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You didn’t think the FutureLawyer would forget that May 31st is World Parrot Day, did you? Every parrot will have its day. Everyone has their favorite species, don’t they? I have long admired the beauty, intelligence and social abilities of

In the movies
the characters move in a parade.
They pass by on their best behavior.
Are they hypocrites?
Our real life companions
have ugly moments.
We are real
and flawed,
and full of error.
Our parade lacks the color

I don’t know how I missed my favorite poet’s day on May 14th. But, since it is Throwback Thursday, let’s do a little one. Perhaps his most famous poem was on the death of his father: “Do Not Go Gentle

He seldom got his news from television.
The crime of the day,
or the cruelty of man,
seemed too real in video form.
He remembered the images
of VietNam that populated his youth.
Every night on the news,
another soldier