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The Age Of Gold
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
Our World has suffered long
Beneath the Angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong:
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love-song, which they bring
Oh! Hush the noise, ye men of strife
And hear the Angels sing!
For Lo! The days are hastening on
By prophet-bards foretold
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round...
Saturday 15th December 2018 7:15 am
The Template of my Being
Been there
Done it
Eaten it
Drunk it
Almost drowned in it
Nearly died
Praised it
Cursed it
Dodged it
Traversed it
Just you name it
I’ll have tried
Smoked it
Snorted it
Been traumatised by it
Reduced to tears by it
Laughed and cried
Run it
Walked it
Chased it
Caught it
Wished I hadn’t bothered s...
Monday 24th June 2013 4:00 pm
The Cocoon
The curtains a cocoon
which I have outgrown
crushing me
though I dare not venture out
my wings maimed
by an internal eternity.
Some days they open
as the sunlight shines
and snow falls
yet it remains a parallel world
a door to an unfamiliar universe
remains locked.
Even inside plates pile up
like a porcelain possum
they pl...
Monday 21st January 2013 1:36 pm
Luimneach 23/12/11
It is clear that when push comes to shove,
The solution to strife's not above:
It's right here on Earth,
With each precious child's birth;
That the only way forward's with
Friday 23rd December 2011 11:56 am
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