Monday, May 30, 2016

Nobody Apologized - column

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Nobody Apologized From reading the popular press the naïve among us might infer that in August of 194...
Saturday, May 28, 2016

Spring Thunderstorm II - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Spring Thunderstorm II “I am well rebuked.” – St. Thomas More in A Man for all Seasons An underpass ...

Spring Thunderstorm I - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Spring Thunderstorm I A house is like a blanket; in a storm You cuddle up with cozy walls, and pull ...

The First Supper - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The First Supper For all who wait tables Who sets the table for the Passover Seder In a rented room...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Is Your Chakra Unbalanced? - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Is Your Chakra Unbalanced? You haven’t adjusted your chakra yet? You’d better make an appointment wit...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

You Can't Squeeze a Turnip out of Blood - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com You Can’t Squeeze a Turnip Out of Blood A ship deserting a sinking rat An envelope pushing anything e...

Estate Sale - Books $2 - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Estate Sale – Books $2 Saint Joseph Sunday missals on a shelf Four small ribboned missals, one for ea...

Sitting on the Porch - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com When I was a boy I didn’t understand why in the evenings old people liked to sit on the porch with a pip...

An Extended Family - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com An Extended Family A recluse is always uncomfortable Billeted in a crowded and noisy house Roommates...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Undeclared War is Good Business - Invest Your Daughter - column

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhll46184@aol.com 22 May 2016 Undeclared War is Good Business – Invest Your Daughter Mr. Donald Trump’s butler is said ...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

If the Universe is Mechanical - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com If the Universe is Mechanical If the universe is mechanical Then it is badly out of tune and time Cl...

Pick up Your Brass - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Pick up Your Brass The rubrics of the firing range are clear And most importantly, pick up your brass...

Duck and Cover - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Duck and Cover The duck and cover drill was never frightening Not like arithmetic, or the teacher’s s...

Night Prayer - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Night Prayer Tobacco smoke rises from the bowl of a pipe Like incense or thoughts, or dreams drifting...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

About this Life Thing... - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com About this Life Thing… “What we mean to establish is a school for the Lord’s service” - St. Benedict...

Following a Path Worn by Pilgrims - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Following a Path Worn by Pilgrims Doctor Zhivago , p. 75 No one is first along a pilgrim road Oth...

A House Without a Dog - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com A House without a Dog Socks will not disappear Shoes will not be chewed Christmas ornaments will not...

A Candidacy of Unreferenced Pronouns - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com A Candidacy of Unreferenced Pronouns “At least he tells it like it is” – hear, now, That unsourced “i...

Event Staff - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Event Staff What if we are never the stars of our lives Or even the audience for our show But always...
Monday, May 16, 2016

Chakras in the Underground - column

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Chakras in the Underground About that restroom edict – why are people constantly surprised at having...