Howling winds in drenching pain
Across the Fiji Islands fanned
A cyclone's thrust to kiss the surf
Where once she walked the shifting sands
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We want to take our Country back
To times of yore..that part of when
…..Simple days…..of yesteryear….
Life so…uniquely….different then
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.......My friend......
Indeed you've been my friend
Through all these years
Spanning when
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Robert Gerald Mondavi
June 18 1913 - May 16 2008
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Author's Note:
A whimsical moment with 'Welcome, ' the musing sculpture gracing
the grounds at Napa Valley's Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville California.
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Whatever the anguish
That grief I share
Any burdens you have
Together we'll bear
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Shadows of the evening
Morning sun..all erased
Earth..compelled by something
Revolves again in space
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That system of government
.....Where a 5 - 4 plurality....
Unconditionally trumps
....The amalgamated wisdom
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When as a child...I committed
An act sufficiently crass
Mother would grab a limb from the elm tree
And she'd promptly..whip my ass
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