Jimmy B Poetry + History

1. On a rose bush a rose blooms. Why should i marvel at this? 2. A rose. Why should i marvel at this? Glittering splendor spills from the bush, Spills from the bush.

Bowed in repose Rising up Fist to the sky God is with me.

Uejima Onitsura (1661-1738) Even if it's raining and i'm sleeping i'll get up for the mandarin orange blossoms.

Manefistation by Elizabeth Searle Lamb (1917-2005) Take moist clay, mold to a new shape, fire: a ceramic one-of-a-kind. Take a thought, mold in prayer, fire in action: a new life, one-of-a-kind.

Even at the time when my father lay dying i still kept farting. a haiku by Saikuken Socho

From the Drain hops a baby cricket.

The cherry by the well is dangerous for one drunken on wine. by Ogawa Shushiki (1669-1725)

holding bread hands are empty

a haiku Holding bread hands are empty

In mist the gray cat is mist.

Will Rogers(1879-1935)

A haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694).

"The Mushroom" a haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)

"Song from the Sky" The whole long day he sang, and is unsated still- the skylark. - Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)

The 3rd oldest active political party in the United States the Prohibition Party, listen to me talk about them for a minute, 42 seconds.

A Haiku by Kaga no Chiyo (1703-1775)

'The Hippopotamus' by T. S. Eliot

"Grasshoppers Chirping" a Haiku by Kawai Chigetsu (1634-1708/1718)