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THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER

The river here flows slow and wide,
perhaps it's tired of running fast
through first mountains and then hills
to here far from its place of birth.

In a few places, here and there,
skim ice has formed in a still eddy
from the cold of fleeing night
as warm days will also flee
when winter calls.

Colors splash mid autumn trees
for chlorophyl has fled their leaves
leaving, for while, each tree's true color
until some cold rain sends them to the ground
to quilt the world in varied shades.

Nearby a gray squirrel barks at me,
scolding me for being here
then he flits into a hollow tree
to keep his own counsel.

And far off is forming a shifting vee
of late leaving geese on their way south
honking farewell to this place
and perhaps a last goodbye to me.

All this beauty all around
on this side of the Potomac.
But on the far side ugliness abounds
in Washington D.C.

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Free verse
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Last few words: 
Figured I'd see if I had forgotten how to write free verse
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a great comparison of natural phenomenon playing out in contrast to realism in the weird world in the political arena
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raj (sublime_ocean)

I wrote this after watching the so called hearing about a conservative supreme court nominee and how the liberals were willing to do Anything to stop the nomination. They'd lie, steal whatever it took. The hearing was about the ugliest thing I've ever seen. Then i thought about how pretty the woods must be just across the river from where this hearing was taking place. Thanks for dropping by

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Well...let's see how this all plays out this week...it is said that the white house is micro managing the FBI investigation to the extent as is reported whom to probe and not to probe the drinking habits of the nominee...drinking or not it was really horrifying to see the nominee insulting senators and losing control of his temper which I feel is not proper during a job interview for the position in the Supreme Court where temperament and anger management is an essential factor
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raj (sublime_ocean)

The dem senators are lucky he didn't launch himself from his chair and deck them. After all, they are accusing him of sexual assault and even running a multiple rape ring back when he was in high school. And they are doing it all based on unsubstantiated claims which have been refuted Under Oath by the witnesses the accusers claim were there. Indeed he even had an old calendar/diary which showed he was elsewhere each day of the entire summer. And the main accuser has already been caught lying about 1. fear of flying when she has flown a Lot all over the world 2, the date when the remodel which triggered her "memory" happened. According to permits she was off by TWO years. 3. The purpose of the second front door. It was installed, again according to permits, for the intent to give a tenant a private entrance. Then there's the fact she is under psychiatric care, is a left wing liberal extremist and she can't even say where or when the supposed attack occurred or how she got there or got home.
As to the nominee's drinking habits in high school. NOBODy has come forward willing to testify to hie ever getting black out drunk as the dems say. Plus even if he Was a heavy drinker almost 37 years ago what does that have to do with what he has done since then.
Each and every gem on the committee announce In Public that they would not support Anybody nominated by Trump. They are holding true to their words. They are trying their best to keep a constitutionalist judge out of the supreme court and are hoping to somehow delay the full senate vote until after elections in the hope they will gain control of the senate then delay another nomination until they have Their president to nominate a judge who considers the constitution a mere rag which has no merit in modern times.
Also, One senate committee member(a democratic) lied about being in vietnam, another is a member of numerous socialist orgs., Feinstein lied about how long she had the original letter of accusation then waited until the last minute to leak the letter to news despite Ford's insistence that she remain anonymous. Booker, who thinks that groping a girl in high school is such a sin (which again nobody corroborates) is on record bragging about having done the same thing.
Almost forgot to mention Kavanaugh has received death threat as has his wife and even Children.Would that piss you off?

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we only need to wait a couple of days till the Republicans find a way to push for a vote and then once Dems seek majority in the mid terms the Pandora's box would open again.....I still maintain that his belligerent attitude and aggressive temperament are pretty damning considering that it was a job interview for a life time appointment on SC
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raj (sublime_ocean)

to this hostile place because dems are willing to resort to Anything to regain power.

