by Andrew Diamond | Jun 23, 2012 | Poetry
Children aren’t encouraged To use imagination. Everything they do Has to be prescribed; Dictated by the experts Who claim that they know best About how to develop kids To benefit society. So children are like clones Pushed into states of thinking, Generally subdued,...
by Andrew Diamond | Jun 21, 2012 | Poetry
A woman, when she’s courted, Is all sweetness and light; Then marry her and she becomes A nagger overnight. And that is the experience Of every married man; It seems that we are subject To a universal plan. They say that it’s a man’s world, But I am fascinated That we...
by Andrew Diamond | Jun 18, 2012 | Poetry
There’ll be no resuscitation, Operation, medication, For those over sixty five. Why should they be kept alive? It’s proving to be much too dear To let them have an added year. They’re burdens on society, Drains on the economy And that’s why we should set them free To...
by Andrew Diamond | Jun 7, 2012 | Poetry
As I’ve had a birthday I’m going to start a project. This will take me seven years And it will be completed When I reach three score and ten. I’ll build myself a pyramid Just like the early Pharaohs did And that’s where I’ll be laid to rest With all of my possessions....
by Andrew Diamond | Jun 7, 2012 | Poetry
The Jubilee’s a washout Just like the Coronation, But we won’t let a drop of rain Affect our celebration. It’s rained throughout the sixty years For more than forty days. St. Swithin’s come to Britain And this is where he stays. Perhaps when Charles becomes the King...
