Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
A Philosopher's Poetry
Volume XX
Poems
2005019 To 2006032
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
Number Name Page
2005019 Making A Marriage 3
2005020 Home 3
2005021 Sophistication 3
2005022 Our Political System 3
2005023 Certain Rights 4
2005024 Why I Vote To Elect You 4
2005025 0Thought 4
2005026 Commitment 4
2005027 The Artist’s Shack 4
2005028 Making A Tough Decision 5
2005029 Her Retirement 5
2005030 Two Sides 6
2005031 An Attitude 6
2005032 Strange But True 7
2005033 Players 7
2005034 Our World 8
2005035 Chipmunks 8
2005036 Marilyn Quint Rose At The Clown 8
2005037 Running A Business 9
2005038 Plans 9
2005039 Decisions Of Youth 9
2005040 Sue’s Operation 9
2005041 Reading Poetry 10
2005042 A Thank You 10
2005043 What Life Is About 10
2005044 MIT 10
2005045 Change Course 11
2005046 My Predicament 11
2005047 The Joy Of Love 11
2005048 Fifty Years Later 12
2005049 It Only Seems Bad 12
2005050 Lasting Enjoyment 12
2005051 A Human Perpective 12
2005052 My Efforts 13
2005053 Not Just Talk 13
2005054 Ed Noke 13
2005055 The Important ne 13
2005056 Our Important Construct 14
2005057 We Can Think 14
2005058 Questions For The Dead 14
2005059 Lucky Me 14
2005060 Denial 15
2005061 Try Then Quit 15
2005062 Facing God 15
2005063 Fortieth Anniversary 15
2005064 Happy Anniversary Dot And Marty 16
2005065 Learn A Basic Tool 16
2005066 Aftermath 16
2005067 Telling The Experts 16
2005068 Look 17
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
Number Name Page
2005069 Helen’s Shoes 17
2005070 Grand Children 17
2005071 What You Say 17
2005072 Chef Jacques 17
2005073 Our Progress 18
2005074 A Physics Notion 18
2005075 Casting A Stone 18
2005076 A Common Mystery 18
2005077 Life Style 18
2005078 My Diner Wish 19
2005079 Looking Back 19
2005080 Gwen’s Good News 19
2005081 Give Her A Break 19
2005082 A Common Thought 19
2005083 The Lawyer’s Job 20
2005084 Have We Progressed 20
2005085 Christmas Day 20
2005999 A Catch All 20,21,22
2006001 My Two Greatest Gifts From Ignorance 22
2006002 My Friend Morry 23
2006003 Polite action 23
2006004 Your Wedding 23
2006005 Suzanne At Forty 24
2006006 Mary Ellen And Paul 24
2006007 Dr. Zinman Doing Right 24
2006008 Man Is Learning 25
2006009 Path Picking 25
2006010 Mathematics And Constructs 25
2006011 What To Do 25
2006012 Soccer 26
2006013 My funny way 26
2006014 Things We Don’t See 26
2006015 See And Seek 26
2006016 Odd Thoughts Odd Time 27
2006017 Talking Ain 27
2006018 At The Beach 27
2006019 September 29, 1956 28
2006020 A Perspective Of Janet 28
2006021 Life’s Riddle 28
2006022 All Change Is Not Progress 29
2006023 Unseen Fruits 29
2006024 Sights In The Night 29
2006025 The King And Queen 30
2006026 Who Is He 30
2006027 Following Rules 30
2006028 Things 30
2006029 Questions Questions 31
2006030 The Politician 31
2006032 Sweetie At The Zoo 31
2006033 Intelligent Discussion 32
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005019
Making A Marriage
When love is there for all to see
Like Angela and Anthony
So manifest in all they share
When joined they’ll make a perfect pair
With God’s help in preparation
Marriage has a strong foundation
They will have made a thing sublime
Which will with stand the tests of time
A marriage thus made once begun
Brings a life of love faith and fun
2005020
Home
Joy is having a place to go
Whose pathway there true love does show
Such an abode we sorely seek
For there we could our true mind speak
No fears no recriminations
Home is such a destination
2005021
Sophistication
Sophistication is a thing
Of which intellectuals sing
But it’s a thing that I decry
It means naivety did die
And they with sophistry have won
All truth and honor are undone
But I don’t despair I can cope
Because my love and faith bring hope
To me Lincoln’s words are sublime
Not all the people all the time
2005022
Our Political System
When solving problems we use certain tools
When choosing tools we try not to be fools
A devastating tool has been chosen
And its use is now solidly frozen
It’s the guiding light for every action
Its use not the ends bring satisfaction
Sad to say it is not easily fixed
It is our Congress’s party politics
Each is elected to think and decide
With party politics thinking’s denied
They no longer represent me and you
Why aren’t they embarrassed by what they do
Democracy is dying everyday
I pray God help them who have lost their way
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005023
Certain Rights
When a human being is born rights accrue
When examined these basic rights are few
You have a right to live and a right to die
But you have no right to know the reason why
2005024
Why I Vote To Elect You
When I vote for you to represent me
What I expect can be said quite simply
Gather information think and decide
Put other considerations aside
That means that you should never swap your vote
Do not follow the party line by rote
It does not matter if you win or lose
What does matter is that you think and chose
So please put all the politics aside
Then just use your wonderful brain inside
2005025
Thought
As I watched a thousand people flying overhead
I knew I was either dead or at home in my bed
It is really funny how my mind conceives of thought
And though thought is so important it was never taught
2005026
Commitment
I did not do it yet today
