They say the old star Betelgeuse, Which is, in Orion, found Could be about to self explode As its ‘End of Life’ comes round, But it’s slightly pinkish light For years, by gazers seen Comes from, ‘so very far away’ It’s light could be ‘has been’ It takes the light six hundred years Through Space …
Author Archives: George Potter
Companions to the dying.
Perhaps the least applauded, you work so peacefully, Providing care and comfort, to those who will not see, A future life before them, here on Earth, but hopefully, Their soul and spirit remembered, here and eternally. But Nurses, Doctors, Friends, whose dilligence displays The essence of humanity in many diff’rent ways Love, sympathy, devotion in …
Church bells.
“Oh! Ho!” My ringing friends exclaim, Their sounding bells above They pull the ropes and spin the wheels, And practice what they love. And when the Bride comes to be wed, The bells ring out the news They spread the word of love and joy, Beyond the church and pews. Some bells have been thus …
Indian Sonnet 2019
Mandeep, our guide, asked that we chose, just three Favoured points from our recent escapade But how can we start to choose, when we see The range of diff’rent journeys we have made? How can the Taj Mahal, be so compared With fine silk threads in carpets wove by hand? The beauty of the dance …
Common Sense.
Each day I scan the pages of a reputable(?) rag To make myself aware of principal events Because I am still thinking, I take up my position I am not one for sitting on the fence. So often, I consider the salient why’s and wherefore’s To distinguish facts from mere pretence Most times, it seems …
Where are we going?
Each day, we read, how we’re, so smart We invent and make more things, So if we are, let’s play our part, Make sure the work no evil brings. Progress is the general call, Most has a value true, But equally our minds can be Blinded by the selfish view. Again it seems self-centred greed …
Why carry a gun?
W. Tate wrote this original love ballad If I could plant a tiny seed of love, in the garden of your heart Would it grow to be a great big love one day, or would it die and fade away Would you care for it and tender it with care, till the time that we …
Don’t Do It yourself
“It’s time for a change! The loo needs a refit The tiles are disgraceful, the basin’s a pit, The boys are careless, (aimless the word) A hygenic room, don’t be absurd!” So out with the basin, a new one arrives, Chromium tapped, perfectly sized, But the rad’s in the way, so now it must go …
Great Investors!, New Billionaires!
Oh Great Investors!, New Billionaires!, You feel strong on account of your wealth Sure you worry about the price of your shares, But they’re not a good measure of health. Take more attention, is p’raps better advice, Of the wider effects of your work, For many believe, your self-centred greed Shows good ethics is something …
We are, each of us, responsible.
Song Saa, this idyllic isle, now warns us, what we should dread. Explaining how, the life we know hangs by a thin, and thinning, thread. Careless, we abuse our Earth, to satisfy desire, Despite the warnings, the life we love, will certainly expire. Dig the coal, pump the oil, let no-one bid us nay, Pollute …
George's Rhymes for the Times 