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The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues. Submission Guidelines: Send previously unpublished poems in the body of an email to nvneditor@yahoo.com OR to nvneditor@gmail.com. Use "Verse News Submission" as the subject line. Send a brief bio. No payment. Authors retain all rights after 1st-time appearance here. Scroll all the way down left to read the fine print.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

FALL ALLERGIES

by Earl J. Wilcox


Political pollutants taint the air this time of year---
Worse than ragweed pollen, loblolly pines,

Queen Anne’s lace, grasses galore. Yard signs,
TV sound bytes, slick flyers, Internet yahooing,

Robodialing, stump meetings, word of mouth
Disease threatening our health more than Swine Flu.


Earl J. Wilcox writes about aging, baseball, literary icons, politics, and southern culture. His work appears in more than two dozen journals; he is a regular contributor to The New Verse News. More of Earl's poetry appears at his blog, Writing by Earl.
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