Poetry | What Ed Said

Edward Riederich

Nov 2, 2021
1 min

The Rear of the Aircraft

I wrote this last summer but thought someone out there in Facebook world might like this one. Based on true events Looking out the window...

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Edward Riederich

Nov 2, 2021
1 min

Opening Again

(To the tune of "Blowin in the Wind" by Bob Dylan) How many masks must a man walk by In a Walmart parking lot? How many elbows must I...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 20, 2021
1 min

Led by Puppets

Land of puppets Playing politicians Behind the scenes Tricks by magicians Before our eyes Performing illusions Deception and lies Massive...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 20, 2021
2 min

The Valley We Descend

(In response to the poem "The Hill We Climb" recited at the Inaguration) Through the hourglass of time rang out the words "The Hill we...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 20, 2021
1 min

One Particular Mask to Show

(To the tune of "No Particular Place to Go" by Chuck Berry) Wearing my mask in my automobile Trying to breathe is not ideal Behind my...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

I Smell a Skunk

I smell a skunk but I don't see a skunk. Dr. Seuss and him are thrown in the trunk. Are these people drunk? I don't have Pepe Le Pew in...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Please Pass the Butter

Please pass the butter From a sanitized udder With Lysol sprayed With gloves made It must be organic Or I just might panic Can someone...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

China Vacation on Hold

China is requiring some passengers arriving from overseas to an invasive anal swab as part of the their Coronavirus containment measures....

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
2 min

Gender Neutral Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head is now saying goodbye We now have a potato head that's half girl half guy In this Cancel Culture we are being tutored And...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Life is Only but a Mist

Life is only but a mist In each breath the end draws near We can't be content to just exist Though struggles in this life persist And...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Gorilla Glue Warfare

There was a woman who used Gorilla Glue She put it in her hair like it was shampoo Now she has a very different do With that different do...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

A Cruz to Mexico

A cruise to Mexico would be nice I don't know which one I'd choose But there's only cruise going to Mexico And that is the Senator Ted...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

The Chronicles of San Francisco

Let us open up the San Fran scrolls To the Bay City let's take a stroll Here in the land of the democrat mule You will see how the...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
2 min

Sensitivity Training 101

Welcome to Sensitity Training 101 Class please take your seats this should be fun At work when clocked in you must remember Some very...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Bird in the Cage

Don't be the bird in the cage Staring at the open door with your eyes Go through the curtain on the stage To fly, the risk you can gauge...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Raising Cain

There once was a man named Cain And to the earth he came To do what was right he was able But he sat alone at his table Half hearted...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
2 min

The White Elephant in the Room

I saw a white elephant on the news They said we were racist in our views And then I heard something pretty shady People were crying...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Press Secretariat

(Press Secretary Jen Psaki) Here comes Press Secretariat in the lead Circling back as a noble steed Circling back and circling the track...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

Votes went Out the Back Door

(To the tune of "Lookin out the back door" by CCR) Votes got changed in Illinois, out the back door, oh boy! Can we sit down and recount...

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Edward Riederich

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

The Streets of Tehran

(The persecuted Christian church of Iran) Join me and walk the streets of Tehran If you listen intently you will hear a song And in the...

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