Two thousand years on, the lesson’s the same: Shine light in the darkness. Highlight their shame.
Category: Serious
In the school of life…
So many lies I have heard That misreport my teacher’s word. So far as I can understand He only issues one command: “Love, as though they’re family, Every person that you see.”
Austerity
Austerity’s a cruel wolf pack that only threatens at the back. At the front of the herd, where the view is clear, And the rich get richer year on year, They neither know, nor do they care. They scarce believe the wolves are there. At the back of the herd, where the trampled grass is [...]
Do it now
What really matters in our lives Rarely makes the news. The news is full of bully boys Shouting out their views; What really counts is people, And how much people care. It’s smiles you get, and smiles you miss From those no longer there. The news will make no mention Of our friend who passed [...]
Making the greyed
The Government had a hankering An urge to measure schools. “It’s too complex”, the teachers said, “There simply aren’t the tools.” Then, In a gloomy basement, One dark and dismal day A dull and dreary grey man Found A way to measure grey. MPs were delighted! At last, they’d got the thing To measure all [...]
