Flashlightfishes of a Female American at Fifty (By Kimmy Van Kooten)
September 23, 2009
Two thousand O O Nine… a decline…
Another Romish Empire!
Darkness over “Middle Ages”!
Where those barbaric ways and civilization,
As I knew them have sunk?
Is it true , Lief, found Vineland
At the fifty-sixth parallel,
And my “enlightenment” will come?
Wearing, like Polo, I must venture out!
Waving new ideas and the wares to improve mine…
Navigation from this point forward!
O’ Prince Henry would be proud!
Cabotage around in a Cape of Good Hope
And discover a New World!… Columbus!
Cortez may invade me, but, here I am
Already in Saint Augustine!
Converting me to Catholicism isn’t an issue,
Besides, my heart is in good shape…
Although, the taxation is still high!
Where is New Amsterdam?
– This Dutch wants to know!
I’ll inhale Mayflower like a Pilgrim,
Accepting gladly, the adventure,
But I know… I know… The Sugar Act has to go!
Thank God the Red coats were vanquished,
The Intolerable Acts were declared unconstitutional,
I continue… but the Declaration of Rights
And Grievances never helped anyone!
Paine has common sense… and my pen praises
The Zinger Trial and Ben… So, I write!
They had their Tom to indite their Declaration!
I have a Tom, on MySpace,(*) to carry mine…
Not to mention, Matt on Authorsden! (**)
No battles in my Bunker Hill, and, this bitter winter
forges over, newer valleys, yet I’m facing
another Shay’s Rebellion… The coinage system at work…
Asking, “How much do I weigh?”
No!… “How much do I owe?”
A Three-Fifths Compromise is at hand,
Walla! I’m figuring into a checks and balance system!
Oh!… and Obama is my President!
(*) – MySpace is an online community where you can share your photos, journals, poetry and any other interests with a growing network of mutual friends! www.MySpace.com
(**) – Matt: – Matthew Miller is the president and founder of AuthorsDen.com. “Where authors and readers come together…”
Copyright 2009 Kimmy Van Kooten
