Auld lang syne
after the midnight of 31st December 2016
the world stopped short
the New Year to usher in--
every past century met its end
hopes blown to the wind
'A happier world we seek'
a slogan on every heart pinned
only to come into rude wakening
for man's nature would not change
power, greed, violence, conflict and war
was the bane of the times---strange
in the midst of so-called progress
and mankind claiming to have come
to its own? To the same cry of despair
the tragedy and the desolation to succumb
2017 will lead to year 3000 before long
what would be the outcome?
the century is sinking fast--verily--
a thousand times worse would be the sum
the young would no longer have dreams
the old would have seen it all and be emotionally dumb
nature would have been dehumanised and lost all her beauty
savagery and destruction would replace every calm.
Sep 22, 2017
Sep 22, 2017 at 1:40 AM UTC
Auld lang syne
after the midnight of 31st December 2016
the world stopped short
the New Year to usher in--
every past century met its end
hopes blown to the wind
'A happier world we seek'
a slogan on every heart pinned
only to come into rude wakening
for man's nature would not change
power, greed, violence, conflict and war
was the bane of the times---strange
in the midst of so-called progress
and mankind claiming to have come
to its own? To the same cry of despair
the tragedy and the desolation to succumb
2017 will lead to year 3000 before long
what would be the outcome?
the century is sinking fast--verily--
a thousand times worse would be the sum
the young would no longer have dreams
the old would have seen it all and be emotionally dumb
nature would have been dehumanised and lost all her beauty
savagery and destruction would replace every calm.