Texas and Sam Houston remembered in stark contrast
The piece reflects on Santa Anna and Sam Houston as symbolic rivals in Texas history, praising Houston’s enduring legacy. It blends historical reflection with social commentary and wartime memory, noting the Alamo and San Jacinto while critiquing Santa Anna’s rule and contrasting destinies.
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Houston
Santa Anna
Antonio Lape de Santa ‘Anna
Mexico
Texas Republic
Lone Star State
Jalope
Texas
Sam Houston
Bam Houston
Valhalla
Teme
Santa Anne
Napoleon
Alamo
San Jacinto
Is Texas Really That Big A State
The piece extols Texas as a vastly large state in people, land, and wealth. It cites eight footlong horn points, a 25 mile Houston ship canal, and immense outputs like lumber, minerals, oil, and farm products. It emphasizes Texas pride, loyalty, and friendship as big Texas virtues.
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Texas
Tomas
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Galveston
Aonghorn
Houston Ship Canal
Ge Big Texan
Pam
Beaumont
Trem
New York
Chicago
United States
Oddball Jokes and Quips From a Quirkier Time
A collage of humorous snippets and snippets of workplace gossip unfolds with misheard words, mistaken identities, and comic misadventures. A barber sale promissory note and a Welsh mayor’s theft confession hint at human folly and sly wordplay across casual scenes.
Ghosts and temptations in a restless city
A reflective poem warns against earthly wealth and hoarded treasure. It contrasts moths and rust with spiritual riches, then shifts to images of ghostly figures in hooded garb crossing grass and wings like night. The speaker urges cleansing daily doubts and small hatreds.
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