream, american flag, flag day, labor day, Memorial Day, music, poem, poetry, president's day, thanksgiving, veterans day
National Day of Mourning
You don’t have to be a student of history to find the truth behind all the turkey and football games. The truth was buried at Wounded Knee, and is silenced in federal prison cells. The truth is in the pieces … Continue reading
Posted in america, Sioux, Standing Rock, thanksgiving, Uncategorized, water
Tagged National Day of Mourning, Plymouth, thanksgiving
