Frank Hasbrouck
Bevier
Collected Poems
2006 - 2010
Woe in
for refusing to stop enriching Uranium
we want all of the nuclear bombs
Richard Armitage leaked CIA operative
Valerie Plame’s name to the press
sez it was inadvertent
2,639 American military personnel killed
in
people want the
but the two hostages have still
not been released by Hezbullah
Secret prisons in foreign countries run
by the CIA
44,000 spent nuclear fuel rods waiting for
a burial ground on an Indian reservation
in
Andrew Fastow sent to Federal prison for
six years for fraud in the Enron case
in
Christian megachurch evangelist preacher accused of
buying Methamphetamine from a male prostitute,
says I bought it didn’t use it, didn’t have sex
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
November 7, 2006 2:00pm
How Long
The world’s fish stocks dwindling, caused by extreme over fishing
By huge factory ships towing wide bottom trawl nets
That scoop up everything living on or near the sea floor
That belies corporate integrity that hedges their bets
By killing sixty percent of their catch that is dumped back into the sea
What happened to the oversight by the Food and Drug Administration
Who are supposed to protect the public and provide oversight of our
food supply
But instead just lets the sea food become a deadly abomination
Fishing boats with long line baited hooks catch beings other than fish
Such as sea turtles that are cruelly hooked in their mouth
And now that Ogunquit fish stocks have been mostly depleted
It looks as though the work of Satan in the sea is almost completed
Now oysters and clams are being raised in rusty iron pens in the sea
Corporate greed and irresponsibility breeding shellfish in dirty fish farms
How long will it be before our environmentalists rise up in arms
To erase these pens that bring profit and also bring natural stock disease
Now farm raised fish is mostly in markets, catfish and artificially colored salmon
Merchants don’t know where fish come from, only interested in getting mammon
How long will it be before we care what we eat and care what it does to the sea
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
August 26, 2006 8:30am
Morning Breezes
Morning breezes have something to say
Do not go back to sleep
Do not go back to sleep
Having my hair cut by a rotary saw
Hold it up with my arms
Hold it up with my arms
Have to get up and write it all down
Do not go back to sleep
Do not go back to sleep
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
August 19, 2006 2:18am
Stupidity Anniversary
August twenty ninth the anniversary of the partial destruction of the Gulf coast
Its been one year now and homeowners and businesses have begun to rebuild
On low land, sand bars and lots of land that are valued by everyone the most
Because they provide easy access to the ocean or offer beautiful ocean views
Why on earth is Government help up for ridicule by both poor and rich folks
When folks have built on land that has been prone to hurricanes for 6,000 years
High winds, high tides and tidal surges have been ignored as though they’re only jokes
Why on earth do they just stay in FEMA trailers sucking up six packs of beers
Instead of working hard to clear the debris in
Why do they think the Government must bail them out after a force 5 hurricane
When they have done nothing themselves to plan, protect themselves, move toward
Being responsible after they destroyed, raped, robbed, and killed people again
110 billion dollars have been approved, waiting for distribution by others and HUD
Why should they get a grant for up to 150,000 dollars to cover their expenses
To clean up, rebuild or repair the moldy, toxic stink of the incoming mud
When the rest of us have to buy insurance to cover our losses and rebuild our fences
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
August 30, 2006 3:30pm
Blind Euphoria
Tall young beautiful blond and slim
She ordered a Starbucks Berry Frappuccino
Would it be daft to just go on a whim
To greet her and order a hot cappuccino
Interesting woman in a long black skirt
In a faded blue Volvo from
Maybe I should go there, dig black dirt
Maybe I should go there and see ya
Would it be too isolating in
Even though she is serene and interesting
Or would I be going on blind euphoria
Thinking it was God, doing the testing
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
August 24, 2006 12:15pm
Things I Like to Do
in
I like to walk through the Scottsdale Mall
I like to go to the Scottsdale Civic Center Library
I like to have a falafel sandwich salad at Pita House
I like to see indie movies at Camelview Theater
I like to go out for coffee in
I like to walk down
I like to buy vegetables at Gentle Strength Food Co-op
I like to go see indie movies at
I like to eat catfish po’ boys at Baby Kay’s Cajun restaurant
I like to have my photographs printed at Wilson Camera
I like to go to exhibits at the
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
September 1, 2006 7:00am
We Are
We are
deep fried Coca Cola, farmers poring over equipment, grocery store
bagging contests at the Colorado State Fair, reading private longings
of personal pages, public humiliations
Mojo farmers. determined Luddites practicing wisdom over new
bombed patches, honoring the material voice of judgment, with no fear
Madonna in
washing in a new collection of custom homes, firing up the corn dogs,
cooking communities in rolling midnight kitchens,
the tang of fresh manure to defy the blockade of local food
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
September 4, 2006
Recession Concession
The collapse of the economy and financial markets
Is something that we have seen years before
In my grandparents’ lifetime and more
And now we hear dire cries of woe
From those who have diarrhea of the mind,
Forgetting the crash of nineteen hundred twenty nine
When men plunged to their certain deaths
From tall buildings close to Wall Street
From those who have a recession of the mind
Forgetting the toll of the dust bowl years
When farmers had no more crops to sell
And wind carried their top soil away
From those who forget about the Great Depression
And talk, like ‘buddy, can you spare a dime’
Or lines that formed next to soup kitchens
To get a bowl of broth and chunk of bread
From those who do not have any knowledge
Of families who lost their family farms
When local banks demanded their payments
And were forced to sell their equipment
© Frank Hasbrouck Bevier
September 18, 2008 1:00pm