The life
rafts of indifference
and taking
for granted
carried
them through
a desert of
disconnection
She went on
a voyage
of
discovery
that ended
with her finding
that he was
a superior man
Her
transformation
into an
enticing woman,
her smile,
her joie de vivre
brought him
back to her
Boss, that
workplace
term of
subservience
spoken
aloud
rankles my ears
Distaste
How sweet
instead
is the
sound of skipper,
rolling off
the tongue,
light to
the ears
Tolerable
In our republic,
no-one is a
master,
no knee bending
to the
monied or elected
Dignified
The braying
autocrat
exposed
democracy
as a
fragile work of art
enjoyed by
connoisseurs
of self
government
Threatened
by the dupes,
the
unappreciative,
the
low-lifes, the racists
following
their leader
toward the
abyss of past tense
or
frightenly, to dominance
Pounding in
the night
Lightning
etched black clouds
Limbs
ripped from trees
Walls of racing
water
The
onslaught has passed
Lightning
flashed harmlessly
Roof
remained in place
Cellar
stayed dry
Winter was
the worst
Starting
with a chill
Lingering
bitterness
Of
unhappiness
In June’s
soft warmth
Flowers
bloomed again
Harsh
weather forgotten
Th home had
endured
