Saturday 25 April 2015

War

Come on get on with it,

be a patriot,

(whatever that is)

defend our country

(from whomever there is)

come back a hero

(whatever that means)

ride in the parade,

(one leg shot off)

have the people

(those who stayed behind)

wave in admiration,

(you’re a celebrity)

like you have done something,

(worthwhile?)

other than kill

(the nightmares begin)

and maim,

(that is the game)

provoking an enemy

to do the same.

 

Sunday 19 April 2015

Where Are You Now

I dunk chocolate coated

scotch finger biscuits

into my hot tea.

I listen to James Blunt,

the rain falls heavily 

on the roof.

Then the sun shines

and I go out for fresh air,

just to breath it in.

Gotta ask yourself 

the question,

"Where are you now?"

Look around,

the sky is blue,

the light, bright.

Walk the dog,

and eat Pad Thai

in the afternoon.


Friday 17 April 2015

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Who is the War For?

Ice is a scourge killing the young

but, this is not how the war will be won

(telling half truths)

only how our song is sung

in the pages of the popular news.


Ice is a scourge killing the young,

as a drama it is number one,

(in our drama addicted lives)

this is not how the war will be won,

unless we look at the problem before ice begun.


Ice is a scourge killing the young

addicted from the very first try,

(fools and horses cry)

we are not beyond telling any lie,

to somehow make our fear match the crime.

 

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Creative

Rondeau

haiku

senryu

how do you do?


Sonata

cantata

rhyming speech

eat a peach?


Lyric ode

couplet mode

Bruce Dawe

write some more.


Friday 10 April 2015

The Meaning of Life

The sun is shining

the grass is green

that is all life

is meant to mean


Wednesday 8 April 2015

Smoking

I like smoking.

I don't smoke, but I like smoking.

I did smoke,

but I don't smoke any more.

I liked smoking, though,

the style,

the charm,

it was who I am.

I was good at it.

I thought it was cool, for the longest time.


And now it's a crime.


Tuesday 7 April 2015

Death Row

Commit the crime, do the time.

Is there a worse thing to say

to someone on death row?

Are people that unthinking

or that unkind?

Or simply that blind?

I cry for Andrew

and for Myuran too,

but I also cry

for Australia

and Australian’s

for how hard

their "fair go" 

has become.


Sunday 5 April 2015

Capitalism

Goodness is a bore

Business is a whore

(3rd world) People are the price

You pay for nice things.


Wednesday 1 April 2015

Winner

I make an investment

in my future every week

I buy a lottery ticket

so life can be sweet