But will tomorrow’s yesterday
You know full well it is not fun
Yet you still want the job well done
Since it is best done without light
Is why most times it’s done at night
As you now leave do not forget
That the schedule set will be met
2005027
The Artist’s Shack
Though it was called the artist’s shack
Like the other side of the track
‘Twas shabby and run down not new
But had a spectacular view
With long held curiosity
Today its insides we shall see
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005028
Making A Tough Decision
When it’s pride and self-sufficiency
Combined with ends VS means we see
And annihilation’s one option
There is still one remaining question
Is it just for me I’m deciding
To accept death for my own being
If no other beings are involved
Is a thing more easily resolved
But if it is for others I decide
I could put some principles aside
For their suffering could cease to be
A requirement for me to see
2005029
Her Retirement
Speaking tonight I feel quite free
To show our love for Dorothy
There are so many reasons why
To explain them all I will not try
Though what I say will not be new
You all will know that it is true
Some words about her school career
She worked hard and was quite sincere
Good teachers are a special breed
They help fulfill a basic need
Right after food and family
Learning’s our next necessity
She taught beyond things required
She taught things that are most desired
She taught the use of intellect
By requiring their respect
Done in that understanding way
Her love and faith always convey
These made her work superior
And are the things we love her for
It’s difficult to know what’s meant
By Dottie Zale’s retirement
She is a lady with so much class
I doubt she’ll sit around on her grass
As mother grandmother and nurse
Her applications will be diverse
And loving ways’ll come in handy
Of course there is always Andy
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005030
Two Sides
It is spring so we know they will go
Those isolated patches of snow
Like any other farewell in life
Two sides exist the fun and the strife
We might not sense both are happening
Though some of each is in everything
In time we will see the other side
Unless we lock it out with false pride
2005031
An Attitude
The things I say and do are often done
With the hope of establishing some fun
You know and I know what I really am
But too so many I am just a sham
Instead of being able to refute
It is much more likely I will go mute
The manor it’s presented is the key
If they should display animosity
They will then learn the type person I am
For I’ll show them that I don’t give a damn
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005032
Strange But True
I am writing with one condition
You tell no one without my permission
When a thing that is strange and weird happens
You find you are quite happy when it ends
Of course the beginnings the place to start
Within ourselves we think are quite smart
And we know how to take care of ourselves
Our mind’s the one place where mystery dwells
It was our summer place there was no phone
The family had left so I was alone
No one would believe what I’m going to say
But it’s true I still hear that voice today
It said “A spell’s been cast over your mind
The spell’s full extent is not yet defined
If you get both the present and the past
It will shorten the time the spell will last”
My mind went blank as if it were frozen
When it thawed I asked why was I chosen
The answer I got was quite straightforward
Because I was known to distain reward
That is true but now what am I to do
Please tell me because I don’t have a clue
Pick a person time and learn what they did
You’ll see and hear it nothing will be hid
So I did exactly as it had said
And saw and heard each detail in my head
I learned the truth of a jury’s debate
I saw Noah’s Ark and saw what they eat
When I heard many famous people speak
I learned the courageous were sometimes meek
I knew in an instant things that took days
When all was finished I felt in a daze
With all that knowledge I had one regret
It was my ability to forget
2005033
Players
Since news is in the money game
Truth and news aren’t always the same
Both were when the news did begin
But in the end they want to win
This same point was made years ago
In a mystery story by Poe
Many things that we think are new
Have been known for years to be true
We minimize the mystery
When we study our history
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005034
Our World
My life with you in your first year
Showed me I had a new career
Way back then when you were just one
There was some work but it was fun
As I recall when you were two
I never knew what you would do
When you became the age of three
You could communicate with me
Since that day when you became four
My life has never been a bore
Starting kindergarten at five
Ended a world we can’t revive
And though we know that world is gone
The memories still linger on
2005035
Chipmunks
I love to watch the chipmunks run
I love to watch them as they play
They’re always having so much fun
It seems it’s all they do all day
My jealous eyes what have they seen
A life that seems to be serene
2005036
Marilyn Quint Rose At The Clown
Dynamic art and what it shows
Is what Marilyn Quint Rose knows
Since she is showing at The Clown
She’s again the talk of the town
