The New Age

~ Alan The New Age It’s time to rebel, Time to send prejudice to hell, Time to heal, time to mend, Time for cruelty to end, Time to be strong and bold, Time to break the stranglehold Of men on women, White on black, Straight on gay. It’s time to get our freedom back,...

Our Father Whichart

So who is ‘Our Father’? ~ Alan Our Father Whichart   When you offer up a prayer To Father Whichart in heaven, Don’t you ever wonder How he came to be up there, Sitting on God’s throne? This mysterious Father Whichart, This complete unknown?   And now they...

My old clock

Even when things don’t work they still reach us ~ Alan My old clock There’s my dear old clock Standing in the hall. Though I’ve never heard it chime, Or seen it tell the time, It’s my favourite clock of all. People ask me what it’s got That other clocks do not, And...

Just once

A forever dream ~ Alan Just once Just once before I die I’m going to fly. Watch me leap High, high, high Into the woolly sky Flocked with clouds of sheep. And there I’ll stay Till the end of day. And then I’ll sleep. Comments are welcome Please note that all comments...

Lockdown

Enough! Enough! Enough! Enough! Put an end to all this stuff! ~ Alan Lockdown Saving lives! Saving lives! That’s why we’re told we cannot meet – Parents, children, husbands, wives – In our houses, on the street.     Saving lives! Saving lives! Locked inside a prison...

With apologies to William Blake

What the world owes to Chinese medicine  ~ Alan With apologies to William Blake Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright  In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?     Tiger! Tiger! You must die! We all know the reason why....