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Leon McDuff

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury
I come before you to plead for the life of Leon McDuff
Ladies and gentlemen on the jury
I asking you to be the judge of when enough is enough
Now Leon McDuff has worked on his daddys farm everyday since the day that he was born
Plowing in the fields and hoeing in the garden and helping pick the cotton and the corn
Then came the time of the Mississippi floods and all of his work went down the drain
The land was parched by the sun and blown by the wind and finally washed away by the rain
So he went to his friends to get some help from them but their crops and their money was all gone
So he went to the bank to mortgage his home but the bank wouldnt give Leon a loan
He could not decide how his family would survive with no crops and no money to buy food
And as he struggled with his hands to rework his land the notice came that said his land tax was due
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Now in an air-conditioned office on the other side of town sat a government official with a frown
Cause hed been trying for so long to find land to build a summer home but cheap river land could not be found
Then in the middle of his gloom his boss walked in the room and said Ive got some real good news for the house youve planned
Theres a farmer whos so poor and whos luck has run so sour that he can not pay the taxes on his land
So just you wait a week or two til the moneys over due then go to the cashier down the hall
With his deed in your hand pay the taxes on the land have the sheriff give Leon McDuff a call
Have him tell Leon to move by the last day of July because the taxes on his land are overdue

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song performed by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Noel Leon

(Mike Geiger/Woody Mullis/Ricky Ray Rector)
(Spoken)
Leon Dixon leaves his Christmas lights up all year round
Its somethin different about our town
Weve often wondered why he never takes em down
But Leon leaves his Christmas lights up all year round
Theres a big bright noel flashin off and on
In the yard where the children play the whole year long
Weve all gotten used to it year by year
Now its kinda gotten to be a part of things round here
(Sang)
Peace on earth, Good will to men
Christmas time is here again
Can it be all that wrong
To feel like Christmas all year long
(Spoken)
Leon got sick, its been back awhile
Short on luck and money, but he still wore that smile
And nobody could stand to see him do without
So we all drove over to see if we could help out

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song performed by George Strait
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Extracts From Leon. An Unfinished Poem

IT is a summer evening, calm and fair,
A warm, yet freshening glow is in the air;
Along its bank, the cool stream wanders slow,
Like parting friends that linger as they go.
The willows, as its waters meekly glide,
Bend their dishevelled tresses to the tide,
And seem to give it, with a moaning sigh,
A farewell touch of tearful sympathy.
Each dusky copse is clad in darkest green:
A blackening mass, just edged with silver sheen
From yon clear moon, who in her glassy face
Seems to reflect the risings of the place.
For on her still, pale orb, the eye may see
Dim spots of shadowy brown, like distant tree
Or far-off hillocks on a moonlight lea.

The stars have lit in heaven their lamps of gold,
The viewless dew falls lightly on the wold,
The gentle air, that softly sweeps the leaves,
A strain of faint, unearthly music weaves;

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poem by Joseph Rodman Drake
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L-o-v-e

Light
Offered
Through the substance of the (Verb)
Made unique (Essence)

Copyrights Leon Jaime Villegas
June 10,2010

poem by Leon Jaime Villegas
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So You Knew...Focus And Deduce

A lie never matures
Truth endures
A lie in time vanishes
Truth in time remains

Copyrights Leon Jaime Villegas
October 17,2010

poem by Leon Jaime Villegas
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Ascended

In the sky your self immerse
In its eternity remain
The source without disguise remember
All appears naked as truth is plain

Copyrights Leon J Villegas
June 2010

poem by Leon Jaime Villegas
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My brother Leon started it all. He played the piano. In school they made me leader of the orchestra because I played the violin, but I followed Leon and the boys in his jazz band around.

quote by Louis Prima
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Aliquid novi Africa affert - Africa is always producing some novelty

Aliquid novi Africa affert.

Aliquid novi Africa affert
Reformanda....
In Terrorem
Christianos ad leones!

Africa is always producing some novelty.

Africa is always producing some novelty
Always being reformed....
As a warning; [in order to terrify others]
[Throw the] Christians to the lions!

© Juan Ponce de León

poem by Juan Ponce de León
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I Sleep in Death

I Sleep In Death
............................

Such sweet caress
the soil - no less -
engulfed my mortal soul

In slumber sleep
Please do not weep
for what you can't have
nor hold

For I am gone
do not look upon
my grave
with sadness see

For I sleep in Death
no tear nor breath

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poem by Wayne Leon Learmond
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Where Home Is...

Home ephemeral abode
Where birds fly from
Onto seasonal migratory flights
Where soul goes
After many lifetimes journeys
Where roots form
Good intentions prolong
True desires spawn
Happiness lingers about
Joy whole throughout
Where Self evolves
Overcoming many flaws
Where home is?
If not in our sorrows
Laying low in our hearts and profound
Blissful states of being
Not even rip deep
A melancholy state of home
Where home is

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poem by Leon Jaime Villegas
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