And this time all of Maine will see
When it is shown on Maine TV
Marilyn’s three-dimensional style
Makes people stop and think a while
To many this show does infer
June is busting out all over
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005037
Running A Business
To understand the theory X
It is quite simple not complex
You must watch workers all the time
Or else they might commit the crime
The crime is that along with work
Responsibilities they’ll shirk
Therefore you must be vigilant
Let them know you are not content
Theory Y on the other hand
Says show them you do understand
You know that they came to work
They’d not show up just to shirk
When performance is low ask why
You know there’s more then meets the eye
When you help them solve their problem
You’ll then get the most out of them
For real success the one to try
Is never X but always Y
2005038
Plans
If I get up and try to write
It will not be a wasted night
What makes the writer use their pen
Artists use their pallet again
I’m sure for some the reason’s clear
I pray the reason is not fear
Instead what I’m trying to do
Is bring some pleasantness to you
I don’t want appreciation
What I want is conversation
2005039
Decisions Of Youth
To achieve the life that they seek
Youth chose sex or being a freak
I will say this in their defense
It is style over common sense
2005040
Sue’s Operation
We know that God will hear our plea
To help Sue Peters with her knee
Through the years of struggle and pain
Sue was not the type to complain
So when the operation’s done
Her life will have a lot more fun
She still won’t run the marathon
But her discomfort will be gone
We see it as another test
And we know Sue will do her best
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005041
Reading Poetry
When you are reading poetry
It is not only what you see
To make a good delivery
Both pause and emphasis are key
Like a puzzle or mystery
Your thinking solves it one two three
2005042
A Thank You
I am not someone who likes to gloat
But today I got the greatest note
I found myself very much impressed
By the thoughts and the way they’re expressed
A thank you is always a nice thing
With this thank you poem I am hoping
Hannah will understand my intent
Is to bring to her some enjoyment
2005043
What Life Is About
What we assume is all a game
We do not know from whence we came
Like wise we know no reason why
No one answer will satisfy
Yet answers are a basic need
Brains need some thing to which to heed
Exact answers I do not know
But my conjectures I’ll now show
Basic conjecture number one
I believe we’re here to have fun
The thing on which this thought does rest
Is that our time here is a test
Can we while living here on earth
Produce a life of joy and mirth
We have the most powerful tool
To use wisely or as a fool
Our brain is what it’s all about
Within’s the answer not without
This one perspective is the key
To keep your life from misery
When love and faith you truly learn
You’ll pass the test have no concern
2005044
MIT
Gone is the innocence of my youth
I’ve learned it’s Money Instead of Truth
I guess it has always been that way
Certainly in Galileo’s day
Though today it appears that I fail
I know my ideas will prevail
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005045
Change Course
Even on the sea of sanity
Mix a drive for flexibility
With some strong minded stupidity
Causing a lose of tranquility
And though you have created a mess
It is a change so call it progress
Add doing good as part of the goal
And intelligence will pay the toll
Once inside this box the world we see
Is the only one with sanity
Couple this with an established need
Money which can quickly turn to greed
Which in turn distorts so many scenes
When coupled with ends justifies means
But keep the faith do not give up hope
With our intelligence we can cope
We will right the ship and change its course
With minimum use of any force
Each individual has control
So each can establish their own goal
We stop doing things because we’re told
And then a whole new world will unfold
It is our thinking will set us free
By taking responsibility
The satisfaction you’ll then enjoy
You wont want their advertised new toy
With that feeling inside you’ll transcend
Their sought after superficial end
2005046
My Predicament
In truth I find I am a freak
But not the type the sideshows seek
I am of a quite different kind
My difference is in the mind
It’s not a question good or bad
Though at times it does seem quite sad
Do not worry and do not cry
I will survive I will get by
Someday the whole wide world will tout
The things that I have figured out
2005047
The Joy Of Love
I find life’s greatest joy is in my brain
It’s thinking of you again and again
Of all things on earth and heaven above
Only our human brains can know pure love
No matter what else we feel taste or see
Only love goes on for eternity
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005048
Fifty Years Later
The question asked is where was it made
This marriage of Molly and Don Slade
Was it Boston a big city thing
Or was it Malden a small town fling
How much did politics enter in
Republican Democrat who’d win
Sometimes different backgrounds produce stress
And turn married life into a mess
But through it all their marriage has sailed
Molly and Don’s true love has prevailed
2005049
It Only Seemed Bad
