Category Archives: All the king’s horses and all the king’s men

Nursery Rhymes And Fairy Tales Revisited

Posted on September 2, 2013 by poemsandponderings

     I’ve started a new category for your reading pleasure, “Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales Revisited” in which I take a bizarre look at the stories that we tell our children when they are young. All of them happy, … Continue reading →

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The American Caesar

Posted on April 9, 2013 by poemsandponderings

     I haven’t posted anything too political for a while now. So let’s get on with the show..      I hope you like it, and whatever your interpretation(s) may be, I would be interested in hearing. Jake. The American Caesar And the … Continue reading →

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     I hate my new hours..They seem to be interfering with the quality of my blog. Okay, maybe quality isn’t exactly the correct word for my blogs… They seem to be interfering with the amount of quality time that I … Continue reading →

Posted on September 19, 2012 by poemsandponderings | 2 Comments

A Royal Blessing

Posted on September 6, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     Why don’t we stay on the “royal” subject one more day? Though this one is not about death and greed, it’s about a wish for all things royal,  for anyone who reads it.       As kings and queens is … Continue reading →

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The King’s Family

Posted on September 5, 2012 by poemsandponderings

What riches bring to human kind  be not always joyful bliss, for hatred’s bred from out of greed, if but one coin, be missed. ~Jack Downing~ Enough said, Jake. The Kings Family Once there was a rich man, so rich, he thought he be, … Continue reading →

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Sports In Haiku

Posted on May 4, 2012 by poemsandponderings

 Here’s my first attempt at “Haiku”  of which, I have nary a clue so when you have finished and my stature’s diminished  well, I had nothing better to do..      Non-critical comments gracefully accepted..All others get trashed..      Let us all have a … Continue reading →

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Chivalry

Posted on April 14, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     I was reminded of this short poem recently, when a “gentleman” neglected to hold a door open, (and certainly did not offer for her to precede him) for a lady who was approaching close-by. There was no possible way … Continue reading →

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Just Nonsense

Posted on February 18, 2012 by poemsandponderings

     Oh boy, another Saturday morning, what do I feel like posting today, let’s see, something political,,nah, how about something serious, like greed or death,,nah, spiritual maybe, nah, wait I’ve got it, HUMOR, how about something silly,,in fact, how about … Continue reading →

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An Idle Thought &The Kingdom Comes to Pass

Posted on September 8, 2011 by poemsandponderings

 It’s double-header day here at poemsandponderings. This was written over two years ago, and now the political B.S. is starting all over again “I’ll do this” and “I’ll do that” they tell us. Or the “we just need a little more time … Continue reading →

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