Roll up debt in a
dung ball and sell it as gold.
What harm could it do?

Banks suffering the
overpowering stench of
their toxic assets.

For Nam's painful truth,
tears when you told us Jack died,
Walter, we'll miss you.

In memoriam - Walter Cronkite, 1916 - 2009

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Man drowns in muesli
after having been pulled in
by a strong currant.

Pirate earrings sale
One dollar a piece. Not bad
for a buccaneer.

Slow down to wave to
those folks on the grassy knoll
What harm could it do?

You seem tense Brutus
Come give your old pal a hug
What harm could it do?

Bidding on ebay,
like basketball; all about
the last five minutes

I see no icebergs!
Just keep it full steam ahead
What harm could it do?

Turn off the cooling
on reactor four comrades
What harm could it do?

Let's take a potshot
at the archduke in his car
What harm could it do?

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Berliners snickered
as Jack proudly claimed to be
A small jam doughnut

Microchip sneekers
Uranium Mastercard
Life today; priceless

Pancakes, waffles, toast,
styrofoam. Mere vehicles
for maple syrup.

Granite skies have pressed
fields to diamond. Our voices
fracture brittle air

The clocks changed last night
What year is it? Do I have
A big bushy beard?

Send men to the moon
And then bring them back safely
Buzz dug that last bit

Can't help but wonder
how long before OctaMom
takes on Spiderman?

Daydream believer
In the tub with Jack and Coke
And rubber ducky

People in Snuggies
Like extras from the movie
The Name Of The Rose

Row behind first class
Eat nuts and glimpse nirvana
Beyond the curtain