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Category Archives: Malnutrition
Take it to the Bank, Cassandra
Downtown in April From high in a ragged spruce In the bank’s back lot Like an unheeded alarm A fledgling crow’s lonely squawk
Posted in Capitalism, Corporate Capitalism, Crows, Delusional thinking, Hunger, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie Poetry, Malnutrition, Micropoetry, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Political Commentary, Poverty, Protest poems, Social Commentary, Spring, Tanka
Tagged capitalism, corporate capitalism, crows, hunger, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, malnutrition, micropoetry, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, political commentary, poverty, protest poems, social commentary, spring, tanka
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Against Hope
I look at the apple tree in spring And see how the blossoms fade and fall. I look again in summer and see How the fruit of its early promise Now bend thin branches under their weight. And in autumn … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Blossoms, Art is lies, Art is theft, Biology, Cliches, Delusional thinking, Epistemology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Hunger, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie Poetry, Malnutrition, Neuroscience, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Political Commentary, Poverty, Protest poems, Religion, Science, Social Commentary, The Brain, Time
Tagged apple blossoms, art is lies, art is theft, biology, clichés, delusional thinking, epistemology, evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, hunger, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, malnutrition, neuroscience, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, political commentary, poverty, protest poems, religion, science, social commentary, the brain, time
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Amongst the Green
Andrew Mitrovica has a great piece at ipolitics about Stephen Harper and his policies. Here’s the beginning: “Before last week, I thought I understood the depth of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s malevolence. I was wrong. Only now do I appreciate … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Death, Hunger, John MacKenzie, Malnutrition, Micropoetry, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Poverty, Social Commentary, Tanka, The Earth, The Wind, War, War poems
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Short Summons (A Sea “Shan’t No More”)
Short Summons (A Sea “Shan’t No More”) I was a wild rover Roving the world over, Leaving lovers lining the shores Till I was given short summons For all my goings and comings And my wife said, “You’ll do … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Art is theft, Harbour, Hunger, John MacKenzie, Malnutrition, Music, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Poverty, Sea songs, Social Commentary, The Earth, The Sea
Tagged art is lies, art is theft, harbour, hunger, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, malnutrition, music, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, poverty, sea songs, social commentary, the earth, the sea
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Stiff-legged as the Heron
You must get up early to see the harbour muzzled with fog, the gulls silent white smears on rocks ringing its shores, only the occasional blue heron’s deep striated croak sounding as mist swirls to reveal briefly the stiff-legged gait … Continue reading
Posted in Art is lies, Blue Heron, Capitalism, Charlottetown, Corporate Capitalism, Death, Gulls, Harbour, Hunger, John MacKenzie, Language, Malnutrition, New poems, Poem tweets, Poetry, Political Commentary, Poverty, Social Commentary, Sonnet, The Sea
Tagged art is lies, blue heron, capitalism, Charlottetown, corporate capitialism, death, gulls, harbour, hunger, John MacKenzie, John MacKenzie poetry, Language, malnutrition, new poems, poem tweets, poetry, political commentary, poverty, social commentary, sonnet, the sea
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Walter, Down on Queen Street (on the Death of Harold Waite)
Hank is dead now as found his place Daily on the low step there A block below the liquor store, Cardboard cushioning his bony arse Against time and cold and the slow Tide of malnutrition that crept High enough to … Continue reading →