Poem du Jour
He is more and less than he will be remembered for.
Ronald Reagan lies in state, his memory etched on the TeeVee.
I avoid the constant drone, the voice and image engraved.
He will soon be memorialized, on a coin, a stamp, even Rushmore
But we will focus on the man in full? His deeds and misdeeds?
Enormously popular, an eight-year nap.
Famous for tax cuts, he raised taxes each year.
Famous for his Armageddon shouts of Communist apocalypse
A friend called it the end of the ’80s. On that we agree.
And like his deteriorating age, can we also move on?
A country music tribute video airs, Travis Tritt and flag waving.
The Gipper fading into memory, a hero enshrined.
Lunching with Gorbachev.
I saw Travis Tritt this weekend in Dallas. He sucked, he sucked worst than Regan’s policies. Remember, never once did Regan ever utter the words ‘A.I.D.S.’ or recession. His steadfast 8 year denial of aids probably set us back 50 years in research.