After this many disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer. To stay or go — He stands bewildered by their unfurling, hurled unbelief. He sees in their smouldering embered eyes A return to earthly vows, Narrowed estuaries of thought How could they not? Why believe in a man With only his… Continue reading John 6:66
Party and Die
He did it for popularity, so that he could play and party, He wants your vote, not a safety note, and so thousands more will die.
Christmas, what’s the point?
The lonely are lonelier, the poor – even poorer, the weak are slowly weaker, the spoiled are so spoiled. And there is a place where you are either outside or in. And no- one asks you to enter. —– The sad are even sadder, the glad somewhat gladder, the fearful – more fearing. The workers… Continue reading Christmas, what’s the point?
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Mercilessly the virus pursues us and prunes life on earth, Masks are worn and relationships torn and born on the net. Massive queues by the hospital to see the overworked staff. Moment by moment worsening ’til Covid conversations are Mixed with Christmas Greetings and curtains closely drawn. —— Many people are working to avoid the… Continue reading M
Carbon kills.
With stick thin legs and bellies swollen, they remembered their playing in grass, hide and seek around trees and cattle beside the flowing watery tracks of the recent rain; that washed the earth and egged on the good, growing grain. ——- Rain still falls on someone else’s land, in a place where fridges are full… Continue reading Carbon kills.
Party time for some!
Its party time for clowns, jumping around he laughs, drinking long deep draughts, while they giggle o’er jokes and their gaffes. —- Outside the folk stay in, the rules for others thin, no invitations in the nation apart for the leading loon and his pally kin. —— jostling and singing along, playing games of ping… Continue reading Party time for some!
Broken Politics.
Casting a vote on the emptiness of politics, is like being tossed on the unpredictable seas of storms and whirlpools, sinking and drownings. ——- Those who are outside suffer hunger while sated men and women on huge battle ships belch fire on those struggling in the waters of injustice, malice and ——- violence from incited… Continue reading Broken Politics.
Breaking the poor to pay the rich.
There, in the place of privilege and parliament, she held the flame high. And showed clearly the darkness that assaults the poor and divided David Cameron’s almost managing ’til their larders are emptied of succour and their frightful futures fixed with a hasty handful of wealth cultivated wishes. ——- Although this time the poor are… Continue reading Breaking the poor to pay the rich.
The Mystery of Life
The particles, embodying life flew ever outwards, light shattering rocks in a star flung emptiness. Hope burned into balls of molten fire and furnaces that lit the shadows of planets: where mortality was born. And out of nothing single cells formed from beauty into an ordering, startling the biologists and puzzling them with their intricacies… Continue reading The Mystery of Life
Tears
I bit into my chocolate, and the thoughts began to percolate. I tasted the milkiness and bittersweetness and sighed and cried inside my body – where the need’s nourishment not this punishment as the weak, hungry child in my mind’s eye dies. —– I do not mean to deride the pride we have in our… Continue reading Tears