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The poem I wrote this week is a tongue-in-cheek rephrasing of the wise old saying, when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It's called Tools. Hope you enjoy it.

I actually got a belly laugh out of my husband, and that is rarely a response I get from him when I read him my poetry!

On more of a serious note, I wrote out some of my thoughts on an article by Ann Kjellberg I read, about publishers altering works of modern literature after the authors death, with the consent of the author's heirs. You may have heard of that scandal recently, involving Roald Dahl's children's books.

That got my blood boiling. I had to pull out my Bitter Southerner Tshirt that says Read Banned Books and change my profile picture on social. And I also wrote this piece: Bowdlerized.

That's all for this week. See you next time around!

Andrea


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So Close and Yet So Far

American flag on the Fourth of July as viewed from the porch. Copyright Andrea LeDew.
This essay discusses the Semiquincentennial celebration and compares it with Fourths of Years gone by.

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Drawing

Old pack of colorbrite colored pencils from the sixties (?). Copyright Andrea LeDew
A poem on redistricting, the drawing of new districts to serve the ruling party's political purposes, with the blessing of the Supreme Court and with enthusiasm unchecked by either the people's will nor the State's Constitutional provisions.

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Attempt

A bouquet in the dark on a tablecloth with a wine bottle. Copyright Andrea LeDew.
A poem describing the swirling emotions on and offline provoked by the attempted assassination of President Trump at the dinner for the press. Caveat: I do not doubt the attempt on his life was real. P.S. The photo is an attempt at beauty.

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Approaching May 1st, 2026, Anniversary of The Great Fire, Jacksonville, FL

Beltane Fire near Great Dixter in England. Copyright Andrea LeDew.
A poem about a very dry spring in Florida which calls to mind the terrible fire which consumed Jacksonville early in the 20th century.

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Smiles

American and Australian handheld flags laying on desktop. Copyright Andrea LeDew.
This poem analyzes the loss of reputation of the US in the eyes of its closest allies, and the attitude it projects, about that loss.

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