It only seemed that way to you
Actually it wasn’t heartless
It was a very kind thing to do
Just to please can mean you care less
Those times when people are deprived
Those are the times that aren’t forgot
Especially by those who survived
Because of what they have been taught
2005050
Lasting Enjoyment
Those physical thrills we enjoyed
We later find we are devoid
They’re passing thrills we’ve left behind
But mental thrills stay in our mind
They’re often put there when we read
Or think of a way to succeed
Since they’re always there to recall
It makes those thrills the best of all
2005051
A Human Perspective
When I saw it with awe and majesty
Its quite obvious flaws I did not see
How many times in life does this occur
When we are enamored with him or her
Of course the inverse conditions are true
Anger can stop their good from showing through
Our emotions have an important place
But when dominant they degrade our race
On the other hand our intelligence
Brings to us love and faith and common sense
And they give us our human perspective
Which brings us a life that is substantive
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005052
My Efforts
Even though they’re offered to all
I know my efforts do seem small
But you’ve so many things to do
Could I not do a few for you
If I can not help with some task
And its really too much to ask
Just say the word and I’ll be gone
And our friendship will still go on
2005053
Not Just Talk
Though basic thoughts are very few
You’ll find they stick to you like glue
You’ll then figure everything out
And when you’re done you have no doubt
You’ve built your thoughts upon a rock
So what you say is not just talk
2005054
Ed Noke
Paul called and said Ed Noke was dead
I heard the words but shook my head
It’s a shock when any life ends
Especially when it’s a friend's
Brenda the family how are they
Then in my heart I start to pray
I pray for him I pray for them
It is my basic stratagem
Ed was a good man through and through
Inclined to help not to argue
And Ed would never put you on
Ed Noke you could depend upon
2005055
The Important One
Of all the things that you can do
To help your children’s dreams come true
The important ones are quite few
Number one’s saying I love you
That’s the seed you want them to know
With that thought a great life can grow
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005056
Our Important Construct
The constructs which man does employ
Meant to be helpful can destroy
The most destructive one derived
Is also why we have survived
We could not learn to fly like birds
But they could never construct words
One of the most powerful tools
For use by intellects and fools
And both perspectives get respect
For both require intellect
2005057
We Can Think
Please tell me from whence it all came
All your glory and all your shame
Was it from something that you did
Such as the time you flipped your lid
Today we are not taught make do
Today we are taught buy it new
What seem to be things desired
Often are not when acquired
Experience isn’t our best tool
For learning in life or in school
Remember it is not a crime
To stop and think from time to time
2005058
Questions For The Dead
The questions asked when your life ends
Are not about you but your friends
How many laughed how many cried
Are two questions asked when you’ve died
Where you a friend loyal and true
Just what did your friends think of you
Where you a friend of whom they would boast
Which did the friendship help the most
The answers that you give will tell
If you go to Heaven or Hell
2005059
Lucky Me
The thing I claim that sets me free
Is my immense stupidity
When you out smart me none will shout
To out dumb me is difficult
You have more ups you have more downs
I have more laughter and few frowns
Our difference is like night and day
I only hope it stays that way
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005060
Denial
Use of responsibility
Helps us achieve civility
This human trait has its effect
Because it requires intellect
In life we often do acquire
Some of the things we do desire
Beyond our needs we all do know
We can suppress desire with no
This very human decision
Is a really important one
Saying no to one’s self is taught
We all suffer when it is not
Without it selfishness and greed
Is what our intellect will heed
Strange that by learning to deprive
Keeps our wonderful world alive
2005061
Try Then Quit
When you take action to show them some class
And they think you’re just a pain in the ass
Don’t take any offence just move along
Trying is trying it’s not right or wrong
Later they might remember your actions
Which is the best of all satisfactions
2005062
Facing God
What I look forward to when I die
Is saying looking God in the eye
To you God I never would lie
For perfection I never did try
I did try and I hope that’s what counts
I did lie but not in large amounts
Anger and hate I did minimize
I always wanted truth and not lies
I knew that right was the thing to do
I hope I did not disappoint you
2005063
Fortieth Anniversary
Forty years ago they did say
That love and faith will be our way
These they practiced successfully
Thus their children all did see
How to be a dad and mother
How to care for one another
Forty years have their ups and downs
But in a home where love abounds
Joy and laughter exceed the tears
Producing forty super years
