catastrophists
here
catastrophists
there
catastrophists
everywher­e

they're predicting the globe
shall see catastrophic
warming
and that we must heed
their catastrophizing
warning

yet catastrophic events have
occured since time
began
where increasing temperatures
had a longer life
span

the green lobby's coming catastrophe
wants to hold us all
hostage
by dramatizing their dire  
alarmist's
message
  
catastrophists
here
catastrophists
there
catastrophists
eve­rywhere

across late eve skies
volleys of thunder echoed
like far canon fire

at Glasgow's altar
green zealots offer prayers  
for carbon cut backs

a martial named Zurdidoit was flying
over the Earth just the other day
and his antenni were tuned into what
the airwaves did say

world leaders at Glasgow are
adopting green guidelines
to save the world's population
from higher emission bines

he thought to himself aren't
these earthlings a dumber than dumber lot
for they've not yet invented a miraculous  
energy providing plot

Zurdidoit was of the opinion
that fossil fuels must not be thrown out
by humankind who require
supplies of them being about

the world's population
went looking for heroes
and perchance they found
those very heroes

the heros were the
net zero heroes
who had a no concept
of being real heroes

the heroes but a destructive
mob
who introduced a costly
energy hob

the heroes weren't heroes
no not at all  
yet they professed to be
heeding a noble call

around the planet
electricity issues arose
whereupon the lights
fast dimmed on the heroes

the world's population
went looking for heroes
and perchance they found
but inept heroes

fast forward
to the year of 2050
all countries who
adopted the net zero target
in the year 2021
became failed nation states

their industries were decimated
their jobs disappeared
their people became beggars
oh yes and extinction
did visit upon them

the fanatical believers of global warming
such as Greta Thunberg and Joe Biden and Sir David Attenborough
wrought damage untold on every society
  
and the footnote
to this tale goes like this
they administered
but a death wish

drab low hanging clouds
encircle our township to-day
with their raining drear

night's darkened mantle
respendently adorned
in stellar sparkles

tis like looking at
encrusted diamond jewels
on pitch black velvet

a most reliable birdie source
informed my good self
that the notorious pair
have guises aplenty on the shelf

on some days they'll employ
but a meager few
then on other days
they'll use a staggering slew

spotting the guises
is quite an interesting task  
it's a matter of peeling off
the interchangeable mask

now let's go back to
the notorious pair
they both possess
a masquerading air

J aka Lionheart aka Tommy
are thespians of diversification
along with Violet aka DiamondM
who make up the operation

over nearly half a decade
birdie has observed their act  
trotting out many guises
without an iota of tact

old men who are no longer
mentally or physically fit
take on roles that have an
arduous sort of identikit

on reaching a senior's age
they shouldn't be world leaders  
who require handlers and the
omnipresent teleprompter readers  

a president or prime minister
needs youthful robustness
so that they can well manage
government stress  

more fresh faces must be
elected in
not the tired and weary
elderly kin
  
most persons will retire before
three score years and ten
so they can live out the rest of their days
as unburdened men

the sword of Damocles
hung above his
head
and it suspended with
a very slender
thread

the sharp edged blade
did swing to and
fro
deciding at which time
his cranium would
go

though he is a man
in a powerful
position
nothing will save him from
the cold steel's
exhibition

sooner rather than later
we'll witness the sword's
drop
as it makes
the inevitable
chop

there stood the queen in her dressing gown
upon her face she wore a very long frown
someone had stolen her diamond and ruby crown
she hoped it would be found before sun down

she called Scotland Yard to search the entire realm's locale
as without a crown she'd be an unadorned gal
chief inspector Jones arrived at Buck House in his ex-army jeep
telling the queen that he'd catch the theiving creep

he thoroughly combed every inch of England
he even looked under the white Dover sand
a lady in central Manchester gave him an address
stating that a felon in Soho had the crown of queen Bess

high and low in the streets of Soho he did look
to find this most stealthiest pilfering crook
by a measure of luck he found him sitting on a park bench
talking to a criminal associate named Roger Dench

the inspector siezed the felon and cuffed his hands
saying that looting wouldn't be tolerated on British lands
at Scotland Yard the crook was grilled for information
about the queen's crown which was pinched without hestitaion

some three days later he fronted an Old Bailey judge
who sentenced him to sixteen years of gaol drudge
overjoyed was the queen to have her crown back
whereupon she wore it around the Ascot Race track

chief inspector Jones was knighted by good queen Bess
cause he'd been a fine detective of profess

the dictator's unjust message
is of
socialism
and soon we'll be caged
in its
schism

the voice of the inflicters
shall
increase
as the sole individual's  
suffering won't
decrease

the leftists want
total
hegemony
over our minds bodies
and
souls

the world's population
will need to comply and  
convert
as this transition
shant be
inert  

the dystopian times
draw ever
nigh
whereupon tyranny's
rule shall
apply

Power...  
the power of health bureaucrats  
has never been more
greatly exercised
since the advent of the
pandemic in our
daily lives

