Statues Fall
Freedoms cries brought the statues down The Reich lay in ruins as a new regime Promised freedom of a version of the …
The Land Between Two Rivers
The land between where two rivers flow Wonders if ever peace again it will know Forgotten are the glories of long ago …
Death Comes Calling
Chicken Little of the modern age “The sky is falling” the media rage They follow him through the darkest wood He knows …
Bodies and Balls, Both in the Nets
The crowd roars in excitement, in stadium, on television In bars and in streets, oblivious to the division Between the balls and …
Truth Kills Kings
“Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings. It stirs gentle men to rage and bids them take up arms. It …
New Year, New Start, All Folks the Same
New year, new start, all folks the same No matter what land or tradition from which they came So close to Samhain, …
Whiff of Scandal – Government, Orgies, Dead Pigs, Talking to Bees and about the Homeless – At the Cinema watching Legend
The Krays are the stuff of, as the film title suggests, legend, and it was a must see when the film of …
Dead Children: No Longer the News that Sells
I knew it would happen, borders would be closed, media would turn again on the refugees, and the dead boy on the …
Warning to Politicians
Where fear drove comfort out; straw on the floor Was price of conquering security. “A Warning to Conquerors” – Donagh MacDonagh We …
A Maud Gonne of the Kurds
As Kurds fight to free Korbani I post this old poem of mine in tribute to the Peshmerga and their women fighters! …
Its Not Another Revolution
Its not another revolution Those people on the streets Its a demand for justice That comes through those tweets And posts through …
Hands Clasped Of Those Beside Us
Among the hate and fear we see Daily, in our lives and on TV: Somewhere the message of God is lived out …
What We Have, We Do Not Value, As Others Value What They Cannot Have – Malala Yousafai Tribute
The scene is familiar, girls smoking, swearing, counting down the minutes to when they can race from class and get on with …