Poetry - Lynn White

  Bits And Pieces They waited patiently standing in line hunger made them quiet un-childlike too quiet for children standing in line. Who knew what they’d be when they grew up those children tinker, tailor, soldier, spy on our side or theirs whoever the us and them are. Now we know for certain that   they’ll be none of those things now they’re scattered   in bits and pieces bombed to bits just in case. Futures laid to rest in bits and pieces just in case.

  Even Babies Are Burning We have to save the planet so we can’t burn coal. But in Gaza babies are burning. We have to save the planet so we can’t burn oil. But in Gaza babies are burning. We have to save the planet so we can’t burn gas. But in Gaza babies are burning. We have to save the planet so we can’t burn plastic. But in Gaza babies are burning. The forests are burning   but in Gaza even babies are burning.

  They Would Say That In confidence, they saw no plagiarism, only honest and reasonable citation errors in a still valid thesis. But they would say that, wouldn’t they? Deny deny deny, otherwise (crossing race and gender boundaries) the whole house may fall as others are checked and check-mated. Then there’s course work. Plagiarism doesn’t start at Doctoral level.   Plagiarism is a well learned,   well practiced technique, (in confidence) unchecked so widespread crossing race and gender boundaries (in confidence) Deny deny   deny. So, in confidence, none is found, nothing seen to be plagiarised, but, they would say that, wouldn’t they? https://oddballmagazine.com/poem-by-lynn-white-28/

  God Given   If such a creature didn’t exist we’d have to invent it for sure. Whether Zeus or Allah, Jehovah or any of the rest, all fulfil the same   purpose. All create a framework   of behaviour, the laws of god which must be obeyed without argument, without thinking, without due process. All create a framework of rights. Some have them, others don’t. They’re god given so no argument, no thinking, needed. And all need a territory, a god given territory from the beginning of time and for evermore No argument, no thinking, god given. https://coldrambler.blogspot.com/2026/08/god-given-by-lynn-white.html

  Hard Reigns Hard rain dripping lies like old blood from old kings, their old plaids hanging ragged as the lies of their old hard reigns,   ready now for the dustbin of history. There is new blood now new reigns new suits old lies as the rain falls hard. https://www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrastic-challenges/dan-smith-ekphrastic-writing-responses-curated-by-kate-copeland

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