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Tube Shelter
I think that the artist got it spot on.
This is man at his most basic:
Trapped in the eternal tunnel,
With no beginning, no end, no escape,
Vulnerable like never before.
The place is a shelter, of course,
But could easily be a slaughterhouse,
Fried in fat if the walls don’t hold.
Try to imagine the pitch dark.
Just how has humanity come to this?
Cowerin...
Tuesday 29th April 2025 8:44 am
Tip toe time
Whatever you've done today
It doesn't matter now, the sign states
its time for a parade
for the tiny tippy tappers to escapade
You've seen the sights
Blinded by all the flashing lights
You've filled the senses with a pungent repulse
Tollerated the tube and the intolerance
Now you're back to the place of dreams
Where walls and ceilings go bump in the night
H...
Wednesday 24th July 2024 10:28 am
Sick Santa
social distancing scorned
masks impede his beard
visor scares the reindeer
spooking as he steered
medics shave his whiskers
off with red festive attire
reindeer pining for Santa
cough softly at their byre
tube down Santa's chimney
no more season's greetings
in a coma Christmas begets
few hale or hearty meetings
drones take Santa's place
icy pla...
Friday 25th December 2020 10:31 am
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