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005064
Happy Anniversary Dot And Marty
It’s fifty years of wedded bliss
Since Marty changed Dot from a Miss
These fifty years they both worked hard
As crossing and National Guard
As Mom and Pop grandma and gramp
All have enjoyed their summer camp
From them we learned to love and share
Like the bride and groom Teddy Bear
2005065
Learn A Basic Tool
I want all the world to know and see
The helical motion’s real beauty
Our earth’s we cannot see with our eyes
Instead we must conceptualize
It’s a technique that requires thought
Three D models of course help a lot
For both extremes micro and macro
The helical’s the tool all should know
It is one of nature’s basic tools
And should be taught to all in our schools
2005066
Aftermath
So many there are one could despair
But so many more just wish to share
We’ve a basic need in times of stress
The possibility of success
Which is the definition of hope
Hope allows human beings to cope
For without hope there is just despair
Which we defeat when we love and share
Dispensing with self-pity and lies
It’s up by our bootstraps we will rise
It is just neighbor helping neighbor
With spirit material labor
Trying to help not looking for pay
For that is our American Way
2005067
Telling The Experts
Since they don’t see the things I see
It’s difficult to deal with me
Though they will let me have my say
My thoughts to them I can’t convey
Since they aren’t really listening
For new ideas my thoughts might bring
There’s nothing new I could turn up
Because they have their minds made up
The experts only condescend
They never listen like a friend
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005068
Look
When strangers come they all complain
The names in Maine drive them insane
When they read the story behind
They get a joy that’s hard to find
They may not even buy the book
They simply pick it up and look
2005069
Helen’s Shoes
We called to tell the world the news
That Helen bought new wedding shoes
It’s not because she has strange feet
It was that they looked cool and neat
It only took twenty-three stores
And up and down thirty-two floors
The good news we’re happy to say
Is she doesn’t buy shoes every day
2005070
Grand Children
It never matters girl or boy
A grandchild is our greatest joy
It’s more than what they do or say
They each just have a special way
Of making our life quite grand
Not everyone can understand
This joy of life is never known
Unless you have some of your own
2005071
What You Say
Please give thought to the words you say
For I may turn and walk away
Not physically but mentally
In time you’ll find we both are free
It is the kind of thing I do
To everyone it’s not just you
2005072
Chef Jacques
Good turkey dinner was my quest
When I ate Jack’s I’d found the best
Meat vegetables and gravy too
Each had a taste of something new
We all say thank you thank you Jack
And when am I invited back
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005073
Our Progress
With man there’s always been want and need
Generosity kindness and greed
Some are good some bad some wise some fools
We’re the same today with different tools
For the most part that is all that’s changed
Except that now we are more estranged
2005074
A Physics Notion
A most fundamental physics notion
Matter energy’s difference is motion
And even there looking closely you’ll see
They both have motion it’s only degree
2005075
Casting A Stone
The thing that we cannot condone
Is the casting of the first stone
The reason we have to decline
Is where do we draw the next line
The casting is a reaction
To a need for satisfaction
Which thus expressed brings misery
To others as well as to thee
Casting the stone you will decry
If love and faith instead you try
2005076
A Common Mystery
I’ve found a common mystery
How stupid can a person be
I’ll give you one important clue
Their intellect might well fool you
2005077
Life Style
When you live right you will live long
And life is a beautiful song
Knowing it’s the important thing
Doing right is an easy thing
Though it makes someone sad or mad
To do what’s right is never bad
By always acting as you should
In the end things will turn out good
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005078
My Diner Wish
The diner meal for which I wish
Has more than vegetables and fish
There is some salad and desert
And ladies with whom I can flirt
2005079
Looking Back
I know each did for me what they could
That it was not more I understood
There is always more than one approach
And those who try are without reproach
When we do look back over the years
Gone is all the laughter tears and fears
Those memories which our life defined
They’re all located there in our mind
2005080
Gwen’s Good News
We know not where we know not when
But all are glad that Bob met Gwen
We know that they will meet again
On February Twenty Fifth
When they will exchange vows forthwith
Proving love and marriage no myth
After the wedding and the kiss
My friend Gwen no longer a miss
Will embark on a life of bliss
2005081
Give Her A Break
Life’s better when the pain is slight
And she sleeps better through the night
So send her back to bed to sleep
And not her normal schedule keep
For her today that would be best
Let’s help her get some extra rest
2005082
A Common Thought
We all have had this common thought
What do I do if I get caught
