NANCY WAKE, THE WHITE MOUSE
A kid from Australia fresh from school Left home to see the world Brave, quick witted, and strong Living life, and singing youth’s great song A correspondent in Austria witnessing Nazi brutality Then in Marseille during the invasion of France Where events were a catalyst creating in her An immense latent power and unshakeable drive No […]
ALL SQUARE?
All Square was an expressionThat people used to sayWhen work was done wellAt the end of the day For when something was builtAnd the work was all squareIt was fit to be called goodAs it was built with care Used as an expression when a deal was struck“All Square?” was asked to make sure all […]
THE CONDOR
Over the endless granite rock of the AndesClimbing sunwards to towering heights Through high valleys and passes of copperThe condor rides thermals in flight Their wings grant the spirit of freedomNever bothered by walls of rock Soaring high over the valleys in airFlying endlessly in winds unlocked The winds never say where they blowBut the […]
PLAYERS PUNDITS AND THE RABBLE
Great events just jumped onto the world stageIn Davos, where leaders heard, stated a new page As the Prime Minister of Canada caused some rageOutlining the scope of a world gone awryWhere the old order of the day was sliced and fried Television pundits through their opinions and garbled viewsGave not much to their audiences […]