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"I believe writing is a precursor to thought,
not the other way around"
Garry L. Cox
The Bard of Appanoose
We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. The Bard's Contrarian Bar serves as a vessel to project my passions and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on.
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I Once Knew a Woman who Rocked my World - by Garry Cox
I once knew a lady who rocked my world Sent my confidence through the roof I was ten feet tall and bullet proof Oh this lady she looked...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read
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Coming to your Kind Attentions
Good day, I am excited to announce the release of my third book, Coffee with the Bard: 2020 Blues on Tuesday, May 18th. I hope you can...
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May 14, 20211 min read
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Remembering Zoe
For my daughters Amy Zoe and Brett One named after you and one whose heart was nearly broken when we nearly missed the train that took us...
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May 9, 20211 min read
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On the Que
Mirror Mirror I See You Whitey through the thin veneer of your cutting eyes And I explore the core of your copious rage Rage that you...
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Mar 29, 20211 min read
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The aftermath
The Myth of Hidden Agenda We are not better than our dark behavior We are culpable in all regards On the other hand We are not worse...
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Jan 8, 20211 min read
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What’s In a Name
Sweet Will Any language worth its salt has at least one alpha voice one great troubadour born to elevate the very essence of lives lived...
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Jan 1, 20211 min read
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Pie In the Sky
from my new book of poems Coffee With the Bard: 2020 Blues My Dad passed on when I was very young. As you might expect, I was frightened...
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Dec 28, 20202 min read
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By the Light
By the Light By the light of this day may you find the best way to let go of the hurt and the hate By the light of this day don’t look...
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Dec 26, 20201 min read
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Where Do Angels Come From
I think it’s great that God resides in all of us but there are times when we need more specificity Like how is God in you the same or...
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Dec 21, 20201 min read
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Hope Lives
By the Light By the light of this day may you find the best way to let go of the hurt and the hate By the light of this day don’t look...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read
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The subject was dogs we’ve cried over
Ode to Brownie Dear Brownie Just a line to let you know you were the best dog ever lived because you were my dog because you were my...
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Oct 31, 20203 min read
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National Daughter’s Day
To the Daughter We Named Brett Though you were aptly named according to your mom and me It was from a white man’s book which has troubled...
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Sep 25, 20202 min read
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The Bards Contrarian Bar
Signs of My Times Sign on my office door if I ever get an office “No Lying, Cheating, or Price Gouging Politicians of any ilk need not...
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Sep 16, 20201 min read
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Ode to the Census Taker
A Modest Declaration I am not a white man Or any other color of Any other man And I will be damned If I let you call me ‘Other’ And...
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Aug 8, 20201 min read
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By the Light
By the Light By the light of this day may you find the best way to let go of the hurt and the hate By the light of this day don’t look...
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Jul 29, 20201 min read
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Happy Sunday
Good Morning Lord Good morning Lord your sunshine keeping promise to the moon Good morning hope Still here, though oft I bid you leave...
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Jul 26, 20201 min read
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Rubber Bullets
Rubber Bullets The Clown is in the candy store Wrecking havoc with all the toys The Beast still roams the countryside Still making all...
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Jul 23, 20201 min read
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Nature Nurtures
Rings So you discern the age of a tree by counting it’s rings, right And before Botox, we measured the age of a human by its assortment...
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Jul 17, 20201 min read
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May It Please the Court
Sophists and disciples of sloganeering full of moral skepticism and specious reasoning observe ‘You are not a drop in the ocean you...
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Jul 15, 20201 min read
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In My Cups
When I’m in my cups- communing with my dark side I tend to view history with a jaundiced eye Wasn’t there a time when Millard Taft...
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Jun 29, 20201 min read
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