A Post-Controversy Transcendence: a solo #senryu #renga

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“the right to bear arms…”

the fresh blood drying

in the streets

Congressional conjectures

amidst empty coffers

of wolves and sheep dogs …

the choked-off trachea

of a dead sheep

“The sheep should have listened…”

“Return the dog to the field…”

inverted yield curves

everyone to blame except

where “the buck stops…”

“Everything is fine now…”

“You have to vote for me…”

wailing winds

the clattering tongues cease

before silence

pass by these scattered, shattered

carnival smoke and mirrors

for dVerse poets’ Tuesday Poetics: Smoke andย Mirrors (pubtended by Amaya). The Pub is open! Come join us!

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24 responses to “A Post-Controversy Transcendence: a solo #senryu #renga”

  1. lillian Avatar

    carnival of smoke and mirrors…you’ve got that exactly right! May many heads clear before the next election!

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  2. msjadeli Avatar

    Why do we not throw the broken records in the trash, where they belong.

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  3. Glenn A. Buttkus Avatar
    Glenn A. Buttkus

    T45 “Love me or hate me, you still have to vote for me, or America goes down the toilet”. I get a little throw-up in my mouth each time I see him.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      I know that feeling!

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  4. memadtwo Avatar

    The entire government is smoke and mirrors. (K)

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Too true! ๐Ÿ˜ž

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  5. rothpoetry Avatar

    We have some real issues that need to be addressed. Time to put down the smoky mirror and magic cards and quit playing games with our lives. Well done Frank.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Too True, Dwight. Our livesโ€”our societyโ€”depend on it!

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  6. Fleur McMorrow Avatar
    Fleur McMorrow

    Painful–so well done, Frank.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Indeed. Thank you, Fleur.

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      1. Fleur McMorrow Avatar
        Fleur McMorrow

        Most welcome.

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  7. kim881 Avatar

    I think youโ€™ve included all the things I donโ€™t understand about American politics, Frank, particularly the right to bear arms and the carnival of smoke and mirrors. US politicians, especially Trump, remind me of old-fashioned medicine showmen.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Indeed, Kim. Trump has managed to repackage American politics as the ultimate โ€œThe Apprenticeโ€ series.

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  8. Bjรถrn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    Many politicians are cowards who really just want your votes.

    The simple rule of “bread and circuses” still apply (or maybe it’s just circuses these days)

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Indeed! Never has the aspiration for society as a Darwinian jungle ever been so obvious.

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  9. OwnShadow Avatar

    If people arm themselves they should expect to get shot.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      โ€œ…live by the sword…die by the sword…โ€

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  10. Frank Hubeny Avatar

    Nice lines: “everyone to blame except

    where โ€œthe buck stopsโ€ฆโ€”

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  11. Gospel Isosceles Avatar

    I like how the inverted yield curve was transposed over the sheep in the field with the wolf dog coming back. I do personally believe everyone is to blame for violence because we as a society show we want it in every facet of life in how we compete with one another from infanthood, rather than defining our own success based on the joy of others. Politicians can’t fix the problem, thank God. But you and I can.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Amaya. I agree we are the ultimate solution, but our society does need leaders. Too many of our politicians are not leaders, but marketers for whomever funds their re-elections.

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  12. robtkistner Avatar

    Interesting and engaging direction youโ€™ve taken with your perspective on Amayaโ€™s smoke & mirrors prompt Frank well written.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Rob! ๐Ÿ˜€

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