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| © Oliverio Cesar Chavez Park |
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Friday, February 28, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Very True But Partly Due To Her Other Half
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There's been a significant breakdown
in Americans' ability to speak to
one another and listen to
one another.
That's become much worse
in the last three years
where there's full license
given to
the otherization
of our neighbor.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
A Pure Quatrain ... The Fourth Branch Of Government
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The scales of justice
are made of incongruity
when sentences begin
with ME-Too-Ity
are made of incongruity
when sentences begin
with ME-Too-Ity
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Footnotes
A PURE QUATRAIN:
THE FOURTH BRANCH
OF GOVERNMENT
THE FOURTH BRANCH
OF GOVERNMENT
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
The next page in this series
is here
This page is Number
Twelve-point-Five
in the Quatrain Series
The next page in this series
is here
This page is Number
Twelve-point-Five
in the Quatrain Series
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Monday, February 24, 2020
To Make A Quatrain ... Number Twelve
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To make a quatrain,
verisimilitude takes a ride
Without the LIE, the TRUTH
would have no place to hide
verisimilitude takes a ride
Without the LIE, the TRUTH
would have no place to hide
***
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
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The Twenti-First Page In This Series
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We can't go on
meeting like this
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| © Oliverio Pisa, 2008 |
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Friday, February 21, 2020
To Make A Quatrain ... Number Eleven
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To make a quatrain
about going astray
about going astray
A trauma a day
keeps your sanity away
***
keeps your sanity away
***
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
My Secret Wish For Bernie
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I wish I was still smoking pot.
Because if I were stoned,
everything he said would be
a wonderful pipe dream
and I'd say
"Reality be damned:
pass me the pompoms"
and I'd say
"Reality be damned:
pass me the pompoms"
FREE Medicare for all
FREE college education
for everyone who wants it
FREEDOM FROM PAYING OFF
college loans
All of this makes perfect sense
if you are stoned
out of your gourd
If you are not stoned
but sober enough to ask:
How will we pay
for all this freedom?
you are bursting the bubble
of the bong generation
!!!
Asking those questions
is the equivalent
of not believing
in Santa Claus
But I do believe in
And if I were Donald Trump,
my pipe dream would be:
I hope the Dems choose Bernie
as their candidate
because then the 2020 election
will be a cake walk
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Footnotes
The Manny Chevitz video
is preceded by an advert
MY SECRET WISH
FOR BERNIE SANDERS
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
The next
GoFather/Trump page
is here
The Manny Chevitz video
is preceded by an advert
MY SECRET WISH
FOR BERNIE SANDERS
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
The next
GoFather/Trump page
is here
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
On Three Consecutive Fridays In ≈1962≈
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I dreamt about
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| I dreamt about this bridge on three consecutive Fridays and at no time in between. The content of the dreams is long forgotten but this is a bridge two short blocks from where I grew up. I crossed the Whitestone Bridge AT LEAST 1000 times Thrice, I walked across the bridge but not over the water: it was a short cut to Church. My thinking was that If I died en route, going to or from Church, I would ride on an express bus through the Pearly Gates |
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Photoverio #418: Dedicated To Stephen Crane
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| © Oliverio Leverage |
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Black History Month Honoree: JOSEPH BOULOGNE
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Joseph Boulogne
composed his first piece of music
at, approximately, age eight.
That would have been 1753
At that time,
If anyone called him
"The Black Mozart"
a common response
would have been
Who the hell is Mozart?
Mozart was born
in 1756
***
The music link
is preceded by
a deletable advert
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To Make A Quatrain ... Number Ten
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To make a quatrain,
the past becomes implement
the past becomes implement
Memory is not
a precision instrument
a precision instrument
***
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
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Saturday, February 15, 2020
While Waiting For A Bus ... With 90 Degree Hypothesis
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| © Oliverio Benched |
It must be notated
that if
gravity were rotated
this is
where people would sit
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Photoverio #417: Alamitos Bay
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| © Oliverio Let Your Eyes Do The Talking |
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Photoverio #416: Another Leafless Encounter
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| © Oliverio Leaflessly at Attention (or are they just faking it?) |
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An Authentic Octet About Mr. Wireman
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For Mr. Wireman
and his vertical
cinder bed,
nothing more
can be said.
