Poetry Blog by keith jeffries
The Last Moments
The Last Moments
Armageddon calls the ravens home
as masonary falls from a cracked dome
The staircase of greed leads nowhere now
bodies hurtle downwards from buildings aloft
Stall holders without cash fall silent and crash
Grace is kept at bay as all cry mercy
abuse has run its course as custodians cower in shame
The exploited don white robes of patience and honour
...
Tuesday 15th January 2019 4:32 pm
Brexit
Brexit
Chaos wears a veil of deceit
scrap metal with refuse spew forth
Embroiderers unpick the mangled barbed wire
as distant voices in discord pronounce nothing
Incompetence and Ignorance stand as sentinels
the inept and unqualified replace the hinges
Misfortune born of apathy and stupidity
in a playground of clowns in full costume
Groups, free thinkers and empty ...
Sunday 13th January 2019 7:25 pm
Wisdom
Wisdom
The acquisition of wisdom is the life blood
for body, mind and soul
It rejects the insidious assaults of prejudice
and ignorance
A new dimension is achieved where
intelligent thought prevails with
experience and education as precursers
Wisdom exists only when discovered
It requires a long and often arduous search
Profound common sense, compassion and
c...
Thursday 10th January 2019 7:45 pm
The Lantern
The Lantern
A lantern burns outside the door
it is never extinguished
A welcome and hospitality are assured
a knock and the door opens
A room with a fire burns in the grate
an armchair is close by
A hot drink is brought followed by food
then a bedroom upstairs is ready and waiting
Clean sheets and several blankets
bring a deep sleep without fear
The morning li...
Wednesday 9th January 2019 9:16 pm
Winter´s Doldrums
Winter´s Doldrums
Time spent in the doldrums of winter
inertia spreads its curse on life
Not even a breath of air or wind of consequence
an insipid landscape which affects heart and imagination
Thoughts cannot be fully constructed
or ideas take shape for some change
O for a blast of stormy weather
blinding snow with impassable thoroughfares
The drama of winter vente...
Sunday 6th January 2019 10:19 am
Unseated
Unseated
Empires rise and fall
no matter how mighty and tall
When an empire has had its day
it is time to look for another way
Rome the all powerful and great
is now only a small city state
The British Empire on which the
sun never set
now has a very substantial debt
The time has come for another empire
to fall and crumble
as its inhabitants begin to trembl...
Friday 4th January 2019 9:57 am
Expressions
Expressions
As I meander along the inner city streets
as I enter the department stores or supermarkets
I find myself drawn to the faces about me
young and old alike, I see their eyes
their expressionless looks of boredom and sadness
disinterested in what surrounds them
Vacant expressions, glazed eyes
the eyes of the predator, the wounded
Icons which exude loneliness...
Thursday 3rd January 2019 6:53 pm
The Cloud of Fear
The Cloud of Fear
Dark sinister and heavy laden this cloud
stalks the land
Powerful winds herald its arrival
Winds which uproot and scatter all in its path
followed by the echo of thunder
the flashes of lightning striking forth
Rain pelts down as indiscriminate bullets
Everyone is at its mercy
Fear commands obedience
fear enters the hearts of all
It controls e...
Tuesday 1st January 2019 3:09 pm
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