Kalliope
Means "beautiful voice" from Greek καλλος (kallos) "beauty" and οψ (ops) "voice". In Greek mythology she was a goddess of epic poetry and eloquence, one of the nine Muses.
Join us every Tuesday night for drinks at the Daily Kos community political poetry club
Your own poetry is always welcome in the comments
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The keypad is mightier than the sword
I live in a big,
five bedroom house,
with my new bride, Tonia,
and two of her brothers,
Terrell and Michael,
and their Uncle Randall.
Just a few days ago,
Terrell brought one of his sons, Shaun here,
to live with us.
Last night,
he helped me feed the dogs and the cat,
and he hung up the wet clothes on the clothesline for me,
after I got him started.
We were hanging clothes up together,
and he said,
go inside, Mark,
I'll finish.
Then,
today,
I sent him out,
to bring it all in.
I have no children,
but I have a grandson now.
I intend to teach him
to feed his family
on a self-sustaining farm,
in the year 2050,
when the terrible famine hits America.
Most folks will starve,
but I'll give my grandson, Shaun
what I can,
to give him a chance.
Thanks for reading.
population growth in real time
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