Plague
The pale pagan satellite shines over the towers and domes Looking at the man-made temples of brick and stones Erected to pacify some furious gods who sow plagues and fire In the many tantrums of their relative young age The unexplained and the mysterious Offer opportunities for the wicked To set yoke and whip upon […]
And the Thames it has flowed for aeons It saw the Fire and it slaked the Plague And weathered the Blitz wave after wave But in the history of the City of London Never was a healthy population quarantined All economic activity brought to a standstill Who is king in this realm of fears ? […]
We read the headlines about one death And alarming posters about the plague Food and wine Panem et circenses Play the lotto now Bad luck can’t be eternal The paradox of modern times… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery