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Rett

Member since May 26, 2008

Member, 2008 → 2013

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293 Poems

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Political Pandering (first new one in a while)

Posted Jun 19, 2013 · 26 lines · 8 critiques

Political Pandering

Spare a dollar, spare a dime
Come sit down and waste your time
Listen to the mastery
Of lying faces, politically

We'll do this, we'll do that
Come on up and fill the hat
We'll say one thing and do another
Hopes and dreams we're bound to smother

Spare a dollar, spare a twenty
Put it in, we'll spend plenty
We don't bother to even try
Pay no attention to our lie.

To the polls, cast your vote

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Don't look at records, don't make a note
Just listen to the lies we spew
Then believe in something new

Spare a dollar, spare a dime
Come on down and waste your time
Forget the problems that you face
Help me win this sordid race

Spare an inch, we'll take a mile
Mezmorize you with our style
Looking oh so debonaire
And leave you grasping empty air

©Rett Wiginton 2013

Rett’s timeline

November 2014
20 Thu

New follower
@arja
June 2013
20 Thu

Received a critique
on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @lonlyhrtsclub13
"It's Carrie, under a different name. I tend not to get involved in politics but this I agree with you on. Shameful how the government spends our money all while lying to our faces. So many things I dont understand about…"
20 Thu

Received a critique
on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @weirdelf
"If I didn't know you were writing about things almost diametrically opposite to what I have found to be closer to the truth, I would agree with this poem. I certainly agree with the spirit of it. Only difference, a huge…"
20 Thu

Received a critique
on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @Ian.T
"A good quiet rant, Brittle light has written a piece called "Despicable" my answer is similar to that write. It matters not that we vote in this or that at the moment they will banquet whilst our young lads Die and figh…"
19 Wed

Received a critique
on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @scribbler
"Do you remember when we voted based on a person's character as opposed to celebrity? Good rant on the disconnect between politicians and the real people. Only suggestion is you might try "we don't bother to even try"..m…"
19 Wed

Posted a poem
Political Pandering (first new one in a while)
"Political Pandering"
Open thread 26 lines
17 Mon

New follower
@lonlyhrtsclub13
May 2013
25 Sat

Anniversary
5 years of membership
January 2013
25 Fri

Received a critique
on All I see is Red from @themoonman
"hmmm, almost seems like it was a plan for industry to leave the country."
21 Mon

Received a critique
on All I see is Red from @weirdelf
"Rett, surely you realise that Corporate Capitalism requires a level of unemployment to keep wages low through job competition and fear. Since it is the product of the economy, surely the economy has a moral obligation t…"
21 Mon

Received a critique
on All I see is Red from @themoonman
"Your disappointment in our country's leadership definitely comes through, and you speak for many with this content, but not me. I'm with you on the gun issues, but that is all. The whole government hand out thing is tir…"
15 Tue

Posted a poem
All I see is Red
"I listen to the radio"
Open thread 34 lines
December 2012
15 Sat

Posted a poem
And the Angels Cried
"Intent faces, scrubbed and clean"
Open thread 9 lines
15 Sat

Critiqued
"PUPPETEER" by @scribbler
"Well Done! Point taken and understood!"
06 Thu

Critiqued
"A Moment of Clarity in Warfare Observation" by @Race_9togo
"I will not add to the suggestions, they about covered it all, but I will say. I thoroughly enjoyed the read."
November 2012
24 Sat

Most-discussed work
Experiment and Excrement (New)

62 critiques to date.
24 Sat

Posted a poem
Experiment and Excrement (New)
"I want this and I want that"
Open thread 44 lines
23 Fri

Critiqued
"Curtain Call" by @Lonnie
"Excellent subject, well expressed and pretty much sums it up. Can you say 25 hour workweeks now?"
23 Fri

Posted a poem
Post Turkey Day Blues
"Oh, the turkey was sublime"
Open thread 26 lines
11 Sun

Critiqued
"Elegy For Whom She May Have Been" by @quillsveinback
"However, I found it a bit confusing (probably a lack of terminology on my part) and a bit choppy. Otherwise, I just can't seem to find anything to complain about. LOL Good to see you again."
October 2012
18 Thu