Whether we’re doing good or bad
It is a thought we all have had
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005083
The Lawyer’s Job
Lawyers don’t work toward what is true
They look for ways to misconstrue
They only have to create doubt
To see their client is let out
2005084
Have We Progressed
When we crossed from words and story
Into pictures and their glory
Was it all gain was there no loss
Did imagery become the boss
Like the easy way in a race
In time for some that did take place
It’s done at nature’s instance
It’s that path of least resistance
Because it does not make us strong
Quite often you will find it’s wrong
Though we got those stories faster
And we’ve seen every disaster
In data our minds are sinking
Our just knowing is not thinking
2005085
Christmas Day
We rise up early Christmas morn
To celebrate that Christ was born
Along with cards and presents sent
Went our true love and good intent
It isn’t only Christmas Day
These joyous feelings we convey
They’re done to all through out the year
But today we shout loud and clear
That all should know we want no doubt
That love is what life’s all about
2005999
How very sad it made me feel
This attitude you did reveal
Since I believe it is not right
I hope you keep it out of sight
When true love and faith in your heart reside
Then a feeling of pride is justified
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005999 Continued
The best I can do
To help you get through
Is teach you that right
Makes life a delight
I know that winter has to end
And bring us springtime’s warming trend
Implying much
But
Signifying nothing
Before you bite always confirm
It is a sausage not a worm
We often minimize sorrow
By giving thought to tomorrow
How many times have we done it
Played the game and never won it
Most people are afraid to show
Just how little they really know
They make noises and run around
To make sure fun and games abound
Someday the whole wide world will know
That my discovery is so
When searching for someone to entertain
Does it matter if he’s slightly insane
I love her even though I know
She is a crazy so and so
Those negative thoughts we retain
Will only bring to us more pain
It’s tell tale signs we come to know
That tell us when to come and go
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2005999 Continued
Although there’s sadness and dismay
From severed ties I’ll walk away
My question with those signals sent
Is am I an embarrassment
Of the things that people do
The unkind ones are quite few
If Sunday comes and I am around
It’s eating Mike’s turkey I’ll be found
Within ignorance a joy is found
But discovery’s joy is profound
When they are listening to their I-Pod
Might they be hearing the word of God
2006001
My Two Great Gifts From Ignorance
Each one of us has had the first one
Being born a daughter or a son
The other one is unique to me
Done for me during a surgery
That cancerous bladder had to go
The standard fix I had come to know
After I had been under the knife
I’d change a bag the rest of my life
A stoma is the thing they install
Over seventy it’s done to all
Dr Zinman was always on track
The use of brains he never did lack
Once inside me this is what he found
For my age all my muscles were sound
He thought about it and changed the plan
Installing a bladder then began
A neo-bladder had to be made
My intestines were part of the trade
He cut the pieces and sewed as need be
External bags were necessary
But within months of those I’d be free
My life would return to normalcy
This I know beyond all I can state
Zinman the man I appreciate
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006002
December 8, 1924 June 6, 2006
My Friend Morry
Morry my good friend had just died
I shed no tears I cried inside
To me it was a special loss
Cause Morry always called me boss
We shared an important aspect
Each for the other had respect
Each always knew the other cared
What each one was the other shared
Each to the other’s life brought fun
In truth I was the lucky one
Though we spent many years apart
Each never left the other’s heart
He was so good my thanks I pray
I know with God we’ll meet someday
2006003
Polite Action
Never use your fingers or toes
To clean your ears or pick your nose
A very neat tool does exist
It is neither your fist nor wrist
Your own elbow is the right thing
Even when you’re before a King
2006004
Your Wedding
Mindy and Brian should understand
Their wedding was more than great and grand
Its natural splendor shouted out loud
Her grandfather Ed would be so proud
As were all of those who did attend
Be they a relative or a friend
The place gave a spectacular view
As did that dance by the two of you
All who came were so pleased to be there
To see the love the two of you share
In marriage love is a basic need
That is why all know yours will succeed
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006005
Suzanne At Forty-Four
At Forty-Four what does Suzanne do
She works but not one job she has two
At Forty-Four what she wants to learn
To make both ends of the candle burn
At Forty-Four Suzanne does love art
I’m not sure when this talent did start
At Forty-Four she’s not traveled much
Just Spain Italy China and such
At Forty-Four the thing that is true
Your age doesn’t matter we all love you
At Forty-Four what does Suzanne lack
Nothing since she has Cooper and Jack
