Secret Hallelujah O I am Zeus and I rule the world But you’ll never see my flag unfurled For I am cunning and act propitiously And do my dealings surreptitiously My scheme for mankind has something new It’s to put all power in the hands of a few I am a combatant to rival HectorContinue reading “Poems That Come To Mind”
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Still More Reflections In A Broken Looking Glass
Fisherman My kingdom is rocks by the sea For I am a fisherman On many a dawn in the early light I stand erect In defiance of the waves That crash around my feet Cane rod pointing towards the sky Poised for the battle In my quest to conquer a dweller of the deep CunningContinue reading “Still More Reflections In A Broken Looking Glass”
More Reflections In A Broken Mirror
Retrenched I am not employed any more Too old at fifty-seven Thirty-five years I worked for that firm Making electric motors I knew my stuff Learnt the hard way Went to night school for my trade needs Mastered all skills pretty well Endured the odd tyrant as a boss But that was no real problemContinue reading “More Reflections In A Broken Mirror”
Reflections In A Broken Mirror
Image Attribution: Wikimedia Commons: Screenshot from Shoes (1916) featuring actress Mary MacLaren, directed by Lois Weber. Housewife I married Alexander when I was nineteen Just after leaving school It was the Great Depression and we had little money We brought three sons into the world So a career outside the home Was unthinkable for meContinue reading “Reflections In A Broken Mirror”
Royce Levi Australian Teacher and Author 