God Save The King Look at meWow!A new age you can seeNow!I am so very brightAnd my mind is ruthenious*I am always rightAs I am a geniusI persuaded the ignorant mobTo vote me into powerI did such a wondrous jobThat it’s now my victory hourYou can hear the angels singLet the church bells ringFor IContinue reading “A Golden Age: some gimmickry of our times”
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A Smile Or Two
Poor Brigit Bright means “exalted one”So no wonder she sought funShe solicited status from the highest masterBut the consequence was a disaster The job she acquired was aide to the presidentShe in no time at all was a White House residentTroubles ensued with alarming rapidityAs she struggled to deal with her boss’s stupidity The troubleContinue reading “A Smile Or Two”
Now! Now! To The Streets Lawfully
It’s Time To Fight Fight! Fight! The time is rightFor non-violent barricades to show your might Just look at what those charlatans are doingTheir sinister schemes are trouble brewingTo increase their power is their notorious planIgnoring ways sacred since time began Fight! Fight! The time is rightFor non-violent barricades to show your might They pardonContinue reading “Now! Now! To The Streets Lawfully”
Dystopia
Quadrilateral Dance All join hands and circle the landStay where you are and give that villain your handThen circle back to where you wereAnd bow to show that you concur So it’s Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hey!We live to cheat another day All join hands and circle that fieldStay where you are and to thatContinue reading “Dystopia”
Rogues Gallery
Fake Me To Your Leader Oswald Brown was a clownWho got to rule the landHis principal reason for his renownWas to have us obey each command The changes he wrought as the masterHad never been seen beforeThey brought to the land sheer disasterAs he diligently bent the law His constant need was to break traditionAndContinue reading “Rogues Gallery”
Perturbed Voices
At The Top Of The Tree A Chieftain Observed Ronald Crumpkin was a bumpkinAnd got to the top of the treeHe had a head like the top of a pumpkinAnd a brain the size of a pea He spoke every word in a manner absurdAnd his deeds were an absolute farceHe promised the world andContinue reading “Perturbed Voices”
Rogues Of Our Time
The Fascist There he isA perfect example from the political lexiconA fascistJust look at himMeets the specified standards beautifullyA racistSays immigrants will poison our bloodDespises democracyFalsifies bona fide election resultsA rabble-rouserAppeals to the desires and prejudices of the mobAnd, above all, adores a strong leaderHimselfYesThat’s itThe evidence is so strongStorms into your awarenessLike inoperable cancerContinue reading “Rogues Of Our Time”
On A Parliament Of Fools
Septic Sceptic Lord what fools these politicians beJust look at himIgnoring the devastationThe debacleThe catastropheOf climate changeListen to himArguing about cost of electricityWhat is the cost of fire?Of flood?Of famine?Of unleashed tempests?What a fool he is!Notice his mindless deedsRepealing wise laws about climateTax concession for oilPermissionIndeed encouragementTo mine coalSo that’s it thenThe industrial complex rulesTellsContinue reading “On A Parliament Of Fools”
On Political Chicanery
Three Jeers For The Winner Three jeers for the winnerWho is a clear sinnerAnd perpetrates madnessDisguised as gladnessHe lies through his teethFar more than a thiefTo send an electionIn a ghastly directionWhenever he speaks he abuses his foesWhat his ambition is nobody knowsHe builds for himself an obsequious towerWhere mindless followers give him powerWhen heContinue reading “On Political Chicanery”
Tributes and Censure
Rehab Song For the Westmead Rehabilitation Hospital WellHere I amInA gymnasium for the shatteredLook at usHow debilitated we areSo many in painBodies in repair modeFaces oldSo often torn with agony and distressBut wait; look againNotice the angelsHovering from one suffererTo another, then another, then anotherSpreading hopeLittle conquests of movementGraced by a smile or twoWith wordsContinue reading “Tributes and Censure”
Royce Levi Australian Teacher and Author 