2006006
Mary Ellen And Paul
Twenty-five years of married life
Twenty-five years as man and wife
Twenty-five years of laughter’n’tears
Twenty-five years with two careers
Twenty-five years living here’n’there
Twenty-five years of loving care
Twenty-five years with one real quest
It’s where they both have done their best
And all of us quickly agree
It’s how they raised their family
With love and faith as the requisite
Hannah and Isaiah are it
Of course in them they have real pride
That’s true success for a groom’n’bride
2006007
Dr. Zinman Doing right
Inside I’ll feel that more is due
But all I’ll do is say Thank You
With nothing else to do or say
I will then turn and walk away
He has my appreciation
Of his fantastic decision
Beyond responsibility
In to gross generosity
He took a risk without request
He did what’s Right that’s Zinman’s best
It’s never money never fame
What’s Right is man’s ultimate claim
Dr. Zinman wouldn’t compromise
Dr. Zinman is far to wise
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006008
Man Is Learning
Man’s learned to develop his might
Man’s learned to conquer all insight
Man’s learned why we have day and night
Man’s learned why the sun is so bright
Man’s learned to do good which isn’t trite
But man has one eternal plight
Can man learn to do what’s right
Doing right has a subtlety
Which transcends immediacy
Of course good thinking is the key
Required of both you and me
2006009
Path Picking
Man sees more when he looks above
And even more when done with love
Other approaches have been tried
Looking behind beneath beside
Little is gained and much is lost
The bridge of success is not crossed
But the path with love when taken
Will also serve a Saracen
For on any arduous trail
True love and faith always prevail
2006010
Mathematics And Constructs
Mathematical definitions are all true
What they define might not always be a truth
They might just be a construct conceived by man
It may have nothing to do with Nature’s plan
We all use constructions everyday
Some are for work and some are for play
2006011
What To Do
Oh God Oh God I wish I knew
Of something useful I could do
I think and think hard as I might
What e’er I do leads to a fight
A fight is not a solution
‘Cause losers want retribution
Intelligent conversation
Can never trump their emotion
I still come back to what to do
The answer is to love them too
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006012
Soccer
Soccer is a game of passion
It is quite like style and fashion
Intellect is not required
Nor does it seem to be desired
Many abilities are used
To which our emotions are fused
2006013
My Funny Way
While I avoid all acts of shame
I also run away from fame
I do acts that aren’t understood
Some things I do are done for good
There are no acts I justify
And so I’ll get a jaundiced eye
I thank the few that know me well
And all the rest can go to Hell
2006014
Things We Don’t See
The easier a bird is to see
The more likely the bird is a he
It’s so he’ll catch the attackers eye
Thus the less important one might die
The birds have no choice they must obey
And let Mother Nature have her way
But with his brain man can think and change
Nature’s world and make it strange
A thing that man has misunderstood
All well intended changes aren’t good
2006015
See And Seek
With a healthy mind it’s never bleak
Between what we see and what we seek
The difference is work that must be done
But along the way try to have fun
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006016
Odd Thoughts Odd Time
Audacity and paucity
With something called proclivity
It’s one of my four A.M. scenes
And I’m not sure what each word means
So I’ll do nothing more tonight
Tomorrow I’ll see if I’m right
The next day’s answers which we’ll heed
Tell us the approach that we need
Paucity of audacity
But we’re stuck with proclivity
Youths suffer from audacity
And a great lack of paucity
2006017
Talking Ain
I’m really not insane
Just like to entertain
So I’ll write a refrain
With my very own brain
So as to ease your pain
I will then stop again
2006018
At The Beach
What are the lessons that they teach
Those lovely days spent at the beach
Where beauty’s a plentiful thing
With sights that summertime can bring
When a two master sails on bye
Or birds in flight that catch your eye
Warmth from the sun a summer breeze
People doing just as they please
Whether young or old matters not
You’ll find the pleasure you sought
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006019
September 29, 1956
Helen and I married on that date
And each was happy with their mate
For two years we thought life was fun
Then Helen had Paul our first son
And our lives became really great
But families like to integrate
So Washington we left behind
The Somerville flat we didn’t mind
When she again became pregnant
The Winchester move was pleasant
She gave birth to another boy
Christopher brought us all more joy
Then Suzanne two years later came
And There Is Nothing Like A Dame
Drakes Island was a lucky find
Moving to Harvard we didn’t mind
I bought into water treatment
And Helen was on antiques bent
The 1810 House our next home
Was in Groton our first home
The second was on Hollis Street
And life there seemed settled and neat
Eighty-five and eighty-seven
Started us on the road to Heaven
Janet and Christopher married
Then Suzanne and Jack married
