No More Mr. Blue Skies
Pray can you still hear the cries
of all these anguished
and stricken, landlocked gulls ..
In particular, those
that echo around and likewise,
still haunt, these now
empty oceans and once clear
blue skies of ours ..
Can you still hear them sigh as
they each carve,
slice and scythe, their own way
through such dense
and likewise, unnavigable beige
mushroom clouds ..
Then as they exit in their haste,
into some deep,
dark and hungry black hole now
somewhat curiously,
filling with tears and with misery
that once did
belong to the whole human race ..
Such a sadness begins
to descend and a grand sense of
total nothingness
begins to prevail where once we
were wrong to
assume that indeed heaven might
one day be found ..
How wrong you all were, to place
such hope, trust and faith
in power crazed bullies, billionaire
despots, bigots and liars ..
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Neville (
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Of 8B+ agendas the world over, the few that are fulfilled and subscribed to could be counted on the fingers of one hand…. that it seems is where the powers that be resides… of course kingmakers and power brokers are thrown in the swill as in days of old, we don’t need to attend mediaeval fairs because we are living in such times. 🙏🏻🕊
You are a credit to that insight of yours my friend .. & empathy becomes you .. Cheers .. Neville
Why thank you kind sir, your wielding of the quill waxes mighty as to rally such compassion 🙏🏻🕊
And those are the good guys. A powerful poem, a critique on human nature not only to do such things to the world we live in and ourselves but to allow it. Black Sunday it is. The worst part is that it is true.
It absolutely bloomin well is .. thanks for seeing it my way my friend .. Neville
A strong rightful critism of the human race as a whole, they who commit the sins and crimes we see on the news everyday but also those of us who allow them to, a powerful and accurate write.
many thanks my friend . I couldn't ask for more .. Neville
You are very welcome
Good write N.
Cheers Orchidee .. Neville
Powerful work, my friend.
To be honest, I could have done without it but the driving force was just too damned irresistible .. Neville
Now that casts a rather dark pall over this poem. "Pray" indeed "haunt" yes. This poem is haunting and the message is clear. People are not yet ready to govern themselves, not wise enough to choose proper leaders, too weak to overcome greed. A sad commentary of the human race. A wonderful write that talks to the potential outcome of such actions or inactions. As usual well done in poetic grace
I dunno whether I just got caught in the crossfire, on the re-bound or by some ricochet .. but whatever the case, I'm gonna thank you again brother poet .. Neville
My attention span is shrinking so do you mind if I just hang on to your last four lines? With the 'you' in there rather than 'we' I believe you have it, Sir....
Okay, got'cha .. point taken .. 😉👍
Those last four lines should be pinned, plastered or engraved into certain front doors, starting with our parliament.... what about yours?
Powerful, true, and offers a sobering vantagepoint of human nature. Well done, Neville 🌹👏
Thank you kindly Tristan .. 👍
You are welcome, my friend!
Such true words Neville, will our world ever get better.
Andy
Fingers crossed someone somewhere will do something soon before its too late .. 🤞
I guess I didn't bother blaming the big boys for the oceanside birds haunting the Midwest, crying ever and anon over naked parking lots whose trash, littered everywhere, seemed to charge mankind with a fault because their cries were here in the heartland, far, far from the seas. You've capably drawn up a vision and charged the few where I'll blame every last one of us. Excellently rendered with haunting imagery and a resonating poignancy.
Bless you ma'am .. Neville
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