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Category Archives: Middle East
Two Shades Of Green
With all of the talk and/or legislation involving restrictions on coal, oil drilling, fracking and other types of mining, on oil and natural gas pipelines, while offering environmental protection for every conceivable plant, animal and insect, we have … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Congress, Earth and Us, ecology, environment, Flowers, Middle East, U.S. Government, warning
Tagged advancements in technology, Animal, animosity, Business and Economy, calamities, Earth Science, Energy, environmental protection, fauna and flora, Jack Downing, natural gas pipelines, nuclear power plants, oil drilling
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The Greatest Miracle
I’m telling you Nashville, this is the type of material that you are missing out on. Remember the Gatlin brothers? They made a fortune doing just this type of music. Please contact me at poemsandponderings.wordpress.com. when you come to your … Continue reading
Posted in God, history, humor, Life's Companion, Middle East, Music, oceans, old days, song writer, spiritual
Tagged God, Heavenly Host, Jack Downing, Jack G. Downing, Jake, Lyrics, Red Sea, Yes (band)
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Seven Steps To Death
Monday, what better day to post this dark poem? It is fairly long, but it needed to be, to tell the story of the short, misguided life of the subject. Too many news stories of today are reflected in this poem. While … Continue reading
Posted in demise, epics, innocent deaths, judgement, Magic line, men, Middle East, poet, tragedy, violence
Tagged Capital punishment, current-events, Death, Devil, God, Jack Downing, Jack G. Downing, Jake, libya, politics, Tools, western civilizations
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Presidential Gratitude
From the first: To the worst: Well no sh*t, Sherlock. “Serious differences that have grown over time”? Maybe it’s just me, but I think that “time” began with the government sponsored act of terror involving oh, let’s see, HOSTAGES! What is wrong … Continue reading
Posted in bull, Congress, Freedom, history, Liberty, Middle East, political, politicians, U.S. Government
Tagged current-events, Dwight D. Eisenhower, fish rots from the head, Independence Day, Jack Downing, Jake, jefferson and monroe, party affiliation, politics, Ronald Reagan, undefined, United States, Woodrow Wilson
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If Jesus Had A Brother
Please excuse me if this poem sounds or seems somewhat sacrilegious, it was not intended to be so..It is just another example of what goes on in this head of mine, when I start thinking..Rare as that may be…The beginnings … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, children, college, God, humor, Middle East, movies and entertainment, poet, religion, traveler
Tagged google search, Jack Downing, Jake, Jesus, jesus had a brother, john belushi, national lampoon, Poetry, sacred treasure, Thursday, Tools, WordPress
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The Right to Bear Arms
Let me start by saying I do not own a gun… I do however, support the “Right to Bear Arms” movement in this country. Do Not let them take away that RIGHT. Just watch the international news, every time that there … Continue reading
Posted in Americana, blood and gore, Congress, Earth and Us, Freedom, history, honesty, House of Representatives, in my opinion, interjections, Israel, Jihad, land of the free, Liberty, Liberty, life, Middle East, political, ponderings, pride, Righ to Bear Arms, thoughts, truth, U.S. Government, violence, war, warning, Why is it?
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