Control...
governments have taken
full control
by which they can stop
us from freely partaking
in an outside stroll

Greed...
big phrama being granted
exclusive rights
to sell millions of jabs
world wide  
thereby excluding other
forms of treatment

oh yes
power control and greed
in these recent times
have become
the cardinal creed

the supreme leader addressed the nation
on this hundredth year of the party's jubilee  
his words being powerful in their oration

the people listened to the propaganda spree
which spoke of the country's future dominance
on this hundredth year of the party's jubilee

the western world surely listened to the parlance
that spilt forth from his totalitarian lips
which spoke of the country's future dominance

the speech was aspirational in its goals quips  
to not of heard the stated aims would be unwise    
that spilt forth from his totalitarian lips

history's pages will show how communism did rise
on this day we were reminded of what lies ahead
to not of heard the stated aims would be unwise

on this day we were remided of what lies ahead
the world coming under one controlling stead
the supreme leader addressed the nation
his words being powerful in their oration

magenta billows
bedecked the morning skies
in a lipstick pink

our planet is gradually
heading into the next
ice-age
but we of this generation
won't see its freezing
cage

over the millenia changing
conditions have been the
norm
fifty thousand years ago our earth
became more heat
warm

science has proven that these
transitions do take
place
the study of core samples
showing the past age's
trace

what makes a poet sing
is an innovative accord
on the words flowing
from a quill's written chord

what makes a poet sing
the imagery of the land
where blue hued mountains
majestically stand

what makes a poet sing
deep emotions in the heart's core 
of love enduring like
the lasting waves upon a shore

what makes a poet sing
sunshine of bright array
kissing with a warmness
so smiles can on a face play

what makes a poet sing
the harmony on the paper
sung through thoughts
in a scripted draper

from tight bud jackets
camellia blooms bursted out
to show red petals

X marks the spot where
the treasure can be
found
but can we rely on the
marker's X being
sound
  
do any of you remember
that childhood treasure hunt in the
backyard
yet finding what you were
seeking was buried elsewhere in the
yard
  
oft the letter X is deceptive
of placement
which leads to a fortune's
estrangement

an imprecise marking
on the map
means no gold or silver
landing in the lap

the Coronavirus is here to
stay
and it isn't going to go
away

on a virus becoming
established
never does it get completely
banished

we must accept that we have to live with
it
and know we cannot do much about
it

viruses have dwelt among us for many a long
year
and of them we'll not be one hundred percent
clear

there's a retirement home
located in the state of Delaware
and it wishes to have
Joe Biden residing there

Joe would really
enjoy a place like that
for he could sleep all day long
as a dozing cat

the strains of office
are beginning to tell on him
and were he ensconced
within the home's rim
those heavy burdens
wouldn't trouble him

given that Joe
is advancing in age
the time has come for him
to turn the retirement page

the shine is already
fast fading on
him
shortly there will be
no gloss to his
trim

the people have recognized  
that realization
light
whereby they've quickly learnt
he's not terribly
bright

as time marches on
all his glint will be stripped
away
leaving but a well
tarnished man's
display

within the earth's body
lies a treasure trove
and man has thirsted
for its rich grove

over the centuries
he's quested the vein of gold
that which isn't neath
his homeland's fold

to gain the precious
resources
he's taken to all manner
of warring courses

and to-day he seeks
commodities rare
by firing the desirous gun
in want of share

the couple pledged
a lifetime of devotion
vowing to be loyal
to one another
as the years rolled on
the bonds of affection
increased in steadfastness
theirs being a true
endearment forevermore

the sad news was conveyed
today
that the great drummer passed
away

for over fifty years he kept the band's
beat
and his foot tap on the pedal was so
neat

the lovers of music in heaven
now receive him with
a standing ovation

Charlie Watts the man
whose rhythm's rocked
many a nation

old forms will never go out of fashion
if poets keep scribing them onto the page
there's timelessness in their long staying stage
as seen by writers who hold a passion
tonight one reprises the sonnet's stock
bringing past master back for a re-run
so readers twill enjoy couplets of fun
e'en including some lines that shall rock
let not tradition fade on the paper
tis said things of age can be new again
yesteryears vogue showing its surviving
well into a modern era's draper
penning the craft of the lasting refrain
whereby they'll be constantly reviving

