Saturday 24 June 2023
Manna from heaven
Until God - the operator
Reconnects you
I have run out of money I say
Can I reverse the charges
Sure who are you trying to get through to?
Anyone, Adam, Abraham Cain, Isaac
Jesus?
Jesus doesn't listen
Oh sure he does
No he doesn't he just puts the phone down, I tried him the other Sunday
He has BT call minder, I say my name but he never picks up sometimes
That is very sad, and what about the other prophets?
They are too busy trying to set each other's pants on fire,
Or putting them out.
So what do you want me to do about it?
I don't know just give me some sign, please tell me what I should do now, I need a sign please
Friday 4 November 2022
black and white
Stay black for the photograph
Stay white for the mountain top
Stay grey and wash away the rainbow
Of your love
In another pot of illusionary gold
So stay black and white
Before the rising colour God
Who doesn't distinguish
Right from wrong
Only shades of grey
Kick out snow white
And her seven dwarves
Kick out the black knight
And his rabid wolves
All is colour in your eyes
All is the grey wolf
In his disguise
Of the white sheep
Or the black stallion rear
Up on the mountain and run
Down the thoroughfare
Sunday 1 August 2021
Lightning calls
There's a clap, clap in the morning
And it wakes you up from sleep
And as you climb out to the morning
The windows begin to weep
And the polecats stop their snoring
And the fat dogs lose their barks
As the thunder rolls are peeling
And go carolling through the dark
And the television house wives
They fall to their knees and pray
That God will stop his anger,
And leave his wrath for another day
And the soldier races from his cabin
And brings his deaf ears into the street
Saying is that the drummer I hear calling
Or am I just a dead man on my feet
And the fires stop their wailing
As the engines turn and beep
Because the sheep are on the hill pretending
They haven't just lost little Bo Peep
And the Bo bells are ringing
As the rain begins to beat
Against the windows of all the people
Who stare out into eternal heat
And the steeples dance with lightning
Inviting it to come down and greet
All the people who are now frightening
And running down the raging street