despair (Remove filter)
Whistling in the Dark
God is watching over us,
They say.
When we feel afraid,
Grateful or anxious,
We look to the sky
For reassurance,
Hoping for protection,
Consideration,
Or tender mercy.
Hope lies only in the sky.
Fear burrows under our feet.
The lost wanderer is afraid
To look down and advised to look up.
So believers are blessed
With good posture.
Tuesday 14th May 2019 11:03 am
Hagiography
In the Halls of Knowledge
The Great Men shared their wisdom
With emperors, kings, monarchs, and generals.
Great women shared their insights and guidance, too,
But their words are stored in different wings of the Great Hall.
It was the Great Men who laid the foundations
For civilisation, for democracy, for tyranny,
Architectural planning, sewage, and war.
It was the Great Me...
Monday 23rd July 2018 4:48 pm
Recent Comments
Graham Sherwood on Good Friday Dream
1 hour ago
David RL Moore on Good Friday Dream
2 hours ago
David RL Moore on Late For Her Lecture
2 hours ago
David RL Moore on To see must be to speak
4 hours ago
Hélène on Mom, This One Needs Your Hands
4 hours ago
Graham Sherwood on Reinvention.
5 hours ago
Red Brick Keshner on Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
6 hours ago
James R on Faithful companion
7 hours ago
Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh on a miscreant yearns
7 hours ago
Red Brick Keshner on Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh
8 hours ago