winter's naked trees
shall soon be clad in leaves
dressing for spring days

we must be ever mindful
of our P's and Q's
for if we're not we'll
get really severe reviews

in these modern times P represents
political correctness
and all care should be taken not to
cause any offence
in our manner of linguist address
  
then there's the letter Q  where we
cannot question those of the cancel
culture crew  
as they've the so called most authoritative
vernacular point of view
  
should any of us not follow the
new age
lingo
our tongues will be
censured
pronto

folks are busy preparing
millions of coffin
nails
making them ready to seal
tight the democrat's
entrails  

as the midterm election arrives
in two thousand and twenty
two
all the lefty policies shall receive
a finalization
*****

the congressional house and senate
under GOP
management
this change a most welcomed
kind of
arrangement
  
a lame adminstration going
nowhere
fast
on the folk's pent up discontent
die being
cast

unlike Biden
an elephant has a good memory
and all the elephants
around the place
won't forget Biden's
unsatisfactory
presidency

the frequent blunders
the omnipresent gaffes
the manifold mistakes
all stored in an elephant's
memory bank  

and the history books will
write this passage with letters large
why did the voters allow an
absent minded donkey to be in charge

the evening star
flickered like a beacon
on night's ink black sea

the axis of power can
at any time tilt either
way
and in the near distance future
we'll know of its
sway

empires have risen by employing
the sword cannon and
missile
and whomever holds them
will be sitting atop the
pile
  
several nations are presently vying
to be the preeminent
might
and we're seeing the geopolitics
in the clearest of
light

the world's teeter totter
may instantly
tip
as the pivot point's fine balance
does a
flip

bright yellow flowers
have commenced to display
on the wattle trees

just image what a pickle
our planet would be
in
were another virus to escape
a labratory's unsecured
tin    

the one that is presently
circulating around the
globe  
sure has caused much ruin
within our world's
lobe

these labratories need
a thorough
investigation
so as the diseases they house
don't affect any
nation

in some countries the use of
bioweapons are
condoned
and the experimentation  
has been proficiently
honed

it is a frightening prospect
that's playing out in real
time
what airborne contagions
maybe aimed to
begrime

thunder rolled in from
the south east
it roved as a feral
untamed beast

creatures took to
haven's secure
this tempest was bringing
a wild demure

volley after volley of thunder
over the terrain
within a short while
there'd be a torrent of rain

drops falling from the laden clouds
onto the landscape
covering it in the soaking
endowment's drape  

the countryside infused
with a drenching drink
quelling the thirst
of its dry unfilled sink

soils bereft of dampness
for such a long time
joyous were the sounds
of the wetting's chime

the canon's blast heralded
in the afternoon sky
affording a downpour
as it passed by

a goddess of love
a symbol of lasting adoration  
a woman throughout the centuries
who has attracted many a man's devotion

she of charm
and enticing allure
she of a superlative
nature

men have fallen to their knees
in exultant praise
worshipping the embodiment
of her feminine maze

and she invokes  
powerful feelings within
a man's core
Venus the allegory
of timeless armour

upon the roof tops
fell subtle lulling raindrops
inducing slumber

the sun just peeped
out from behind swathing clouds
to show some bright rays

now that the Covid Nineteen virus
is in our
sphere
we'll have to get used to it
circulating around
here

every year we'll need a vaccination
so our bodies will acquire immunity
from strains which are floating about

the virus can't be totally
eliminated
nor can it be
obviated

virologists world wide want it to be
contained
by slowing the transmission of which
its trained

Covid Nineteen is here to
stay
and it's not ever going
away

out toward the east
undulating sapphire hills
mirror fine blue skies

the sun don't shine
anymore
there's only tears
by the score

sad
sad
showers
every day
sad
sad
showers
ever to
display

his leaving shattered
her heart
on the day he did
depart

a love
over and done
a love at end
where is the sun

no solace could
she find
the aching void
so unkind

her life became
gloomy of shade
grey clouds marring
love's parade

sad
sad
showers
every day
sad
sad
showers
ever to
display

choruses of birds
sang joyfully in the tree tops
as a bright sun rose

mere seconds after
the lightning flashed last night
thunder resounded

on a summer's day
cicadas sing in the bush
their thrumming song's sound
akin to a monotone
inspired by the beating sun

the rooster's sharp eye
was trained on Jim's person
making ready to chase

Jack paid a visit
to our township overnight
leaving his white frost

a heavy mist cover
hung over the river's flow
earlier this morning
as the sun rose the vapor
lifted and disappeared