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Onward – A Poem by Patrick Carpen<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Onward<\/a>Machines grind
\nThe day’s corn
\nThe muzzled ox
\nStays its horn.<\/p>\n

Oil spills
\nSo fuel burns
\nAnd engines turn
\nThe President slams his fist
\nAnd scratches his head
\nAs parliamentarians\u00a0toss and turn.<\/p>\n

What law to make?
\nWhich one to break?
\nWhat to legislate?<\/p>\n

Religions dictate
\nWhat guns will face
\nAt the hands of man
\nWhat era will dawn.<\/p>\n

The axle pushes
\nThe wheels turn
\nThe butter churns
\nAnd the coal burns<\/p>\n

Civilization advances
\nAt a snail’s pace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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