Okay, so ...
The politician
Is a nasti piece of work,
And the oligarch
Really is a callous jerk.
All the world's oceans
Are a filthy toilet bowl,
And the floods and fires
Are raging out of control.
I down two cans of beer
Oh – go on! – let's make it three,
To wash away all
My blues and anxiety.
I boot up my computer
For “therapeutic shopping”
Click, click, click the remote
For an evening's channel hopping.
So many temptations
For my little monkey mind,
So many sideshows
For me and my human kind.
I must do something;
I'm tearing myself apart,
To deflect me from
The yawning void in my heart.
But listen ...
For here She is again,
Whispering in my ear.
With words of love
And wisdom for to hear:
“The Garden's still beneath your feet,
Though so very overgrown.
The Secret Friends they walk the street,
Though you may think you're all alone.
Stir, stir,
Stir your dying ember.
Wake, wake,
Wake and you'll remember.
Turn, turn,
Turn the light around.
Sing, sing,
Sing, let love abound.
Dance, dance,
Dance and dance some more.
Laugh, laugh,
Laugh: that is the cure.
Turn, turn,
Turn from the lure.
The answer lies within
And that's for sure.
Seek, seek,
Seek and you'll be found.
Swim, swim,
Swim or you'll be drowned.
Wipe, wipe,
Wipe away your tears.
And sweep, sweep,
Sweep away your fears.
Dream, dream,
Dream the whole night long.
Wake, wake,
Wake and sing our song.
Be, Be,
Be just as you are.
Destiny awaits
The shining of your star.”
And listen again ...
“The Garden's still beneath your feet,
Though so very overgrown.
The Secret Friends they walk the street,
Though you may think you're all alone.
Stir, stir,
Stir your dying ember.
Wake, wake,
Wake and you'll remember.
Turn, turn,
Turn the light around.
Sing, sing,
Sing, let soul resound.
Dance, dance,
Dance and dance some more.
Laugh, laugh,
Laugh, let spirit soar.
Be, Be,
Be just as you are.
Destiny awaits
The shining of your star.”
~ ET. Yorkshire, England, © Sunday 25 July 2021.
Image: Whisperings of Love (1889).
Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).
Image source: Wikimedia Commons.
Image licence: Public domain.
