TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST 2021 AND ARE THINGS CHANGING FOR THE GROUSE SHOOTERS
I wrote this poem in 2016 and this year I would have had to change the words because the Red Grouse have had a poor year. They were not going to get that good a year anyway as they are the intended targets for the wealthy and chosen few. It may be that the “glorious 12th” was not glorious at all with birds not plentiful enough for the shooters to enjoy. Several daily newspapers are covering the events or non-events. From their articles it appears the ‘The Royals’ have gathered again for their traditional pursuits. They also suggest that Prince Andrew may try again this traditional sport of grouse shooting. That’s an interesting scenario if he targets defenseless birds while he himself is a target of his accusers. I am not being judgmental in saying this because I have not seen any evidence of his wrongdoing, if any. However, his reputation seems tarnished by association.
The Monarchy is in a difficult position and made more so by the people that they are surrounded by. I wonder how much of public opinion they have knowledge of. I expect much is filtered out by those around them who, at the same time, are looking after their own interests. I wonder and now for this poem that I hope will be soon be totally outdated by events. Here’s hoping.
A DEADFULL 13th
the guns are quiet now
a few corpses remain
in "every-mans-land"
over the top we will
have to go again
into yesterday's
resumed hell
and so it begins again;
they're coming!
the cries grow louder
from the beating army
powerless we are;
we have to flee,
fly higher and higher
to beat the guns
it's an outrage
it's murderous
it's carnage
JE(C)03/08/16
No comments:
Post a Comment