the civil war was when
some people hoped all sorted
no money, no change
~
n.b. Shifts in society take generations. Chris Kaba’s family in London, UK, also spring to mind.
CLP 22/09/2022
on time
Tag Archives: Change
on time
cocooned from us all
a cosseted existence
passes unquestioned
~
n.b. Time to move on sisters and brothers. Time to move on.
CLP 19/09/2022
on life
while we're looking east
remember, there's a war on
American streets
~
CLP 15/09/2022
on time
woman pulls on rope
each fourth second of this hour
toll echoes through gorge
that night, drunks in street
try out new anthem for size
irreverent laughs
~
n.b. Since the collapse of the English Revolution in 1660, the wealthiest landowners have firmly stuck together to ensure they get to choose the head of state. There is no likelihood of another civil war, (literally or figuratively), between competing groups of landowners in the UK ever again.
Scottish, Dutch and German aristocrats have been drafted into the post since 1603 when the Welsh Tudor family, (who seized power with the help of French allies in 1485) ran out of offspring.
Therefore, it could be argued that the late queen’s greatest achievement was to have four children, who have had children of their own, thereby ensuring very little will change in how the UK is run and by whom for a few generations yet.
The people of the UK get to vote for the servants of the crown, but the monarchy, (this iteration descended from an obscure Hanoverian protestant family of aristocrats invited to take on the throne in 1714), keeps the jewellery and ensures that the keys to much needed change remain at arm’s length.
n.n.b. The gorge referred to above is the Ironbridge gorge, one day likely to be identified as the original source of human-driven climate disruption.
n.n.n.b. The new anthem contains the unfamiliar line “God save the king.”
p.s. The people of Ukraine continue fighting for their lives. Day 199.
CLP 10/09/2022
on water
fens drained for farming
commons mopped up by gentry
raindrops or teardrops?
~
n.b. First the common land under James I, then the water boards under the Tories. If we need it, they control it. Through legislation for the landed gentry, by the landed gentry, generations of people remain in the thrall of robber barons. Time for change.
CLP 27/08/2022
on time
four decades since this
dingy seaside town was home
we have both moved on
~
CLP 05/08/2022
on time
I used to play too
when panelled footballs had laces
goal nets luxury
~
n.b. Today I made this clay model of a football I was given one Christmas. It was orange, as this will be painted, when dry. Something for my grandson?
CLP 20/7/2022
on passing
ancient sentinel
unmoved by shifting city
flint-hearted witness
~
CLP 09/11/2021
On Late August
with each breath begins
undressing of trees revealing
deep strength, stark beauty
~
CLP 27/08/2021
Voyage des Mots 