A Wobbly World

 Don’t believe you are told ~ Alan A Wobbly World It’s really hard to keep your feet When everywhere you go The whole damned world around you Is swaying to and fro.   Our country, so the government claims, Is stable and secure. So how come it won’t stop shaking...

Who’s going to wind the clocks?

Time out for us. Time carries on without us. ~ Alan Who’s going to wind the clocks? Who’s going to wind the clocksWhen l am gone?Sort out the house at nights?Tuck up the dogs?Turn off the lights?Who’s going to do the thingsl’ve always...

Who cares?

Everything and nothing is important. ~ Alan Who cares? They slaughtered eighty kids today.l’ve eaten too much Christmas cakeThe last giraffe was shot in May.And now l’ve got a stomach ache. A week ago I lost my dad.We’ll celebrate the New Year soonMy...

With apologies to William S.

My twin brothers. Personal stuff. ~ Alan With apologies to William S. When that I was and a little tiny boy,With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,My brothers went to fight a war,And never came back again.Now that l’ve come to man’s estate,I tell my brothers...

Day and Night

Who thinks we get the truth from T.V, the Press, Social Media? ~ Alan Day and Night Because they all say itDoesn’t make it true.Because they all do itDoesn’t make it right.Whatever they say,Whatever they do,Day is still day,Night is still night. Comments...