‘Before George’

A sample from Book 3

 Before George
 (George Washington)
  
 ratifying some articles 
 in 1781
began to hold a country
 together without ransom
  
 by unanimous vote, in comes
john hanson
 america’s first acting
presidential son
 under the congress assembled
 his powers weren’t by the ton
 but taking precedence over all
was so much fun
 with a house and servants
to just name some
 for one year he enjoyed
the presidential run
  
 ...I congratulate your excellency on your appointment
to fill the most important seat in the united states....
  
 george wrote
 —that’s no pun
  
 others shared the first
presidential hon’
  
 not to make the truth
too cumbersome
 or entangled in some leap
of quantum
 but leaving them out would
be rather loathsome
  
 our first continental congress
 had their first bun
 his legacy held deep
in our bosom
 his name...its own anthem
 john hancock—
a national emblem
  
 when the articles of confederation
became our sanctum
 samuel huntington was no bum
 presiding over congress without a gun
 a title...he held none
his health a bit well done
 he couldn't finish
what he had begun
  
 eight years before our declaration
 became our custom
 before the constitution became
 our moon, star, and sun
 when the british thought
we were dumb
  
 the articles of confederation
 began the law of the common
 it wasn’t something done
in random
 taking on the absolute
of a british canon
 these men risked all
for God's† given freedom

The makings of a government is an interesting thing. Maybe, if we took the time to understand what went down back then, we wouldn’t allow such tom-foolery to take place in Washington today. [‘Before George’ was written in 2009.]

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