Graham Cunningham

Biography

Graham Cunningham is a writer of essays and articles for many cultural magazines in the English-speaking world. He also writes poems.

Freedom of a Certain Kind

Was it a golden age of freedom of a certain kind and were we then the lucky ones the unchained, in my terms? The next utopia may be rich and sweet a virtual paradise perhaps and honeycombed with images but from which there is no escape no vantage point or cold light of day. From restless souls are we come from buccaneers with fast boats their oak planks formed by those press-ganged, more rooted souls content to bend to greater wills. From obsessive engineers, gentlemen with wide eyes freed now but driven still upward strivers; always in pursuit of superhuman strengths. Children of Renaissance Man it is perhaps a wondrous thing that we - beyond the buzzing hive where myriad small desires are swallowed into black holes beyond the four-cornered, transfixed medieval firmament - that we survived for so long. The desire for freedom such a scarce mutation of the tribal norm. My golden ark of freedom is twisting in the wind My finely schooled opinions now mere relative to Thine. twitching tabloid mind. Captain Ahab and his whale seemingly both hunted down just preening and penned celebrities now. And Ahab’s men embraced by nanny’s sweaty palms. From moody loners are we come? Contrary souls on horse back disappearing hungry out of sight exiles from the feeding pack. Returning Heathcliffs saying I am no mere link in survival’s chain. Lone stars defying fate the dance of death that used to wait on mutant children of the tribe and may be on its way back?

All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.

Blog entries by Graham Cunningham

You Blew Smoke Into Our Eyes (09/09/2021)

New Blood (09/09/2021)

Freedom of a Certain Kind (06/08/2021)

Potter Heigham Bridge (06/08/2021)

Will The Storm Ever Pass (06/08/2021)

I Wonder What They Pray For (06/08/2021)

What's a Mystery? (06/08/2021)

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