Lawrence Hall

The former address, "reactionary drivel," was a P. G. Wodehouse gag that few ever understood to be a mildly self-deprecating joke. Drivel, perhaps, but not reactionary. Neither the Red Caps nor the Reds ever got it.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Another Argument Against the Death Penalty - short poem

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Another Argument Against the Death Penalty   Each one of us is a murderer To someone e...
Sunday, December 1, 2024

Ordinary Time and Advent: as a Diptych or a Dipstick or Something

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com     Ordinary Time and Advent: as a  Diptych or a Dipstick or Something   I. The Last Day in Ordinar...
Friday, November 29, 2024

A Parliament Approves of Death for Christmas - rhyming doggerel

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   A Parliamentary Validation of Guy Fawkes   The death-penalty ban has been reversed But...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

The Mostest Magicalist Familiestest Christmas Ever - poem

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   The Mostest Magicalist Familiestest Christmas Ever   She will make this the most magical family C...
Sunday, November 24, 2024

Algebra is not in the Bible - poem

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Algebra is not in the Bible   Jesus never said unto us, “Solve for X” If algebra were ...
Saturday, November 23, 2024

You are Civilization's Quiet Contemplative - poem

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   You are Civilization’s Quiet Contemplative     I send Love’s name into the world with wings   -Th...

Still Listening to the Warm - poem

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Still Listening to the Warm   Rod McKuen was the coolest of the cool And now he’s not ...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Politics and the Public Square - poem

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Politics and the Public Square   Oh, yes, we know about the public square - That’s where the Enli...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

I'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus on You! - poem

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   I’m Gonna Tell Santa Claus on You!   Nora and Theo   The children scamper across my ...

When She Sold Her Old Ford Mustang - poem

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   When She Sold Her Old Ford Mustang   Y’all need some more coffee? I got some fresh   That car was...

Schrodinger's Turtle - rhyming doggerel

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Schrodinger’s Turtle   Don’t let a quantum mechanic work on your car   A cat on a fence post prob...

Dump Metaphors into the Mixmaster and Stir-Whir-into-a-Blur - poem (of a sort)

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Dump ‘Em into the Mixmaster and Stir-Whir-into-a-Blur   Americans iconic cannot ic...

The Gates of Kiev are Smoke-Poisoned Skies - poem

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   The Gates of Kiev are Smoke-Poisoned Skies   The Gates of Kiev are now only the skies ...
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Poet, Just Look at You - poem

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Poet, Just Look at You   Just look at you, wrestling with your ideas Perceiving beauty among the ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Who Shares Your Desk? - poem

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Who Shares Your Desk?   Hundreds of friends share my desk with me Leaving coffee and w...
Monday, November 11, 2024

Which Karamazov are You? - poem

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Which Karamazov are You?   Wise Dostoyevksy Writes with holy words the mysteries   Of the Russian...

Which Karamazov are You? - poem

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Which Karamazov are You?   Wise Dostoyevksy Writes with holy words the mysteries    ...
Saturday, November 9, 2024

For Remembrance Day / Veterans' Day: An Old G.I. Belt Buckle - Poem

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   Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   An Old G.I. Belt Buckle     For Storekeeper Third Class Thomas of Knoxville, Tennessee   “What he...
Friday, November 8, 2024

Atheist Chaplains Forging Mixed Metaphors - poem (of a sort)

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  Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Atheist Chaplains Forging Mixed Metaphors   “Atheist chaplains are forging a new path in...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Vice-President Kamala Harris’ Speech of Gratitude and Farewell to Her Faithful Followers in the Early Hours of 6 November 2024

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 Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Vice-President Kamala Harris’ Speech of Gratitude and Farewell to Her Faithful Followers in the Ear...
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Lawrence Hall, HSG
Y'r 'umble scrivener knows how to milk cows (altho' he long ago swore to own no livestock larger than dachshunds), build fences, clear brush, and cut firewood. After 18 months in Viet-Nam and Cambodia he worked his way through university as an ambulance driver, nurses' aide, and then LVN. BA in History, University of San Diego, 1976; MEd, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1984; MA in English, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2002. He also taught school, but that makes him a class (no pun) enemy just now. He has been rejected by some of the finest publishing houses in America.
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