THE CONCLUSION OF A CENTURY ~ (1/1/2000)
By Peter Woodgate
Dawn breaks with breathtaking beauty,
a golden glow from mountain to moorland,
the sun’s rays settle on earth’s loveliness
illuminating superior civilizations of the world.
City after city awakes
to find affluence squandered,
veiled by exhausted pyrotechnics
and urinated merriment.
Last night’s celebrations
lie in the gutter,
crushed and discarded,
sunlight shimmering from twisted shapes.
Deep into war-torn territories
the morning sun glistens
on a child’s tearstained cheek
and the barrel of a gun
with a magazine of death
contributing wealth,
to superior civilizations of the world.
Copyright Peter
Woodgate
Superior? I wonder. Nice counterpoint between one world & another. Nice poem.
ReplyDeleteA deliberate use of superior with the question mark highlighted in the final stanza. It shows the depths that certain (superior) beings are prepared to sink, to achieve wealth. The 2nd and 3rd stanzas highlight
ReplyDeleteutter waste that we achieve in the pretence of celebrations. Maybe I'm just a party-pooper !!