Sitting on a bench in the park relaxing and enjoying the sunshine. At this precise moment there is nothing wrong at all. Everything is perfect. The various snippets of conversation I can hear are all about some mythical illness. People are sharing perceptions of this situation and stuff they’ve heard, little first-hand experience from what … Continue reading Another perfect day
Author: MonkeyPiglet
Turning Point
We left the place in disarray, a scrambling mob, Those who pursued us could not get near, But still we ran, screaming and calling In sheer exuberance. Of life we were full And the joy that overflowed was pure, distilled, youthful ecstasy. Our energy could Not be quieted by the rules imposed from without, And … Continue reading Turning Point
Who Would Buy
Bought and sold like a commodity Given away is certainly worse Now I complain full of self pity The paltry depth of my owner's purse Re-evaluating My net worth On the scales But still I put a price on my own head I'd rather price everyone else A world without currency A place where I … Continue reading Who Would Buy
Move Along
Due to Covid you can’t play here Go home, wash your hands You’re killing people. Probably
Levelling
I saw in a headline the other day that Madonna and Robert de Niro are signatories of some celebrity petition calling for things to 'not return to normal' after 'this is all over'. They would like to see things move away from extreme consumerism. As usual, I didn't bother to do any research, and didn't … Continue reading Levelling
What a Time
There are such things happening today, what a time to live. If only I could tell you, but the words wouldn't suffice. There is magic going on and the creation of wonders that You would marvel at if you were here now. With that damned curiosity you infected me, cursed me to ask why, And … Continue reading What a Time
I Live Up Here
I live up hereAnd a little bit to the leftAnd I go down onlyFor the accidents and thenNever a moment too soonJust the same it's a life it's plentyThe stairs the petals she loves meEvery timeNothing has changedOh down there down thereEvery timeThe glass knights lie by their gloves of bloodIn the pans of the … Continue reading I Live Up Here
Some excellent research
This is a guest post by Robert Watson. Robert is a retired Professor. (The photo above is not of Robert!) This post analyses the ONS England & Wales weekly data relating to ‘COVID-19’ and ‘All other causes’ of deaths (Total deaths – Covid-19-attributed deaths) for the weeks 11 to 16. The purpose of the analysis … Continue reading Some excellent research
All change
So, what I have been thinking about recently is this government backed shutdown of the economy and the associated reasons/excuses/conspiracy ideas etc, and what I have come up with is that this is only a paradigm shift, that is all. So you can all relax. Since forever we have been going through upgrade after upgrade. … Continue reading All change
Like Trained Seals
They go outside their front doors at 8pm on a Thursday. I am almost sure that reading this in years to come, no one will believe that it really happened. Like in some future time when they read that we used to have long showers using real water, because there was so much to spare. … Continue reading Like Trained Seals
