Silence Silence is a dangerous thing It can be a bird with a broken wing For there are times when we should speak Instead we ignore the suffering weak Fear can cause this deadly hush When jeopardy looms with a frightening rush At times we are silent and simply afraid of power Our muteness stainsContinue reading “More Poems”
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More Recent Thoughts
Obituary To A Friend “I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” Helen Keller He’s gone now, my friend Recently deceased But how he dominates my memory He understood my whims And was willing To heed my complaints about existence Without too much fuss Just a gentle comradeContinue reading “More Recent Thoughts”
Recent Thoughts
We Shall Overcome Some Day Deep in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome some day Guy Carawan 1960 O the ruling élite are strong With power that seems insurmountable They thrive on what is wrong Pretending to be accountable Corporate bankers and lawyers Profit from organised strife They are simply sawyers Who cutContinue reading “Recent Thoughts”
The Poems Keep Coming
Signing Dear sharer of meanings Who brings effigies of sound into the silence Endured by others There is love in your energy Gentle caring for the deprived Your face is a mirror of everything A link to understanding for the cloistered Strangers who hear nothing There is passion in your compassion Such willingness to reachContinue reading “The Poems Keep Coming”
Still More Auguries
The Climate Monkey The climate monkey was a willing flunkey Born and bred in the jungle He lost his home and was forced to roam Because of a human bungle They cut down all the trees you see Turned his birthplace into a hovel Left him no choice in the end but to flee ToContinue reading “Still More Auguries”
More Auguries
Castle of Deception Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer Yet Again You are a sinister architect Building with your paranoid hands And your egotistical schemes a fearful castle Made with the brickwork of your evil dreams There is a moat which only seems to exist Fashioned from falsehoods hand over fist With what seems toContinue reading “More Auguries”
Auguries of Life
Spider On The Wall Spider spider on the wall Who lasts longest of us all? Do you observe me with vision clear? Can you see me standing near? You seem untroubled as I watch you Poised on a crevice like a bold statue Weaving your threads of micro steel It is a mystery how youContinue reading “Auguries of Life”
Even More Miscreants
The Double Dealing Diphthong The Double Dealing Diphthong would struggle with the truth It ranted and raved throughout each day And constantly stood aloof The problem was the Vowels both long and short It accused them of dishonesty And integrity to be bought So the debate raged as all were engaged In a squabble whereContinue reading “Even More Miscreants”
One More Unsavoury Crew
Sporting Hero He’s a sporting hero is Travistock Hones Lives in glass houses and doesn’t throw stones He owns a yacht that is quite a boat It’s worth so much more than a ribboned coat He drives a Mercedes and shows it off well As he glories in the comfort of his sports cartel He’sContinue reading “One More Unsavoury Crew”
Others
Hail Caesar Tin-pot Leader Now Tin-pot Caesar Was a smart geyser Destined to rule the land His methods were naughty While he was so haughty And decidedly underhand One of his tools Was the Roman schools Where teachers taught loyalty to him If they didn’t follow What told to swallow Their prospects would be simplyContinue reading “Others”
Royce Levi Australian Teacher and Author 