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'the god
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Ten Commandments
august 26 - november 17
2003
10 mountain sonnets
marlene mountain francine
porad paul conneally stephen addiss nancy
smith
gary gach cindy tebo carmen sterba ray rasmussen michael rehling gary
blankenship
1
'Thou shalt have
no other gods before me.'
[8/27-9/14/03]
another autograph collected the
crowd unusually unruly
13-year-old reality tv star of her own fantasy
god
sides with the feds the monument of 10 has left the rotunda*
no gods at all
but lots of worship going on
many prostrate themselves as the alabama idol is
hauled away
almighty microsoft what if bill gates is behind the pearly
gate
built for the fox god a shrine on a hill
sleeping in the pew he
dreams of madonna
such a jealous pussycat she says
japanese haiku who can
get over it
studying all religions just in case
the running back on
probation until after the season
all round the world cave paintings of fat
mamas
the sound of bat wings above the feaces flecked
altar
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2
'Thou shalt not make unto thee any
graven image.'
[8/26-10/18/03]
toward
shevinity 'on every high hill and under every green tree'
the toadsmouth a
rock in the peak district that says you're almost home
so let's blast some
more statues in afghanistan
obeying god's 2nd commandment the feds move the
graven words
church green a lot of gw's in the collection basket
less
likely to destroy the images of others if one creates
we'll be right back
with more so don't touch that dial ok now this
sistine chapel the image of
god on the ceiling
hungry as hell the 'big boy' statue beckons
the wall
full of pinups at the local repair shop
the face in the mirror a joy to
behold
ah censorship a jillion fewer images to clutter the museum the
mind
the memory of a collection of ancient cock-shaped coat pegs
deck of
holy cards with a few squirrels around st. francis
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3
'Thou shalt not take the name of
the Lord thy God in vain.'
[8/27-10/17/03]
stalled car in Israel the driver cursed in several languages
a hammer
meets a thumb
mother nature and i politely discussed the heat and man-made
air
jeez you're looking good!
god for a moment i thought you were someone
else
from where god's name was placed in vain it's taken by law
grandpa's
story the day his mouth was washed with soap
swear words on the bathroom
wall
all those leaders with god in their mouths
teen 'cool man the deity
says no more mall muzak!'
'god damn' not considered cussing in our
crowd
'for pete's sake' and i remember my grandmother's
displeasure
say 'jumping kangaroo' instead of repeating your dad and
brother
oh shit
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4
'Remember the sabbath day, to
keep it holy.'
[8/27-10/19/03]
late
start on sunday not one beer before noon
sunday buffet at the casino all
you can eat $5
the smell of incense and bells a priest's frock
a swell day
for authority figures to eye the figures of kids
the magic screen on the
altar shows pro football
the commandments moved from the courthouse locked on
sundays
no television no telephone no car a far different outlook
stop
give it a rest take a breath the sun moves on his own
the sunday school
teacher on saturday night dirty dancing
sunday morning the adult theater
every seat sold
a relief to know that decadent is okay 6 days a week
up at
11 too late for mass
a spider crawls under the kneeler
sunday social visit
with a sick and needy friend
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5
'Honour
thy father and thy mother.'
[8/26-10/22/03]
words
almost all in haste i eat you i taste you i hate you
together or one at a
time?
summer warning the disappearing act of the y chromosome
with the
best nursing home which won't interfere with your own lifestyle
single parent
household double the duty and only one paycheck
a poke in the ribs from mom
at this commandment
at least visit the home before they move in
the
teenager politely pleads with her addicted mom
sidewalk neckbroken dead pigeon somebody's
mother
pushing the wheelchair slowly he remembers
at least on the days set
out by the merchants
gluestick card an 'i love you' with the heart peeling
off
finally grieving for the dead dad of his teenage years
the faded
flowers replaced each memorial day
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6
'Thou shalt not
kill.'
[8/27-10/18/03]
squashes a bug saying 'better luck next time'
today the peace tally
greater than the war's
first obligation to protect oneself
after the
natives are crushed law and order
the cat plays with the lizard and
eventually it dies
unless in uniform or something you hold dear is
threatened
in an upbeat voice the tv announcer repeats the body
count
lumumba's fate the belgium soldiers watched him tortured and
killed
the cat with a tail hanging from her mouth
a dead duck if it's that
time of year and you've got a license
reversal - clean air regulations
repealed
british american tobacco sponsor a school of business ethics
then
the state murders the murderer of the murderer of fetuses
end of the fairy
tale now that the witch is dead
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7
'Thou shalt not commit
adultery.'
[8/28-11/17/03]
she
took his $4 million ring but who'll wring his neck
one count of sexual
assault a felony at the lodge and spa
it used to be the charge and now it's
the defense
unless you get married first
just don't embarrass me she
said
unless you are one of the happy majority
delightful bliss i
don't want to know!
every third weekend and thanksgiving day at
daddy's
his seven-year itch annually
patriarch with wives galore his lust
for another married woman
spiritual retreat this time at the motel 6 with the
lights out
hot for herself the clerk turns on to her guy customers
not
considered adultery lesbians in the news
mounting excitement the whole
village collects stones
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8
'Thou shalt not
steal.'
[8/29-10/25/03]
supermarket surely one purple grape will not be theft
his home is not a hotel despite the
towels
except converts from other faiths and goods under 'fair exchange'
a
town for a toe debit or credit
a convicted ceo on parole limited to the usa
for vacation
prayer in school and denigrated neolithic females in
church
the poor box empty under the gold altar
just before the long
weekend the price increased after?
high to low low to high stocks and bonds
reversing positions
pyramid scheme one scam leads to another
a t-shirt
with a mummy's face on it from the british museum
hope iraqi kids enjoy their
new schools the teachers well-paid
you can download 'smells like teen spirit'
for free**
musical chairs a trillion dollars poof up in smoke
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9
'Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbour.'
[8/29-11/03]
restaurant three gossips sup on their friends' imagined
faults
but i heard it on good authority from my daughter's friend
you
can lie all you like particularly about those not next door
careful what you
say there are laws against slander
at court she says what he says he didn't
do
now tell us what was the real reason dubya you went to war
we all just
assumed it was true
the latest poll 45% say the truth is not, 50%
undecided
wmd's i say they're hidden in his boxer shorts
blair claims
saddam could shoot his load in forty-five minutes
arnie's recall he can't
remember all the women he's groped
rammed through the adult court system for
life the 13-year-old
listen somebody knows but isn't talking the others
blowing smoke
talking heads spread another rumor left unsaid
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10
'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
house'
[8/26-10/18/03]
down
the road a new double-wide & a warm-looking heat pump
the conservatory
filled with the right sort of plants and conversation
a leaf outweighs your
monuments by the weight of the universe
can't be impressed i don't recognize
any 'a b c' car
ah then okay to contemplate his rock garden!
there
goes the neighborhood
either it's too small or who'd want the
upkeep?
& what's my apple doing in your kitchen?
at midnight the neighbor's hedge moves a yard
closer
once it was my house until i lost my job
on the sun deck a
great view of the pool next door
tho he's got a cute ass and 2 x 2 oxen i dig
the wife & kids
three lawn mowers and two washers in the side
yard
just a fence away from blue ribbon tomatoes
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notes
*alabama state
capitol
**smells like teen spirit from nirvana's 'nevermind' cd