Because it would
go right through
his head.
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Footnote
AN AUTHENTIC OCTET ABOUT MR. WIREMAN
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL
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| © Oliverio Hazeburg Hideaway (2005) |
For Mr. Wireman
and his vertical
cinder bed,
nothing more
can be said.
Because it would
go right through
his head.
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Footnote
AN AUTHENTIC OCTET ABOUT MR. WIREMAN
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL
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The Twentieth Page In This Series
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We can't go on
meeting like this
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| Do you come here often? © Oliverio (2x) Radford, VA (2005) |
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Photoverio #415 ... Leafless Choreography
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| © Oliverio A Leafless Dance Fronting the Clouds (2004) |
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A Bona Fide Five-Star Italian Restaurant In Long Beach
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2120 E. 4th St.
562-343-5728
562-343-5728
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| Their food is so profoundly delicious, there should be a drum roll when it is served |
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To Make A Quatrain Visually ... Number Nine
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To make a quatrain
***
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
The next page in this series
is here
The video is prefaced
by a deletable advert
The 2005 image
is from Harrisonburg, VA
The next page in this series
is here
The video is prefaced
by a deletable advert
The 2005 image
is from Harrisonburg, VA
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Black History Month Honoree: TOMMY SMITH
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An American wins a gold medal
at the Olympics
He breaks a speed barrier
for the race he won
BUT
Instantly, he is banished
from the Olympic site
and becomes the most hated man
in the United States
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| TOMMY SMITH 1968 with fellow American medalist Juan Carlos When I first saw this image, all I could think was "Cool" BUT then he was banished and hated by the ruling United States government and flag-loving Americans The stupidity of this reaction was unsurpassed until 2016 when Americans elected a President who shall go unnamed at this time The next Black History Month Honoree is here |
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Creationism
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As we know,
it may go
by another name
but God made Man
so Woman can
have someone to blame
have someone to blame
***
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Footnotes
This poem was inspired by
CREATIONISM
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
Originally, there was
a subtitle to this poem:
Upon Discovering
the Continent
of Herself
Originally, there was
a subtitle to this poem:
Upon Discovering
the Continent
of Herself
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To Make A Quatrain ... Number Eight
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To make a quatrain
irking God's conservatives
irking God's conservatives
The pie in the sky
contains preservatives
contains preservatives
***
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
Some italic couplets
were originally written
in the 20th Century
and copyrighted
under the title
The Neither/Nor Journal
The next page in this series
is here
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Sunday, February 9, 2020
Photoverio #414: Parallelism And Shade
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| © Oliverio Route 11 Truck Stop Harrisonburg (2005) |
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Photoverio #413: The Three Graces
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| © Oliverio Shenendoah Sister Plus Two (2004) |
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Photoverio #412: The ONCE UPON A TIME Gas Station
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| © Oliverio Interstate Sideshow (2004) |
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Saturday, February 8, 2020
Black History Month Honoree ... LOUIS DRAPER
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| Louis Draper Boy and H This page was inspired by this article The next Black History Month page is TBD |
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An Oliverio Poem
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Everyone is part chief
part thief
with degrees of
joy and grief
based on
personal belief
always in need of
some relief
always in need of
some relief
AND
chance
with the never-ending dance
of personal performance
***
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Footnote
AN OLIVERIO POEM
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
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Friday, February 7, 2020
DJ-Verioni #285714 ... Black History Month Honoree
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***
***
Time will march
Days will go
And little baby's going to grow
I gotta tell her what she needs to know
I'll help her along
Days will go
And little baby's going to grow
I gotta tell her what she needs to know
I'll help her along
And she'll be strong
And she'll know right from wrong
***
***
Dat Dere
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| Oscar Brown |
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Footnotes
The video is prefaced
by a deletable advert
Another Oscar Brown page
is here
The next
Black History Month page
is there
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The video is prefaced
by a deletable advert
Another Oscar Brown page
is here
The next
Black History Month page
is there
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To Make A Quatrain Sestet ... Number Seven
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To make a sestet
I must variate
It is better to be
It is better to be
early than late
if the Milk of Human Kindness
has an expiration date
has an expiration date
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN SESTET
is the copyrighted property
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The mystery of creativity
includes the mystery of pacing
***
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Footnote
The quote is from Schickel's book,
WOODY ALLEN
A Life In Film
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The quote is from Schickel's book,
WOODY ALLEN
A Life In Film
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Thursday, February 6, 2020
To Make A Quatrain ... Number Six
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To make a quatrain
but not sound like a freak
To not talk like a jerk
To not talk like a jerk
I must think before I speak
***
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN
is the copyrighted property
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
If Rory Gilmore Said It, It Must Be True
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This is an image
of Rory Gilmore
and her best friend,
Kim Lane.
