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”
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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”
Royce Levi Australian Teacher and Author 