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everyone does do their best to win and there is nothing wrong in the dems doing it the fair way rather than their chosen leader who resorts to coming up with lies to the extent people have lost count... hope you read the New York Times articles about how he lied to be a self made billionaire which is the latest in the list unless he has come up with more today...
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raj (sublime_ocean)

is a far from perfect man . But the alternative was/is much worse. Plus it's hard to argue with trump's results. At this time we don't need a perfect man but we do need a man perfect for the times lol. BTW the NYT is a propaganda arm of the radical left

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I'm scratching my head to remember whose propaganda arm is Fox News?

when asked what she remembered most about the sexual assault she said "two men having fun and laughter at my cost"....and what have you? an insensitive President trying to mock a sexually assaulted victim and his supporters having laughter at her cost....

from what i hear the FBI hadn't interviewed the accused or the accuser till yesterday until it was learnt that their report was ready...well well well they were given a wish list by the white house of what to do and what not to do...what an eye wash...
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raj (sublime_ocean)

caught lying at least 3 times during sworn testimony. Plus she is undergoing treatment for guess what? being unable to separate delusions from reality. Then there's her actions during her testimony. You know the truth never changes and is easy to recall. Yet during her testimony she continually had to consult notes and confer with her lawyers about how to answer a question.
And did you not notice that her "little girl" voice came and went according to what question was posed.Now, if she had just a single person to come forward and say that she was telling the truth then I'd give her benefit of the doubt. And if not for the fact that every single senator on the committee said on record that they would not approve Anyone nominated by Trump and that they' fight against any of his nominees using Any Means Possible I might give some credence to the crap spewing from their mouths.

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"I find her testimony to be credible" and then publicly insulted her with his typical high pitched rhetoric"

I liked what the ranking member of Senate Judiciary committee capturing it in a short statement after reading the FBI Report "The most important thing in this report is what it does not mention"...

both Dr. Fod and candidate at the centre of job interview who insulted the senators while circumventing questions and exposing his shaky temperament were not interviewed...so too his room mate from Yale ...so too the 20 odd names given to FBI by Ramirez....it goes on and on and on how the White House manipulated the FBI in this exercise...

I really need to log out before today's "The Lead by Jake Tapper" is aired....
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raj (sublime_ocean)

said they would Not vote for ANYBODY nominated by Trump. They have also said IN PUBLIC that their sole goal is to hold the empty seat open until a dem is president........I'm not making this stuff up. They want the seat to remain open until, possibly 2020 or even longer because they want an activist court that is willing to Make laws instead of interpret them. And making laws according to the constitution is reserved for congress not the courts.
So with all this in mind do you really think they are ever going to be satisfied with the results of any investigation. As to Ford's testimony, they had almost a week to ask her anything they wanted to know. That was all sworn testimony so why have FBI go over it again? But I actually wish that Had interviewed them both. Heck I caught her in 4 lies under oat. 1.She is afraid of flying....but she flies all over the world a Lot. @. the date of the infamous front door remodel (a RECENT happening) according to permit records she was off by 2 years. #. the reason for the addition of that front door is because of her PTSD, Again according to permit records She stated it was so her renter could have a private entry.
Now lying to a senate committee under oath is bad, but the senate would have to go through the DOJ to bring charges. If she repeated these lies under oath to the FBI she could be charged with a felony directly by the FBI and prosecuted. And her on again off again little girl voice would make no difference the.....

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If you say I don't understand, i have nothing more to say. I just hope that this weighs on his mind and on those who have reportedly bullied those Senators who are uncertain on their vote know that if they vote no for Kavenaugh, it would be end of their political career....no different from their leader ...no more comment from me on this ...
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raj (sublime_ocean)

Take away the first ( all ) at the start of the last verse, ( This beauty all around on this side of the Potomac.) That is all I would change. Regards Roscoe...

Roscoe Llane,

Religion will rip your faith off, and return
for the mask of disbelief that's left.

Appreciate the visit and suggestion. I'll think it over when I do the inevitable edit....stan

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