‘The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;’ – WB Yeats
They come in ones, they come in twos
They come in hordes, they come in groups
Spears, knives and swords are old history
Now they all have guns to create misery
Knights they are not, bravery and chivalry is out the door
Cowards are they, they are not bothered by lore
They have supporters all around claiming guns don’t kill
Those politicians, masquerading righteous saints, up on the Hill
Shedding crocodile tears and observing moments of silence
When innocent lives are snuffed out by acts of dastardly violence
Bloodhounds are running amok emboldened by their backing
Innocence is the victim when pretentious fools refuse to enact ruling
This poem is in response to Jane Dougherty’s A Month (November) with Yeats Challenge day Eight
And the truth is laid bare! Bravo! This kicks ass!! Pardon my French!
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I will have to ask Jane to translate that for me as my knowledge of French stops at “Pardon my French”☺
Thanks for your kind words.
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😂😂🤗
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I think you nailed it there. If someone is making a buck out of murder, they’ll defend it to the hilt.
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Thanks Jane. Coming from you, it means a lot to me.
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