Month: June 2023

On again, off again, gone again Prigozhin
Yevgeniy’s rebellion against Russia’s army
Armor unhindered advancing toward Moscow
With Putin loud calling Yevgeniy a traitor
While Yev viewed himself as a true liberator
But things changed: a sudden ‘bout face there somehow
A Belarus brokered temp truce: Putin, Yevgeniy
With Prigozhin exiled likely to Minsk

The Wagner Group, Prigozhin’s army of convicts
With true seasoned soldiers spearheading the battles
Against the Ukraine,
Will now become part of the army of Russia
At least that’s the news broadcast over the media
Hinting that Putin’s near end of his reign
Appearing much weaker than we might depict

I find this reporting quite hard to believe
Too inconsistent, too simple, too fast
Too many questions with answers unknown
Months, perhaps years for the facts to be known
But the now situation is one that can’t last
And what happens next is quite hard to conceive

6/25/2023

Our former President today arrested and arraigned
Miami Federal District Court conducted the proceedings
The plaintiff pled “not guilty”; his demeanor stiff and strained
I’m sure he saw the likelihood his freedom, thus, receding

A sorry day, historic day, a day where law prevailed
Including former presidents, to all the law applies
Released on his recognizance, no anklet and no bail
To be presumed as innocent ‘till proven otherwise

Judge Cannon will preside, although herself she should recuse
Strong biases she demonstrated early in this case
Her rulings were reversed for clearly favoring Trump’s views
Trump had appointed her as judge, ‘though she was MAGA based

Let’s just conjecture for the moment, that Trump’s not convicted
Largely due to her decisions: evidence permitted
And Trump becomes our President; a sorry sight depicted
An opening occurs on Court Supreme; she’d be submitted

I’m neither prophet nor one’s son, but this I do expect
Judge Cannon won’t recuse herself but bias all her moves
To favor Trump but not so much as show law disrespect
To try to stay legitimate so not to be removed

With all the legal goings on Trump will be in the news
It matters not the reason, trumping other candidates
He’ll soak up all the oxygen, no place for other’s views
A shoe-in for the nomination; history will be made

6/13/2023

I’m sure you’ve heard that Trump, today, was issued an indictment
It was for thirty seven counts of Donald’s misbehavior
Illegally retaining SECRET documents he favored
The venue was In Florida creating much excitement

Jack Smith, the Special Counsel, not politically appointed,
Investigated, gathered facts, convincing the Grand Jury
Of Trump’s bad deeds; of course the news ignited Donald’s fury
And those of us who track the news have not been disappointed

Most disconcerting, I would say, the Speaker in response
Claimed this was done politically to keep Trump out of office –
The G.O.P. is so screwed up they’re ready for the hospice –
They’ll likely vote Trump candidate and come to his defense

Fast forward to the ninth, the whole indictment was released
And Jack Smith stated briefly that no one’s above the law
I read all pages, forty nine, and here is what I saw
The case against Don Trump was overwhelming, my belief

I did what Jack Smith asked of me as well as all of you
To read the whole indictment, easy reading like a book
The evidence were Trump’s own words, and that was all it took
To make Jack’s case and so I say that you should read it too

6/9/2023

I do applaud the President; his strategy worked all the way
To Kevin saving Keven’s face by giving him a victory
To claim. That he forced Biden to negotiate
To raise the ceiling on the debt. It seemed illusory

But all along ‘twas Biden’s plan
To make it look like Kevin won
That way he saved most funding for
His legislative tour-de-force

What now will occupy the news, what dramas play?
The growing list of Donald challengers
All hoping Trump’s indictments make their day
But they will fall away while Trump will surge

A thrice indicated candidate we can expect
Will be the one Republicans will choose
And try to plot a course where Trump can’t lose
So Donald Trump will be next President

Aside from that and shootings every day
And floods and fires as climate-changes sway
And banning books and threats against the gays
Aside from that, there’s not much more to say

6/2/2023