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Friday, October 2, 2009

Gubernatorial Debate

Gubernatorial Debate with apologies to Coleridge and albatrosses Boxes, boxes everywhere And from questions do they shrink Boxes, boxes everywhere Nor outside of any would they think Copyright © 2009 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Sarah Who Serves

Sarah Who Serves Oh, Sarah, your eyes Dance Seductively in my mind Leaving me helpless To their call To strip my heart Naked before you Vulnerable Vanquished If I look up Locking eyes In captivity to you But I am afraid I only glance Taste your smile Which feeds me through the day The week, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Web: The Home of Getting Reading Material for Free ( re: Samantha39)

Response to Samantha39 's blog: Back when the World Wide Web (WWW) was just getting started, the idea was to provide a way of following the footnotes and references in academic articles around the still heavily academic and military internet (fka ARPANET). As its use spread throughout the general... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Morning Rain

Morning Rain I speak, once again, to the love I do not know -- Imagine I hear her in the early morning rain. And what if I hear her through the static of a phone? Would that call be made more real by the the guess of an address? For whether Time makes wounds or heals I cannot tell, but it moves my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Out of Tune Radio

Out of Tune Radio This is Broken Family Radio Entirely Child Supported By payments from your ex zzzz Here on WMS-FM What's My Signal radio Broadcasting at 94.6 But you can hear us At 89.6 to 94.6 zzzz That was Dvorak's New World Symphony played by LOUD COUNTRY MUSIC THAT SINGS ABOUT ITSELF zzzz... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Buzz Me Up, Scotty!

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Technology and Wisdom

Technology and Wisdom The arrogance of technology In the face of wisdom To think that having a few toys And knowing how to play with them Makes one smarter than the poor Who have to learn without the advantages -- Or are they crutches -- Of technical riches! I think back to the days -- The young... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

A short poem for a professor friend

School Bells The rhythm of academe Beats its solemn toll Upon the autumn soul Copyright © 2009 by C. P. Klapper Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Residenceship

Residenceship Another way I am out of step With the tenor of the times Is that I can listen unaffected To the constant siren songs Of the singlehood-ending relationships When the one alluring note has stopped With the distant wedding chimes Then coupling itself is rejected And all which to her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 3, 2009

Mr. Klapper Dines Alone

Mr. Klapper Dines Alone After the songs of love in the day And thoughts of neighbors in the end With a meal ticket Stuck in his pocket Though taking hunger along for the ride Mr. Klapper dines alone He stops to consider the empty room Then the tables near the bar Then choosing at last For the site... Sign in to see full entry.

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