On Peace And War “This is our God: Jesus, king of peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war.” “Those who rob your land of its resources generally invest much of the profit in weapons, thus perpetuating an endless cycle of destabilisation and death.” Pope Leo Shame! Shame! Shame on you!It’sContinue reading “O What a Lovely War”
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Recent Thoughts
PTS A battered soul I amAge has wearied me and the years condemnedNo longer moving with the grace of youthI struggle to reach any destinationPainful tooEven when I cough it hurtsA journey to the bathroom is painfulAlthough it’s near my bedroomAs for the front doorThat is an odysseyI cannot shower without helpI cannot reach myContinue reading “Recent Thoughts”
On Troubled Times
Gaudeamus Igitur “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” — Theodore Roosevelt Shame! Shame! Shame!Study is now a two-up gameUniversity’s now an investment denEntry demands business acumenA study penalty is what you getAnd helplessly landContinue reading “On Troubled Times”
MoreThoughts On The Times
O Ares Heil Ares*God of hostilitySee how they worship your slaughterYour callous, unfeeling indifference to lifeThese aloof, ravening figureheadsWho lead two powerful nations to war todayInto inequitable battlefieldsOne who worships a hillThe other a fake genius made rich by his nonsenseJust look at what they coordinate and choreographThe sorrow of deathFor childrenThe innocent elderlyNon combativeContinue reading “MoreThoughts On The Times”
Recent Reflections
Angel There I wasAlone with the silenceDespairing in the oppressive quietudeNo bird calls to hearNo crickets singing by my windowNo words of my loved oneNo news approved by the neoconsWhen you are oldYour moves are controlled for youYou are so dependent on othersWhat they say matters so muchIf your hearing failsYour world is so unforgivingThatContinue reading “Recent Reflections”
Once More Unto The Breach
Une Nation Disparais “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer”.“One People, One Nation, One Leader” Hitler’s motto There’s a new dark force adrift in AustraliaWith frightening follies in its regaliaFreedom of speech is what they promoteIt’s one sure way to get your voteYou can curse your foes with lies forsoothUnder the guise of telling the truthTheirContinue reading “Once More Unto The Breach”
Past Thoughts And Present Day Anger
The Poem and the Song … Long, long afterward, in an oakI found the arrow, still unbroke;And the song, from beginning to end,I found again in the heart of a friend.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “The Arrow and the Song” I shot a poem into the air,It fell to earth, I knew not where;How in the worldContinue reading “Past Thoughts And Present Day Anger”
Memories Still Lingering
Once Upon A Thought Once upon a thought I decided to write a poemNot a long oneAnd probably not an acclaimed oneJust a gentle journey into my memoriesSo I started writingDabbling away at my keyboardHoping something interesting would finally emergeSomewhere on a future part of the pageAs you can see that has not happened yetWhichContinue reading “Memories Still Lingering”
Still More Reflections
Patient Transport Angels For PTS: Patient Transport Services They came when they were so neededMilani and TerryI may not have the names rightBut they will know who I meanI was so decrepit when they cameMy body would not do what I told it toLegs and arms belonged to a felon on the rackHow could IContinue reading “Still More Reflections”
Remembered Conseqences
Vulcan To The Bushfire Dead Hail to thee O God of FireMarshall of greed and human desireSacred the name of your burning soulOur homage to you is paid with coal All praise to your image flaming brightFountain of profit and earthly delightStately the prayers we say unto youAs we give benediction with our CO2 HearContinue reading “Remembered Conseqences”
Royce Levi Australian Teacher and Author 