politicopoem (local) # 11
what shall we do with the homeless-owhat shall we do with the homeless-owhat shall we do with the homeless-oturn them out into the snow what shall we do with our dollars-owhat shall we do with our dollars-ogive them to our scholars-owest of town where the soybeans grow what shall we do with the old school…
Stepping it up
As a young graduate student, I didn’t see a problem with heading to Steak ‘n Shake after a late night out with friends or grabbing McDonald’s in between classes. And even though I had been active in college — rowing competitively with the school’s team and jogging frequently with roommates — I stopped exercising, too.…
Fat Pat no more – Part Two
Continued from yesterday… My epiphany finally came when I tried being a vegetarian for a week. I lost 5 pounds in the first three days, and I continued to drop weight at an almost alarming pace. I quickly embraced the meat-free lifestyle, and eventually went vegan, eating no animal products at all. (I must admit…
Fat Pat no more
It happened so subtly that I hardly noticed. From junior high through my college years, I got fat. Honestly, I was in denial. I knew I ate too much, and I knew I ate the wrong foods, but I didn’t care. I had decided to enjoy whatever morsels I wanted, and I would deal with…
Intense
This was sent in by Dubois Elementary teacher Timothy Niemeyer. His fifth graders took a one-week poetry study and he wanted to present one of exceptional note by Tyann P. Intense There was a simple flamesurrounded by the Pacific OceanYet it’s getting more intensefor the waves are now in motionThey are getting closer by the…
