Fellow Travellers There are six thousand Million on this Earth todayWe recognise a handful, but that is not to sayThat those we do not know, and those we haven’t metAre any less important on this Earthly scale, and yet,Some present Religion as the faultless guideTo those that we should fear, or gladly stand beside. As …
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What is life all about?
It is easy to say if only, when sadness comes alongIf only it was different, I could sing a happy song,If only, it hadn’t happened, I’d be happier today,If only I knew the future, I’d know, now, what to say, But no-one in our history, has had complete controlOf what the future brings us; we’re …
A ‘Thank you’ to the NHS
I am well again, but how? Ten days ago, I wondered what was going wrong, The usual sense of comfort nearly, nearly gone. A normal day now, was clearly out of sight And George surmised that things were clearly far from right. So with some foreboding, now to A&E With all the big decry about …
Olympic stupidity
I’m a guy, so XY, defines how I was made, She is a girl, XX, and female, displayed. These are the facts and generally held Past centuries have ne’er this truth dispelled, Until now, when some people choose to conceive A change from just accepting L,G,B,T, So some new algebra makes X equal Y When …
Where are you?
We are in debt, to the internet,Which has opened horizons worldwideBut those less wise, themselves compromiseBy choosing this tiger to ride. Little is found, without the surroundOf advertising, (whom do they seek?)And such is the litter of uncalled for Twitter,The system’s beginning to creak. I am, to be sure, a hack and no more,With a …
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 …
A few sweet thoughts
I’ll tell you a tale of a special week When no-one could ever be sour The kitchen was full of sugar and spice And caramel smells by the hour Everyone shared the joy of the sweet_ Classes entered and left in great streams Christmas puddings, Nut parcels, ever so rich With stuffed dates and Peppermint …
The Young Visitor
Bell rings, door opens, no “Hallo!” or, “By your leave!”Passing through the hallway, wipes her nose upon her sleeve,Through the open kitchen – she quickly found the way,To where she knows the toys are. She settles down to play. At Two, (do we remember?), the World was great indeed,Plenty of love and lots of food, …
Cheerful sourdough!
In the current lockdown, many are baking again. The references here are of two local bakers with whom I chat…. At the moment, there seems, not much we can do, As the virus constrains our best plans, But cooking and baking, is good for our health, And also gives work for our hands. So it …
Ego
(written after the massacre, by a ‘loner’ at Newtown, Connecticut) A chilling stillness overcomes the worldUnbelieving, did this really happen?A troubled man escapes, anger unfurledBlinded, armed, exploding ‘mongst the children.We cannot guess the state of our brotherThe secret quest to find his own ego,The silent conflict ‘twixt Man and MotherHow can we know what’s never …
George's Rhymes for the Times 