Category: Poems
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The Spirit
No, it isn’t July 4th yet but I think it might be a good time for all of us to get a good shot of patriotism right now! Today!. Here is a poem I wrote back in 1975 getting ready for America’s Bicentennial.
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It Saved My Life, Volunteering
The first thing I learned was “Don’t volunteer for anything.” Pretty good advice. They would trick us. The Sgt. would say, “I need ten men with office experience.” Then he’d send the ten somewhere to dig a latrine, Or to work in the mess hall cleaning the grease trap.
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Teacher, Teacher – by Art Fettig
I believe that right now, our American teachers are facing one of the most challenging times in American History. I’m praying for them.
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If You Were Running
What if you woke up tomorrow morning and discovered that you were running for the high office of President of the United States? Would you find yourself going “Daaa” or maybe you would discover a growing line up of unhappy women accusing you of improper behavior ten or twenty or maybe in my case sixty-five…