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Modelling Enter the modeller…SoThe alchemist returnsTurns lead into gold in his modelAha!It is pyrite disguised as platinumAnd how well the deceiver stands in statusPaid with lucre fit for kingsWith the well funded persona of counterfeit respectabilityA well paid shadow in the persuasive halls of pretenceFree as a bird, a bird of prey,To generate the illusionContinue reading “Poetry Still”

The Answer Man A Tribute To A Political Icon: Identity Obvious O have you met the Answer ManWho always has a reply?If you catch him out or discover his tricksHe will simply tell you a lieHis face radiates integrityBut he never provides any proofHe fakes a smile endorsed with guileAnd pretends to tell you theContinue reading “Yet Again”

Trust That portrait was my first wifeA happy smile the world beguilesContrary to modern trendsShe was my very first loverAnd I was very definitely matureOur togetherness was like my first breath of lifeA dawn revealing a landscape I didn’t know existedBirds seemed to sing their songs just for meThe windWrapping itself round the two ofContinue reading “Yet More Sharing”

The Gift Of Learning O I can build castles nowThat look down on the twisted worldWith understandingI am aware of solutionsTo uncertainty that once destroyed my self respectThe gift of learning is suddenly mineAnd I have the power to see things as they really areThe rulers of my pastSought the safety of my ignoranceAnd triedContinue reading “Words Still Matter”

Strawberry Fair As I was going to Strawberry FairI met a man who hardly seemed thereHe told me that he loved the EarthAnd knew what human life was worthHe understood the rational rulesThat would end the use of fossil fuelsHe sighed and made almost tearful admissionsThat life might end due to global emissionsHe said thatContinue reading “Thank You Readers”

Statistics Have you heard?There’s a secret code adrift in the aetherUsed by the shady onesFrom the CEOs of banks to devious politiciansEmbellishing their lies with apparent virtueWhat is it?You are bound to askNow that I’ve stirred your interestHere is my answerDon’t spread this knowledge aroundAs it may be to your advantageIf the villains don’t knowContinue reading “Still More Thoughts”

The Flames Of Hell Politics 2021 The boat is terribly overcrowdedErebus is having a nervous breakdownDue to unprecedented numbersOf boat people who are not the usual refugeesQueueing up for end of the line transport…In the world aboveLies are on Ford’s assembly lineOccurring like flies on thrown away Big MacsSo that belowThe flames are curling aroundContinue reading “Thoughts As I Pass By”

Jockey There you standWhip in handBright colours catching the eyeWhite glovesBlack bootsHelmet for protection and subtle padding elsewhere …Beneath the pizzazz that you wearLies subtle braveryNot obvious as you stand there in the mounting yardLooking casual and relaxedDiminutive yet significantFor you will make decisions in the next short timeThat will matter to the apostles ofContinue reading “As I Wandered Through The Day”

They Who Hesitate Will Be Lost On Current Political Discord In Australia: October 2021 Look at themMumbling and fumbling while the world is crumblingInto the dust of self interestAs a powerful minorityHolding the reins of the horses of the ApocalypseGallop over the cosmic cliffs of climate denialInto the turbulent fatal oceanOf no returnWhere lie theContinue reading “Still Not Averse To Verse”

Compliance in 2021 Some folkAre so afraid of other peopleThey will never follow instructionsEven edicts backed by lawAre defiedUnder the pretence of freedomOr similar clichés of wrong doing disguisedOrders are a curseTo these divergent onesWho these days tend to cluster in the streetsOr other public placesWaving banners and shouting abuseAt integrityMind you, one should alwaysContinue reading “The Realms of Gold Still Open”