despair (Remove filter)
Whistling in the Dark
God is watching over us,
They say.
When we feel afraid,
Grateful or anxious,
We look to the sky
For reassurance,
Hoping for protection,
Consideration,
Or tender mercy.
Hope lies only in the sky.
Fear burrows under our feet.
The lost wanderer is afraid
To look down and advised to look up.
So believers are blessed
With good posture.
Tuesday 14th May 2019 11:03 am
Hagiography
In the Halls of Knowledge
The Great Men shared their wisdom
With emperors, kings, monarchs, and generals.
Great women shared their insights and guidance, too,
But their words are stored in different wings of the Great Hall.
It was the Great Men who laid the foundations
For civilisation, for democracy, for tyranny,
Architectural planning, sewage, and war.
It was the Great Me...
Monday 23rd July 2018 4:48 pm
Recent Comments
Landi Cruz on You can kill some of the people some of the time but you can't kill all of the people all of the time
14 minutes ago
leon stolgard on In our lost curved ball world
42 minutes ago
Landi Cruz on evensong
55 minutes ago
David R Mellor on A Little Bird
57 minutes ago
David R Mellor on A Little Bird
58 minutes ago
Landi Cruz on evensong
1 hour ago
Ruth O'Reilly on InCollage_20240419_172814248.png
1 hour ago
Ruth O'Reilly on InCollage_20240419_172814248.png
1 hour ago
Ruth O'Reilly on IMG_20240414_165928_HDR.jpg
1 hour ago
Ruth O'Reilly on IMG_20240414_165928_HDR.jpg
1 hour ago