.
Caution abandoned
outdoor gatherings scale up
enjoying freedom
.
is there a sting in the tail
a nasty surprise in store?
.
by Scooj
Category: 3. Poems
Bristol protests
.
Media focus
embedded in the wrong place
rather than our rights
.
playing straight into the hands
of Priti and her henchmen
.
by Scooj
GOP shame
.
In his final days
the crybaby President
calls in his henchmen
bigots, white-supremicists
far right factions are mustered
.
by Scooj
Purdown battery
.
Where once AA guns
fired upon German bombers
keeping Bristol safe
natural wild overgrowth
thrives in the concrete ruins
.
by Scooj
Headlines
.
Phew! what a scorcher
Freddie Starr ate my hamster
it’s Paddy Pantsdown
three outstanding Sun headlines
shaping a nation’s story
.
by Scooj
Dirty, rotten scoundrels
Without contrition
without dignity, honour
or integrity
The self-styled ‘king of the world’
shows his true colours again
by Scooj
I didn’t think that I could be upset by Boris Johnson any more. He represents nothing that I believe in, but by jingo he has done it again by his pathetic and snivelling defence of Dominic Cummings’ wrongdoings. Remember this lot will ‘win at any cost’. Well sometimes good governance is not about winning, but is about learning from mistakes and moving on, bringing the people with you for the greater good. I am so saddened by what is going on.
“I will not be silent”
Greta from Sweden
with unwavering courage
and huge conviction
inspires young and old alike
we’ll not be silent
by Scooj
Nursery trip
.
Twenty wee toddlers
on a trip to Severn Beach
enchanting moment
.
Redland station comes alive
monotony suspended
.
by Scooj
To be young
.
On seeing students heading towards lectures this morning…
The world at their feet
living life, learning, loving
how I envy them
It was my time long ago
and I would love to return
by Scooj
How dare you?
Humiliated
world leaders get dressing down
for complacency.
It takes determination
and courage to do these things.
by Scooj
Greta Thunberg is an extraordinary young woman. She has managed to bring a difficult message to the world stage and has been given tremendous exposure. I believe her when she says that she will not give up, and I believe that what we are witnessing is the beginning of a movement for change the likes of which we have not seen before.
Her speech is here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2019/sep/23/greta-thunberg-to-world-leaders-how-dare-you-you-have-stolen-my-dreams-and-my-childhood-video
Of course there are those who say that they agree, BUT (remember everything before the but is bullshit) that it can’t be done, that her demands are unrealistic. Those people are in my view wrong and this excuse has been used as a reason for inertia for decades. Had we been taking action 30 years ago, the urgency of action now would not have felt so acute.
The best Donald Trump could come up with on Twitter was this sarcastic comment
‘She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!’
How immature, but then we know all we need to know about Donald Trump. On the other hand Greta Thunberg has behaved with utter dignity and has so much more credibility than any politician I can think of.
I subscribe entirely to Greta Thunberg’s mission and have been waiting for leadership on this issue for decades – little did I think it would come from a Swedish school girl, but then maybe that’s exactly where it needed to come from, from somebody outside the establishment.
The hard work begins now as changes to our learned way of life begin to gain traction. It doesn’t necessarily mean sacrifice, rather it means change, and much of that change will be for the better. Anyhow in its simplest form, the changes are necessary so that our children and their children can live in a world like the one we grew up in (or even better). Do we need any greater incentive than that?
Natural adventures 