Gloves Off

Now that the campaign is for real He’s going to take the gloves off.

The conventions are over, Thank God

The first one was a little bit odd

The G.O.P stars

Want Hillary behind bars

Or shot by a firing squad.

Was he wearing gloves so that no one could find the fingerprints on Michelle’s 2008 speech?

Trump thought his convention went well

He outlined his vision of Hell

He was praised by family - 

(Though wife number three

Used a speech that was made by Michelle.)

I hope I am not alone is disagreeing with his assessment, his claims, his version of ‘truth’, …

Trump claimed that disaster is near

He listed the issues to fear

He claimed he’s THE CHOICE

He claims he’s OUR VOICE

It’s the only voice he likes to hear.

Days 4 and 5 - Long, Long Ago

This was just over a month ago, but since then … Dallas, Baton Rouge, the attempted coup in Turkey, the G.O.P. unConvention starring Michelle Obama, Lucifer, a juiced up Giuliani, a returned from the dead Chris Christie, the Trump half-siblings, and a liberal sprinkling of lies.  So back to June, a simpler time.

In Lipsi I wasn't too thrilled

With the menu choice  - octopus, grilled

But they were delicious,

With a few other dishes

Our palates satisfied, stomachs filled.

Followed by a stop at a wonderful local bakery for dessert, and then a walk back to the boat under a full moon.

Arki has 40 inhabitants.  We walked by an unfinished compound enclosed by a stone wall.  It was planned as a luxury eco-tourism retreat near a quiet cove.  The view of the sea was blocked by the wall and the only guests were some sheep, not known for splurging on expensive vacations.

On Arki there's not much to report

But an unfinished Eco resort 

A stone walled compound 

Closed to beauty around

And abandoned when money got short.

Truth and Consequences

According to Donald Trump “Hillary is a liar.”  According to the fact checkers her campaign statements were true more often than any other candidate this year ( over 50% true), and Donald’s were the farthest from the truth ( less than 10% true).  Only that doesn’t seem to matter.

They scream when Hillary’s not truthful

But for Donald the truth isn’t crucial

There’s no hullabaloo

When his statements aren’t true

And ninety percent are just bull.

The Convention starts tomorrow and this joke isn’t funny anymore.

We’ve gone far enough down Trump Road

We’ve had more than enough of his load

Of ego and slime

It’s long past the time

When he was supposed to implode.

Ship’s Blog Day 3

The Kambosos family raises sheep and goats on a four square mile island with miles of stone walls to keep the sheep in pasture and the goats running freely.  In summer the population swells to ten because the grandchildren are home from school in Patmos.

Levitha is rocky and bare

And forty kilometers from anywhere

But since 1820

The Kambosos family

Have been the only inhabitants there.

The inlet to the harbor is almost invisible, and the harbor is so deep and rocky that it is very difficult to anchor.  The Kambosos’s installed moorings for visiting yachts.   On a small outdoor terrace they serve dinners of fish, lamb or goat.

Miles from their nearest neighbor

With a deep and protected harbor 

They built a small restaurant

For visitors who want

To eat and to venture ashore.

#Bad Move

ServerGate - another Clinton Scandal!

Hilary Clinton, you fool

It’s too bad that you broke the rule,

The FBI branded

You careless and handed

Reckless Donald a campaigning tool.

It proves she’s crooked!  - Even though:

Colin Powell used a private e-mail server when he was Secretary of State.

The White House Staff sent official government e mails on a private server when George W. Bush was President.

Karl Rove ’s office deleted 22 Million e mails that were required by law to be preserved for the Presidential Archives.

Dick Cheney’s office revealed the identity of a covert CIA agent for political purposes.

That was all very different and can’t be compared to Hillary’s heinous crimes, which apparently were careless, but not against the law.

The Republicans will use it to hit her

But in her defense, please consider

Should their candidate win

The White House will begin

To communicate only on Twitter.

Ship's Blog - Day Two

Paying respect to our hosts.

We start with an SPF massage

Pricey cream all over our bods

The sacrifice we make 

For our poor pale skin's sake

To glorious Apollo the sun god.

As Appollo retires behind the hills.

Moored in a cove off the coast

With ouzo we raise a small toast

To the sea God Poseidon

In whose realm we've been ridin' 

And who's been such a welcoming host.

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