political &mdash; updraft https://updraft.writeas.com/tag:political a small selection of personal writings Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:28:10 +0000 updraft https://updraft.writeas.com/updraft?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[About updraft and its author Just what the world needs: another blog, right? #about Thanks #about Poetry Freedom #poem #freeverse #humor #truestory Delivery #poem #rhyme #humor Dance #poem #freeverse #transform Misteaks #poem #freeverse #political Old Glory #poem #freeverse End #poem #freeverse Dreams #poem #freeverse #horror Balance #poem #rhyme #humor Reunion #poem #freeverse Seen from Space #poem #rhyme Who is she? #poem #rhyme #horror After midnight #poem #freeverse #shape Dolls #poem #freeverse #horror Rejects #poem #freeverse #political Salt #poem #freeverse #horror West #poem #freeverse The Ballad of Za #poem #longpoem #rhyme Prose What New Direction? #prose #story #longstory Rain #prose #story Tunnels #prose #horror Dusk #prose Space Pilot #prose #story #humor #horror Eclipse #prose #story #humor Bones #prose ON AIR #prose #story #transform Escape #prose #story #horror #transform Donkey #prose #story #zen Pet #prose #story #humor Representative #prose #story First meeting #prose #story Hashtags Note that clicking a hashtag will return only the 10 most recent relevant posts. about #poem #freeverse #rhyme #longpoem #shape #prose #story #longstory #humor #horror #zen #political #transform #truestory Cook roasting chestnuts outdoors with steam rising. updraft logo. Blog and author description.]]> About updraft and its author

Just what the world needs: another blog, right? #about Thanks #about

Poetry

Freedom #poem #freeverse #humor #truestory Delivery #poem #rhyme #humor Dance #poem #freeverse #transform Misteaks #poem #freeverse #political Old Glory #poem #freeverse End #poem #freeverse Dreams #poem #freeverse #horror Balance #poem #rhyme #humor Reunion #poem #freeverse Seen from Space #poem #rhyme Who is she? #poem #rhyme #horror After midnight #poem #freeverse #shape Dolls #poem #freeverse #horror Rejects #poem #freeverse #political Salt #poem #freeverse #horror West #poem #freeverse The Ballad of Za #poem #longpoem #rhyme

Prose

What New Direction? #prose #story #longstory Rain #prose #story Tunnels #prose #horror Dusk #prose Space Pilot #prose #story #humor #horror Eclipse #prose #story #humor Bones #prose ON AIR #prose #story #transform Escape #prose #story #horror #transform Donkey #prose #story #zen Pet #prose #story #humor Representative #prose #story First meeting #prose #story

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]]> https://updraft.writeas.com/updraft Wed, 24 Oct 2018 00:29:33 +0000 Misteaks https://updraft.writeas.com/misteaks?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[The weather doesn’t make mistakes But it didn’t always do what they wanted!--more-- So they invented gods and demons To blame, cajole, and bargain with And somehow they felt better about it But nothing changed And the weather still didn’t make mistakes So they invented things To take their minds off The gods, and the weather Like coal fires, aerosols and plastic But the old gods got jealous And the weather did change But it still doesn’t make mistakes #poem #freeverse #political 2018-08-03]]> The weather doesn’t make mistakes But it didn’t always do what they wanted So they invented gods and demons To blame, cajole, and bargain with And somehow they felt better about it But nothing changed And the weather still didn’t make mistakes So they invented things To take their minds off The gods, and the weather Like coal fires, aerosols and plastic But the old gods got jealous And the weather did change But it still doesn’t make mistakes

#poem #freeverse #political 2018-08-03

]]> https://updraft.writeas.com/misteaks Fri, 03 Aug 2018 21:18:30 +0000 Rejects https://updraft.writeas.com/rejects?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[We are the ones who were left behind When the angels came, on plumes of light,!--more-- And the ground opened, and demons came With smoke, devouring all in sight. Though not quite all. We few remain. A muted crew to steer the world. And culled of good and bad we've grown To see each other's faults and shrug And see our own and just get on with life. Some say we'll wait a thousand years Before whatever next arrives. A book contained it all! But no one knows, And we don't care. We find our world is quiet now, A gentle rhythm fallen into. Year on year we till the earth, And dress our children, Light our fires, Write new songs, Forget the ages. Could it be We were the lucky ones? #poem #freeverse #political 2018-06-14]]> We are the ones who were left behind When the angels came, on plumes of light, And the ground opened, and demons came With smoke, devouring all in sight.

Though not quite all. We few remain. A muted crew to steer the world. And culled of good and bad we've grown To see each other's faults and shrug And see our own and just get on with life.

Some say we'll wait a thousand years Before whatever next arrives. A book contained it all! But no one knows, And we don't care.

We find our world is quiet now, A gentle rhythm fallen into. Year on year we till the earth, And dress our children, Light our fires, Write new songs, Forget the ages. Could it be We were the lucky ones?

#poem #freeverse #political 2018-06-14

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