Shifting Sand

 

Screens are the crematoriums of yesterday's news,

we switch them on

we switch them off,

between the static seeking brighter views,

our interest gone

the pyres excused...

 

We rant and rage for our own need,

we curse at this

we curse at that,

between our fast we sate our greed

we crave all bliss

we waste our seed...

 

While borders bloat and bellies shrink,

we close our eyes

we close our ears,

between our thoughts we fail to think

to question why

to make the link,

 

that all those Lines upon the Land,

the Crowns and Kings who Rule us all,

are nothing more than Shifting Sand

upon which once Great Kingdoms fall.

 

 

 

 

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David RL Moore

Sat 31st May 2025 11:10

Thanks to Stephen, much appreciated.

Thanks for all the likes.

David

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Auracle

Sat 31st May 2025 09:56

beautifully evocative

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David RL Moore

Fri 30th May 2025 13:06

Thank you Uilleam for your reading and comments.

David RL Moore

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 30th May 2025 08:23

Superbly written, David. The rhythm of the last verse gives it great power.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Fri 30th May 2025 08:08

Your phrase "Shifting Sand" exposes both the arrogance and stupidity of those who impose arbitrary boundaries on populations they claim to have conquered or "civilised".
Mother nature recognises no such boundaries: the recently collapsed Swiss glacier, and the ever-shifting land around the San Andreas fault are just two examples of that.

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David RL Moore

Thu 29th May 2025 23:13

Thank you for the early like Reggie.

David

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