Kim is holding a book
which Rory had been
reading
About the author
of the book,
Kim said:
Dawn Powell?
Never heard of her.
Rory said:
Nobody has, and that's a shame
because she wrote sixteen amazing novels,
nine plays and there are some who claim
it was Powell who made the jokes
Dorothy Parker got credit for.
***
I am honored to be
one of those "Nobodys"
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| Gilmore Girls Season 2 Episode 20 |
of Rory Gilmore
and her best friend,
Kim Lane.
Kim is holding a book
which Rory had been
reading
About the author
of the book,
Kim said:
Dawn Powell?
Never heard of her.
Rory said:
Nobody has, and that's a shame
because she wrote sixteen amazing novels,
nine plays and there are some who claim
it was Powell who made the jokes
Dorothy Parker got credit for.
***
I am honored to be
one of those "Nobodys"
My next
Dawn Powell page
is here
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Dawn Powell? I've never heard of her. - Nobody has, which is a shame because she wrote 16 amazing novels, nine plays and there are some who claim it was Powell who made the jokes that Dorothy Parker got credit for. Read more: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=gilmore-girls&episode=s02e20
Dawn Powell? I've never heard of her. - Nobody has, which is a shame because she wrote 16 amazing novels, nine plays and there are some who claim it was Powell who made the jokes that Dorothy Parker got credit for. Read more: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=gilmore-girls&episode=s02e20Dawn Powell? I've never heard of her. - Nobody has, which is a shame because she wrote 16 amazing novels, nine plays and there are some who claim it was Powell who made the jokes that Dorothy Parker got credit for. Read more: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=gilmore-girls&episode=s02e20
Dawn Powell's Expanded Thoughts About The Thinking Process
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| Dawn Powell Slightly Tilted But Profoundly True My next Dawn Powell page is here |
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Monday, February 3, 2020
A Binary Quote From Dawn Powell
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Once you saw two sides,
you saw four
then eight
and after while
decisions became impossible
***
The Story of a Country Boy
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Footnotes
The quote is verbatim
but I converted her prose to verse
is on the next page
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To Make A Quatrain ... Number Five
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To make a quatrain
I need contradiction
Creating facts is
Creating facts is
a leading cause of fiction
***
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Footnotes
TO MAKE A QUATRAIN
is the copyrighted property
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| The Rorschach loss is a Photoverio gain Dr. Rorschach wanted this image because it is so ink-blotty looking BUT Mr. Photoverio got their first and he dedicates the white spots in the image to the good Doctor's patients Rorschach patients would look at the white spots, say something clever like "I see zits" and start squeezing their pimples |
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FOOTNOTES
The Photoverio image
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
The next
GoFather/Rorschach page
is here
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The Photoverio image
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
The next
GoFather/Rorschach page
is here
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