Before we hop in the van and hit the road, here's some political yet poetic history. Did you know that two of our recent presidents have dabbled in poetry?
Let's start our tour of the 50 poetic states with Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But before you read on, am I April Fooling?
by George W. Bush
I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen and uncertainty
and potential mental losses.
Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish can coexist.
Read the rest here.
by Barack Obama
Sitting in his seat, a seat broad and broken
In, sprinkled with ashes
Pop switches channels, takes another
Shot of Seagrams, neat, and asks
What to do with me, a green young man
Who fails to consider the
Flim and flam of the world, since
Things have been easy for me;
Read the rest here.
Until we get there, no kicking the seats -- I'm trying to drive up here.
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