Christmas 1984

Post by **jimboloco** » December 17th, 2007, 2:13 pm

Christmas 1984

i went to my brother's for Christmas
holiday in Texas
he had a christmas tree Lot
and we went across the Street
from his House
to have a holiday season's Toke
at his across the street Neighbor's
sweet marijuana smells Wafting
the neighbor's an ex-Marine
was in vietnam So
my brother wanted me to Meet
him as i Was
in vietnam Too
we are Smoking
the marijuana And
the ex-marine asks me "What
do you think about C.O.'s?"
"do you mean Conscientious
objectors?" i Asked
"no," he yelled, "i Mean
commanding officers i Hate
commanding officers!" i Said
"we hated our Commanding
officer Too."

j loco
2004

veterans for peace poetry

Post by **mnaz** » December 17th, 2007, 5:01 pm

yeh, funny that.... "C.O." at opposite far ends of the spectrum...

conscripted out, maybe...

Post by **e_dog** » December 17th, 2007, 8:25 pm

George Orwell's
1984
was darkern this.
rats rats Big Brother.

good pome.

Post by **jimboloco** » December 18th, 2007, 9:30 am

Yoeh, I sent it out so my family could read it. I thought that my brother might like it, but all he had to say is that it reminded him of Beethoven's 5th. I wrote back to him, Beethoven's fifth of what?

There is a perceptual gap. Conscripted out.

No telling how my sisters and mom will react. Probably no comment.

I had heard something on the radio while driving that 50% of all on-line computer users have web searched their own name. So I Googled my name, best choice, and got another JW's family website, so I Googled again, best choice, JW veteran, and came up with the vets for peace poetry page/

I am renewing my connection with local VFP, right now laboriously helping the process of next years board elections, plus am going up to Countryside HS and getting a form to fill out so I can speak there to a class about Vietnam, altho at this late date, am not sure when it will happen.

It's good to have community, both physically and cyberly.

Post by **e_dog** » December 18th, 2007, 6:11 pm

That's a great idea for a liquor brand...Beethoven's Fifth.

Let's markit that, yo!

We're claimin' a traidmarc. Sell that hooch, slingit.

Post by **Arcadia** » December 18th, 2007, 7:24 pm

it sounds great the idea of you and a class!!! good luck, jimbo!!!

Post by **jimboloco** » December 18th, 2007, 10:46 pm

quinta de ron
quinta para non
tiempo a quitar
juega la guitarrr

i'll have to tell my brother john
he thought of it first

Post by **hester_prynne** » December 19th, 2007, 4:24 am

FAR-OUT, I do dig this poem.
Tres.
H

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