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And They're Off!

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: August 9, 2015

The horse race to the White House has begun…

It's a horse race among elephants.
They're lining up to run.
It won't be fast or pretty as we'll see.
Those lumbering contenders
who will jockey for the lead
will find the track too narrow to run free.

The Dumbo ride at Disneyland
seems less a circus act
than all these elephants within the gate.
The Grand Old Party carny ride
must make Ms. Clinton smile.
This is the part of politics I hate.

I really wish the means by which
we choose each party's choice
was not the beauty pageant that it is.
The 18 months before we vote
is such an ugly grind,
the champagne toast (once poured) won't have much fizz.


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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

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