Old Journals and Notes

two things today, one political one not...start with the not.

I was looking through my old journals and old notebooks and found this piece of poetry I wrote. I'll write it here and then eventually get around to adding it to the poetry section of the main Garfield Jones site:

Farewell my Spring Friend,
Goodbye my summer love;
You are fall's hope,
And for now, a winter's dream.

Farewell my spring friend;
For when we met,
The world held out good tidings,
The cold's work was on the mend-
To the warm rays it was forfeit,
And we were prepped for love.

Goodbye my summer love;
The leaves shine green,
The path is clear;
And your wings have dried.
Time tells you to take flight,
For love so hot
Should never be so near;
Though with love,
You have been inspired.

I stand now with my fall's hope,
That a journey of success follows you,
And peace rests in your heart;
Freedom unbinds its unkind rope;
Which to now, cut off your yearning;
The jagged egdes left behind,
On your way to a new start.

What rests now are my winter's dream;
That enlightenment will come to you,
And I will again be favored in your thoughts;
I wait- an eternity it may seem-
For fall to come through the summer blue;
And hope my wait,
Is not all for naught.

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Now trhe politics, my buddy is on crack arguing that Pakistan is freer and more deomocratic than the US. Just felt that I should mention that here, since he comes up with absurd arguments to try to prove his point. It all stemmed from me asking a question during a discussion recently- the question was, can anyone be elected President of Pakistan? His answer was yes. YES...he says YES knowing that the country is being ruled by a military dictatorship. I brought up the point that Imran Khan was arrested for trying to organize a protest, he points out that Khan is probably the best person to rule Pakistan. I ask him if Imran Khan can run for political office, he says Khan always runs...

Anyways, it was pointless, since his vapid hatred of all things American makes him believe that Pakistan is more democratic and freer than the USA...absurdity and hypocrisy at its peak!