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May 30, 2020
Former Chief Justice Jonathan Sumption on the UK’S Corona Lockdown
Earlier this evening, I listened to a fascinating interview with the former Chief Justice Jonathan Sumption.
Much of Sumption’s interview is taken up with an exposition of his view that the UK’s Corona virus lockdown is “despotic”. Whether one agrees with his analysis or not, Sumption’s interview is well worth listening to for anyone concerned with civil liberties.
Many libertarians have (albeit reluctantly) accepted the lockdown, but Sumption remains of the view that it should be of a volun...
When Darkness Falls
At close of day
They say
That ghosts pass through walls.
And, when darkness falls
Cheap perfume
Fills the lonely man’s bedroom.
But ghosts,
Leave no notches on bedposts.
When a Young Lady Named Miss Heart
When a young lady named miss Heart
Said, “we must stay 2 meters apart”.
And I said, “is that due to Corona?”,
She said, “no, I’ve always been a loner,
And I really don’t like your art!”.
May 29, 2020
The Future of my Blog
The purpose of this post is to let you know that on or around 1 June, there is a possibility that posts on this blog may cease for a time. If this happens, I wont have been assassinated by readers angered at what they (rightly or wrongly) perceive as the poor quality of my verse, (or kidnapped by a crazy fan who wishes me to write poetry solely for them). No, it will be down to the replacement of the WordPress Classic editor by the new Block editor.
Since the inception of this blog, I have been...
Single at the Time of Corona
Single men and women
May look.
Yet, ’tis sin
To touch
But, for some,
‘Tis all too much …
The Illegal Rave
A young man named Dave
Invited me to an illegal rave,
Where a girl called Claire
Sang her songs of despair,
Whilst shaving that young man Dave!
May 28, 2020
When a Young Lady Dressed in Heels
When a young lady dressed in heels
Showed me her collection of pet seals,
I said to her, “Claire,
This is a peculiar affair,
As your seals are all wearing heels!”.
Miss Hocking’s Lost Stocking
When a young lady named miss Hocking
Lost a fine silk stocking,
The bishop’s wife looked grim
And spoke of great sin.
And the bishop’s dog retrieved that stocking …
May 27, 2020
Should Poetry be “Relevant”?
Yesterday evening, my friend and I fell into a discussion concerning poetry. This came about as a consequence of me mentioning that I am in the process of producing a further collection of my own work.
During the course of our conversation, my friend mentioned that “poetry should be relevant”.
I responded that Keats great poem, “Ode to a Nightingale” (https://poets.org/poem/ode-nightingale), remains as relevant today as when the poet composed it. I said that the poem deals powerfully with the ...
She Has Cut Her Hair
Devil-may-care,
She, has cut her hair
And her ribbons gay
Have gone away
He
Thinks of Hardy’s “Ruined Maid.
While she
Has no knowledge of poetry.
Hardy’s Maid
Was devil-may care
With feathers in her hair.
For the poet wished to satirise.
But you will find
That girls of a certain kind
Have eyes
That see behind
The smile, of the unstaid maid,
Although they have heard
Not a word of Hardy’s poetry.
