The Reckoning

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Looking ahead.

The Reckoning



When the last penny has been siphoned from the

purses of the poor and middle class by the super-rich

and they have exported the last job to foreign nations

and they are faced with the calamity of those that would

invade our shores to claim those riches… who will step forward

to defend their trophy like mausoleums’ and bloated

bank accounts?

Not I, screamed three hundred million forgotten citizens, not I.

 

©Copyright Charlie Gragg November 14, 2010

 

   

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Stryx commented on The Reckoning

12-07-2010

It is my hope, my wish, that one day we will grow beyond class equalization and discover we will never even out financially, for as Jesus was supposed to have said, the poor will always be with us - and being given to is never as healthy as earning...

Hampton

12/07/2010

You may well be right. Thanks.

rsalassi commented on The Reckoning

11-24-2010

oooooh...this piece resonates. You have masterfully captured a great anguish in so pithy a short piece. Excellent

Hampton

11/24/2010

Your comments are appreciated. Thanks Richard.

cousinsoren commented on The Reckoning

11-16-2010

Hey some soap box histrionics here, My amigo ! You have taken down your ancestral sword from the wall! What do you intend to do with it? .It;s a beautiful sword like fine writing, What are you going to do with it? .Dust it off, fondle it, and hang it up back again? There are too many battles to fight. .............LOL The late Louise Bennett, poet laureate of Jamaica, once said,We must take serious sinting (things) make laugh, but we ought not to ignore the lessons to be learnt from them. It's a tragedy that those who suffer most have too weal a voice of righteous indignation. The powers that be are too strong for them. " It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks," is even truer ,in our times ( Acts9:5)

Hampton

11/16/2010

Great comments. Thank you.

StandingBear commented on The Reckoning

11-15-2010

Absolutely the best politically related poetic speech anywhere, and during the height of election season at that. They won't be able to eat their riches when the time arrives. Money grubbers are amongst us.

Hampton

11/16/2010

Thank you. You make some great points.

Chaos128 commented on The Reckoning

11-15-2010

Ha ha You should keep your options open, H. There's a good chance the owners of those mausoleums and bloated bank accounts will be amenable to negotiations : D

Hampton

11/15/2010

I can guarantee that they will not answer their phones when you call to negotiate. But it is a reasonable suggestion. Thanks.

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This Web We Weave 13
The End 16
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The Man What Am 10
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Fresh News from Buda Texas 16
Memories of Times Past 13
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Christmas 25
A Cowboy’s Prayer 29
The 9 ers 24
Love Defined 27
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