Hi Everybody!

Hello There: I'm Pat's friend Larry who got her started on this type of thing. I'm very honored she's letting me post this for you!  you can find out more about me by clicking the link to my own blog at: http://poeticconversations.blogspot.com/  or through my poetry which I'll post a sample of in a minute.  I first met Pat at a poetry reading a while back ( she'd kill me if I said how long ago it was!)  and we've become very close since. I will say that I've been writing poetry professional for 17 years now and have known Pat for the majority of that time. I'm glad she's let me guest blog here .  So, for your enrichment and enjoyment  please allow me to present a poem called " Four Thousand Year's Ago"    which is actually a rewrite of one of my standards called " The Crack Baby's Prayer" and I find it personally more timely than the orgianal. so much so it has replaced it in my performance repertoire. now here's the poem:

Four Thousand Years Ago   

by "Laughing" Larry Berger    

Four thousand years ago

The Nile ran red.

Red with the blood of a people 

yearning for freedom.

Five hundred years ago

The Hudson ran red!

Red with the blood of a people losing their homes

to the new kids on the block!

Twenty years ago 

Los Angeles burned.

Burned with the fires of injustice

of promises to long left unkept!

Last month

Egypt burned

burned with the fires of liberation

of the dawn of a new Era 

starting with the first bloodless 

Revolution the world has ever seen!

Four thousand years ago the Nile ran red.

What color will it run for me?

Neat huh?

Oh yeah, before I forget I have the third edition of my book out. It's called : Instant Poetry Just Add Words!)  and here's the link to the Amazon page if you'd like to get a copy:

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1

Thanks for taking the time to read this!