Evans

WARS AND DINOSAURS An Anthology of Poems by Evan Snively

OCTOBER 8, 2014

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The Old Man There was an old man who went to war As he walked through the door, there was a loud roar The enemy was near But there was nothing to fear And then the old man hit the floor http://vocaroo.com/i/s1vMfQ15cYpH

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A World in a Bubble World in a Bubble I wonder what it’s like To be under an air strike To live among the rubble In a kind of bubble With no way out or in And no way to contact kin What is it like? To live in the Middle East?

With the bombs released.

No place to sleep or eat.

And a hunger, that you will never beat.

With danger in the streets And countless defeats.

Will the troubled never end?

Or will the time of fear extend?

I wonder what it’s like. http://vocaroo.com/i/s1vMfQ15cYpH

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Eastern Crisis The current world crisis That leaves Syria lifeless But how to address This middle-eastern mess?

What can we do about ISIS? http://vocaroo.com/i/s0YQEarYm2cw

P age |4

Decisions What to write about?

How about a trout?

Or a disease That nobody sees Or maybe a boy scout?

Writing a poem is harder than it seems Topics range from schemes to dreams Maybe a crisis Like Syria or ISIS? Ideas flowing like water in streams Writing with metaphor and simile Takes some creativity And when I get assessed It makes me feel depressed Their critique insults me Writing some limericks Is harder than physics When a mental block ensues It's enough to drive writers to booze So please don’t be like my critics http://vocaroo.com/i/s0DUrQUQjA4I

P age |5

The World As a Dinosaur Sees It Food/not food The end. http://vocaroo.com/i/s1WIzOxG4e1c

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