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Tag: Poetry

The sun rises in NYC as Lady Liberty glows in splendor - Photo lovingly captured by Gary Hershorn
November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Hallelujah! The Mid-Term Elections

A standard vote by mail ballot as used in most of the country
November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I don’t understand politics

Shirley Sterling - Banner
October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Serial Marriage

Contrails
October 29, 2026October 29, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Frequent Traveler

Photo of Trump taken May-20-2026 at Joint Base Andrews by Reuters photographer Evelyn Hockstein
October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Wimpy

Thirst for oil in the 1930s transformed much of Los Angeles into a patchwork of ugly drill sites
October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Unholy Trinity of the Oilygarchy

A heart from a heart
October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I Give You My Heart

People wear homemade fake bandages on their ears as they raptly gaze at Trump - Photo by Joe Raedle - Getty Images
October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 Gary C Sterling

why you vote

That famous emoji
October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Swallow Correctly

Chaplin in a mirror maze in his film The Circus
October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Mirror Mirror

Gary at 4 days old - born 5 weeks premature but strong and clearly already scheming
October 10, 2026October 10, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Happy Birthday to Me

Gary and Shirley at one of the first Renaissance Pleasure Faire events
October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Don’t need no drugs

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