Now I am alone, with no-one else to hear I can listen to myself, without the slightest fear That my words can be mistaken, or considered rude My thoughts, however frank, will not be misconstrued. So in this quiet moment, let me my conscience call, Let us assess together, those myths and stories tall, Which …
Category Archives: Individual
The Visitor
This visitor is always near, waiting to be heard, Not always too apparent, but each considered word, That he, or she, would like to say, in a moment calm, Will probably, if listened to, save each of us from harm. This visitor is not alone, we have one by our side, And so do Politicians …
Each of us matters.
We were not responsible, for decisions that were made_ In olden times, before most of us were born. Such mistakes are more clearly seen, by the conscience of today But then, a Nation’s actions, obeyed a different norm. I will not make excuses, for injustice done, By those who, for selfish reasons, ignored humanity But …
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 …
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 …
Ambition
Great Ambition, you Imposter! I do not like your style! Some children think you’re critical, for them to make their pile, Do Teenagers, without you, become just feckless Youth? Without you, is there no success? – I doubt that is the truth. Maybe you are a distant light, but you don’t show the way, You …
Epilogue
I was murdered, that is why I cannot speak. But why should I Stay silent, while the perpetrators Of a sin, my Terminators, Are deemed themselves to have been wronged By our Justice. I would have longed To receive such intercession. Instead of dying. Their transgression ‘Gainst me, suggests, perhaps their Parents And now the …
Is there hope?
During the ‘Troubles’, there were examples of irrational action, despite the tensions. One of these was the villification of children going to Holy Cross School, Belfast. Oh! My Darling! Tell me so, how did you spend your day? “I was at the barricade, and we had our say!” But what, My Darling, was the point, …
‘Coming home’
I think you say, in English, ‘I will be coming home’, When you write a letter, or use the telephone, But surely that must also mean, that you were there before, With possessions and your Family, and a key for your front door. So, I cannot use these words; I am a Refugee. For complicated …
George's Rhymes for the Times 