Edku: August 1996

Move backwards to July 1996.

1.
To Senator Dole,
Do you wear boxers or briefs?
Hmmm, said Dole. Depends.

--Dennis Martin

2.
In summer's twilight
the moon catches the last rays
promising the dawn.

--emmett_williamson@ama-assn.org

3.
Puerile parade.
Catholic and Protestant
Slaughter ritual.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

4.
Expanding with the
Universe and Cyberspace
Albatross minds cruise.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

5.
A fly in my soup
Tried to loop the loop and drowned.
FOOL! Wrong element.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

6.
Landscape of your hands.
Skin weathered like old apples.
Textured tints of Time.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

7.
Atlanta deplete.
Rain patters on bare stadiums.
The zombies return.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

8.
"Fragrance of Roses."
That's a cliche. All that's best
In Life are cliches.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

9.
A sparrow farted,
Altering the Universe.
The sniper missed you.

--Mike O'Connor (K.M.O'Connor), mickman@intonet.co.uk

10.
clinton dole perot
we can only blame ourselves
how did this happen?

--emmett_williamson@ama-assn.org

11.
pathetic choices
only in america
voter apathy

--emmett_williamson@ama-assn.org

12.
pregnant teenage moms
angrily appeal congress
right to life on mars

--j. richey

13.
fu*k pat robertson
drive a dagger through his head
good riddance @sshole

--Shecket, shecket@coil.com

14.
hands off my porno,
go away mr. exxon,
just leave me alone.

--Shecket, shecket@coil.com

15.
soaring through the air
as players behold in awe
oppose gravity

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

16.
it's your airborne flight
no one can defy you now
damn I missed the dunk

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

17.
ah the sun rises
spreading heat to all objects
morning frost melts fast

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

18.
light fills the landscape
life can once again be seen
darkness is snuffed out

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

19.
ah the cloud rises
disperse fear to all beings
morning frost now steams

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

20.
light blinds naked eyes
nothing at all can be seen
mankind is snuffed out

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

21.
mmm see all the food
lobster, ham, turkey, and wine
the plates for palates

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

22.
what a grand banquet!
hunger grabs my snarling gut
and then I woke up

--Larry D'Cunha, lpdcunha@ionline.net

23.
The Milky Way shines
in bliss over Earth Tonight
heedless of Kemp-Dole

--Bill Mason, wmason@worldnet.att.net

24.
Tossing and turning
Writhing in severest pain
Carcinogens dwell

--Amy Lyn Turner, STurner454@aol.com

25.
Soft, red, velvety
The lips of the rosebuds part
Anxiously waiting

--Amy Lyn Turner, STurner454@aol.com

26.
Yellow, green, and blue
Sunlight through prisms filter
Rainbows in our souls

--Amy Lyn Turner, STurner454@aol.com

27.
The birth of a child
Education of our teens
Death of a nation

--Amy Lyn Turner, STurner454@aol.com

28.
Drinking morning dew
Hearing the clouds passing by
Savory Seasons

--Amy Lyn Turner, STurner454@aol.com

29.
Please pardon me sir!
But could you spare a dollar,
For a local call.

--J. E. Barby

30.
The wind in the trees
Blows swiftly through the valley
As memories fade...

--P. Koehler

31.
Ugly and bloated
As he spews forth hateful lies.
Bite me, Rush Limbaugh.

--Kendall Buhl


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John Cho, jync@mit.edu

Last modified: Thu Mar 20 11:26:12 GMT-0400 1997