Angels Of Patient Transport 28 May 2026 Well here I amLife is not easy when you are ninety-twoLots of achesMy legs are painfully disobedient when I walkMy balance is little better than a drunken man’sNo more evening strollsI’m marooned indoorsI cannot leave home unassistedWhich brings me to an important part of my narrativeActually I haveContinue reading “Tales Of Our Times”
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More Malfeasance
Ecocide It’s deliberateA wasteland in three placesDiligently createdBy violenceRuthlesslyLinked to a dedicated dream of empire buildingAh Jordan RiverAh Cedar RepublicAh Treasure of the SeaOnce shelters for family, especially childrenCentres of beauty and peaceWhere a walk at sunset was resounding with tranquilityNot nowJust look at those places if you dareDestruction oozes into your awarenessNo buildings standingInsteadContinue reading “More Malfeasance”
Some Joy and Some Despondency
To My Son I hear a voiceThat stirs my imagination and awakens my soulWhen my son shares his esprit with meHe has travelled far across the realms of lifeHas an awarenessStartling for its wisdomAnd inspiring for its revelation of truthHow can I not be changed by it?For I am old and set in my waysBeguiledContinue reading “Some Joy and Some Despondency”
Blackguards In Sheep’s Clothing
On A Picture Of A Fake Mystic Just look at that deception none can denyA vision of lies made with AIA pretender portrayed at a younger ageCasting a spell on a counterfeit stageLook at those women; notice their youthSymbols of gender disguising the truthSee the soldiers haunting the skyAnd American eagles flying close byA flagContinue reading “Blackguards In Sheep’s Clothing”
O What a Lovely War
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”
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”