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Under the Ice
Under the Ice Reputedly, Antarctica is rich in oils And minerals of every kind, sufficient spoils To whet our appetites in raw material For industries. Already rise political Disputes over the […]
The Fresh Green Leaves
The Fresh Green Leaves The fresh green leaves of Spring once more declare To wintered hearts that all life’s bitter woes Are transient; that warmer tomorrows Will come to melt iced hopes snowed under care. Blossoms in tree and bush, flowers in field And hedgerow, are bright […]
Trust
Trust It seems to me that, when I place my trust In humankind, something always goes wrong!. Though with the best intentions and most strong Affections, promises are turned to dust. No, I’m not cynical of friends!. It’s just […]
Time
Time (1984) Two thirds of my expected span are gone: Scarce twenty-five more years remain to me In which to make my mark in history. It is too short, too brief a time, (God knows), For building stairs to immortality!. John Keats, that skilful genius, himself Just reached in total […]
Discretion
Discretion It’s strange how into silence we may grow During the passage of our middle years; How mistrust and suspicion come between The carefree confidences of proud youth And knowing cynicism of ripe years. Not even those we love above […]
Phœnix
Phœnix Five hundred disappointments turn to ash; Five hundred sadnesses their embers add; And yet five hundred more bleak problems drop Their charred remains upon the reeking pyre Of life’s ambitions and frustrated dreams. The […]
Proverbs
Proverbs Unthoughtful words provoke more misery Than all the torments of life’s natural pains: So guard your tongues, that you may not inflict Unnecessary suffering on any soul. Vain creatures are we all, and our self-pride Unhinges […]
Happy Man
Happy Man Oh happy man, who has no heavy cares; Glad life, for you, can hold no troubling fears. Oh happy man, who calmly sleeps each night; Whom endless wakeful hours do not affright. […]
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life The wheel of life Revolves just once: No second chance For anyone. Enjoy the ride Whilst still you can Lest you regret… Lest you regret. .
Language and Art
Language and Art (From: A Theory for Art) If language is employed without due care Or understanding of its latencies, It easily misleads the sense of those Who are unwary of its subtleties – Accreted over centuries – that cause Inaccurate interpretations or Complete […]