Critiqued
"The Moon" by @Nordic cloud
"Sounds lovely except for the cold. I don't do cold well. LOL"
18 Thu

Critiqued
"Wolf" by @Lonnie
"I really enjoyed this, Lonnie, especially the following stanza hunger wages war with lust and so he makes a kill rabbit death-scream, flowing blood eating ends the thrill It evokes the natural instincts of the Wolf. Hun…"
07 Sun

New follower
@Seren
June 2012
08 Fri

Posted a poem
Charade
"Charade"
Open thread 37 lines
06 Wed

Critiqued
"Mr. Mirror" by @paul
"Just a couple of grammar changes I would make as follows. Thank god were alone (Thank God we're alone) Then she says your such a fool (Then she says you're such a fool) Nicely done. It's serious, then you can't help but…"
04 Mon

Critiqued
"Great Southern Brood" by @Beauregard
"They are so creepy when they crawl on you or get in your hair (what little I have left). LOL"
03 Sun

Posted a poem
Love Is Painful
"When I saw you on the street"
Open thread 25 lines
December 2011
22 Thu

Posted a poem
Merry Christmas Mama
"I post this every year in tribute"
Open thread 29 lines
August 2011
17 Wed

Posted a poem
Anna Lee ( An old takeoff with erotic overtones)
"Anna Lee"
Open thread 13 lines
May 2011
28 Sat

Posted a poem
Step into My Parlor (said the spider to the fly)
"Step into My Parlor (said the spider to the fly)"
Open thread 37 lines
April 2011
24 Sun

Posted a poem
From the Darkness (1979) Religious content
"From the Darkness"
Open thread 49 lines
22 Fri

Posted a poem
Pulsation
"Rumbling, pounding, shaking, sounding,"
Open thread 8 lines
March 2010
11 Thu

Added to bookshelf
Dangerous Fare
"Rett Wiginton (2010) Publish America http://www.publishamerica.net/product89608.html Joe Cushing was five years old when his"
May 2009
25 Mon

Anniversary
One year of membership
November 2008
15 Sat

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
August 2008
15 Fri

Highest posting month
August 2008 — 26 poems
14 Thu

Critique milestone
1,000 critiques given
May 2008
26 Mon

First critique offered
on "Warming The Cabin" by @Vulgar Peregrine
26 Mon

First publication
Global Warming (since unpublished)
25 Sun

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

Married for 37 years now to a wonderful woman. I love to read and write. I have one Published Novel, Dangerous Fare, and am working on 2 more at this time.

I have an extensive library of Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy and humor. I also have many gardening, home improvement, computer, auto and motorcycle books. I am a history buff and like to do a bit of woodworking. I build my own computers because I prefer to know what the quality of the components goes into them and prefer to be able to repair them with off the shelf parts. I am a decent country cook and love to grill and barbecue. I also love gardening and working around the yard.

I have worn many hats over the years, but the longest job I held was in the Chemical industry for 31.5 years before retirement. I love people and poetry.

I am a conservative with libertarian leanings, believe in freedom, small government, personal responsibility and helping those in need. A hand up not a handout is what people need. I hate what socialism and communism does to people and believe the less government interference in lives, the better. There, you have it. That is a capsule view of me. I am who I am and I'm happy with it.

Location: Southern Texas, USA

Favorite Poets

Dickenson

Longfellow

Contest Wins

This member has not yet won any contests.

on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @lonlyhrtsclub13

on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @weirdelf

on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @Ian.T

on Political Pandering (first new one in a while) from @scribbler

5 years of membership

on All I see is Red from @themoonman

on All I see is Red from @weirdelf

on All I see is Red from @themoonman

"PUPPETEER" by @scribbler

"A Moment of Clarity in Warfare Observation" by @Race_9togo

"Curtain Call" by @Lonnie

"Elegy For Whom She May Have Been" by @quillsveinback

"The Moon" by @Nordic cloud

"Wolf" by @Lonnie

"Mr. Mirror" by @paul

"Great Southern Brood" by @Beauregard

One year of membership

100 poems posted

August 2008 — 26 poems

1,000 critiques given

on "Warming The Cabin" by @Vulgar Peregrine

Global Warming (since unpublished)

Membership begins

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