Quixotic
Wanderer of wonderlands,
always ready to gallivant
around in utopias, where freedom
and euphoria are mandatory,
where the reverie is sacrosanct;
tilting at windmills, pretending
this is movement, and not a mere
standstill, eluding a reckoning
with reality, and with such alacrity
fostering the never-ending idyll...
Monday 9th May 2022 12:07 am
Amistad
Keep the ship asail, boy
For one day you shall die
Beneath the whip & chains, boy
Your soul shall surely cry
How dare you break those Shackles, boy!
Your slavery is your duty!
Get back down under decks, boy!
This is pure mutiny!
"Why do you throw me over, boy!"
"Cos, with freedom, boy, there comes much joy!"
Definitely could be longer lol. But th...
Saturday 7th May 2022 7:59 pm
Marion Braidfute (Wife of Braveheart)
Longshank’s Primae Noctis
Favoured sport of overlord
Returning sullied to my husband, crying,
I grasp his battle sword,
Our Lord this nicht has defiled me
My virginity tooketh, not giv’n,
Let’s pledge undying hatred afor him
Ne’er shall he e’er be forgiv’n.
Let us seek our retribution, with this sword I will unbleed him
My flower may be stolen, but he’ll ne’er tak my fr...
Saturday 7th May 2022 12:25 pm
#freedom
(for my grandson)
Freedom is the imagination of a child,
Feelings flowing freely, stories running wild!
Uninhibited by life’s accountancy,
By endless dwelling on profit and loss, not yet
Hemmed in by grey stone walls or iron fences,
By petty quarrels or narrow self-interest.
A child’s imagination soars over such mundanity!
A life still to be lived, will not be so const...
Saturday 7th May 2022 9:30 am
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