I wish you all
most pleasant days
no matter what the virus says
and thank you
for your kind support
now over several years
of my assorted verse
which can at times be very terse
and maybe disappoint your expectations
it's just that recently more often
instead that politicians soften
their people's usual competing claims
there come these guy who obviously aim
to sow divisiveness for their own good
something no politician should
and then blame others for their oversights
such blatant attitude my ire lights
I then may harshly
maybe unpoetically
let my opinion on the topic fly
'cause I believe
that poets should be anything but shy
and throw the power of their words
behind good causes
so far, dissenting voices have been few
discussions I enjoy and always do
engage in them if the exchange of views
strolls not too far from fact-based arguments
And between all the daily politics
I often try to stop the ticks
that measure calculable time
try to find words for things sublime
that go beyond the noises of the day
find meaning not in what
but how they speak
in vivid images try to present
life's clearing moments
that may lead readers to some peaks
of insight provoke comments
or make them think outside
their usual frame of mind
reflect upon their role within mankind
if I can work such wonders with my words
I am content and know
my lines are not just for the birds
I wish for us
the year twothousandtwentyone
fulfill at least some of the expectations
we all have
secretly or not
after the lousiest year of our life
to put it mildly
as a colleague from India
recently put it in his Christmas greetings
think positive, test negative
A better New Year to you all
reach to the skies, avoid to fall !!
Dec 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020 at 5:23 PM UTC
I wish you all
most pleasant days
no matter what the virus says
and thank you
for your kind support
now over several years
of my assorted verse
which can at times be very terse
and maybe disappoint your expectations
it's just that recently more often
instead that politicians soften
their people's usual competing claims
there come these guy who obviously aim
to sow divisiveness for their own good
something no politician should
and then blame others for their oversights
such blatant attitude my ire lights
I then may harshly
maybe unpoetically
let my opinion on the topic fly
'cause I believe
that poets should be anything but shy
and throw the power of their words
behind good causes
so far, dissenting voices have been few
discussions I enjoy and always do
engage in them if the exchange of views
strolls not too far from fact-based arguments
And between all the daily politics
I often try to stop the ticks
that measure calculable time
try to find words for things sublime
that go beyond the noises of the day
find meaning not in what
but how they speak
in vivid images try to present
life's clearing moments
that may lead readers to some peaks
of insight provoke comments
or make them think outside
their usual frame of mind
reflect upon their role within mankind
if I can work such wonders with my words
I am content and know
my lines are not just for the birds
I wish for us
the year twothousandtwentyone
fulfill at least some of the expectations
we all have
secretly or not
after the lousiest year of our life
to put it mildly
as a colleague from India
recently put it in his Christmas greetings
think positive, test negative
A better New Year to you all
reach to the skies, avoid to fall !!