Nineteen-ninety Christopher’s born
Ninety-one Cooper ‘n’ Jillian
Of these grandchildren we will shout
They’re what 50 years is about
2006020
A Perspective Of Janet
Janet always works so hard for others
As if they’re her own sisters and brothers
Though Janet suffered for weeks with great pain
She didn’t just continually complain
While trying to resolve it she’d still work
Responsibility’s she’d never shirk
To care for herself she gives little thought
What she does for Janet adds up to naught
Janet what we all wish that you would find
Are ways to yourself to be nice and kind
2006021
Life’s Riddle
To know is to care
To care is to share
To share is to know
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006022
All Change Is Not Progress
Though for labor we celebrate this day
I remember it in another way
We went back to school after Labor Day
Many towns have taken that joy away
All schools closed by the twenty-fifth of June
Vacation before that would be too soon
And to what avail this misdirection
Just what is the school’s justification
Will this improve how our children are taught
Is it action taken without real thought
Since simple mathematics they can’t compute
The use of computers their brains refute
Responsibilities schools have assumed
Helped assure the new system would be doomed
Cease using tactics proposed by Dewey
Instead instill responsibility
That old system used sixty years ago
Taught us the things we were supposed to know
Lets change the plan and just reinstate
That old teaching system that made us great
2006023
Unseen Fruits
You do not see it as a tree
So its hanging fruits you don’t see
When off the tree some fruit does fall
It’s rare that you see it at all
Most lies there rotting in decay
But you will do better someday
When you’re older you’ll understand
You’ll see this tree as some thing grand
You’ll gather all that you can glean
From this father you’ve finally seen
2006024
Sights In The Night
When the night’s dark and all is still
It’s time to find some one to kill
With these requirements of scene
One cannot do it Halloween
In one way it’s the perfect night
For you can make them die of fright
Though it is a difficult quest
All you can do is try your best
But I myself will go to bed
For scary scenes are what I dread
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006025
The King And Queen
Again last year at Halloween
She dressed as a beautiful Queen
What happened was a real strange thing
She met a young and handsome King
They hit it off so really great
That after that they would date and date
They then got married in the spring
This year they’ll go as Queen and King
2006026
Who Is He
Although a man of great renowned
His feet were planted on the ground
He was not easily mislead
Because he always used his head
With all the many stories told
They showed he had a heart of gold
Because he was easy to please
With him one always felt at ease
Since all these facts I’ve said are true
I know his name is known to you
2006027
Following Rules
Tell me the things I’m liable to do
That are liable to being upset to you
Tell me the things I’m liable to say
That are liable to bring you some dismay
And though I am dumb I am not a fool
So I try never to break any rule
I follow the rules wherever I stay
Rather than break them I just go away
2006028
Things
Our differences of sight and sound abound
Technical differences are also found
To me the new camera is just a toy
While to you it is a digital joy
We all have a want and don’t want list
They’re are not important just things that exist
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006029
Questions Questions
Tell me something I do not know
Tell me what made my cancer grow
My prostrate back in ninety-six
My bladder in two-thousand-six
It seems strange when I think of it
But cannot find the cause of it
I do thank God they did not spread
For if they did I would be dead
Though I don’t know the how and why
I do know why I did not die
Two discoveries then real quick
Two operations did the trick
I still don’t know what made them start
Or what’s the plan and what’s my part
From boring things my brain does run
So not knowing makes my life fun
2006030
The Politician
I watched him as he crossed the street
He looked so dapper and so neat
The clothes he wore were all in style
Each greeting had its friendly smile
We all enjoyed the things he’d say
We knew he’d win Election Day
2006031
Sweetie At The Zoo
My Sweetie loves going to the zoo
To her most animals there are new
The elephants tigers storks pumas
Zebras giraffes monkeys and lamas
Excite her so she cannot stand still
For her each trip to the zoo’s a thrill
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Volume XX
Written By Alan Friot
2006032
Intelligent Discussion
To discuss things without good data
Is just another form of chatter
While one rarely knows every detail
Doesn’t mean their argument will fail
Data is a necessary need
But to principles we have to heed
Otherwise our argument’s for naught
No mater how much data we’ve got
An argument’s principles are prime
Principles must apply all the time
What applies today must tomorrow
Or we’ve intellectual sorrow
Usually both sides will concur
Those times one supercedes another
For an intelligent discussion
Principles’n’data not emotion
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