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Tunes of Glory
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Tunes of Glory |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
It’s easy to accept the culture of the Victorian myth makers Engage romanticism in overdrive A Miss Marple landscape rests easy in Shakespeare’s sceptered Isle ~ Reality is submersed in a soup of make believe The truth struggling to emerge from a cauldron of comforting nostalgia Stand in orderly lines and wait your turn To admire the ages of our stolen wealth ~ Marvel at the Gothic country estates Eat your sandwiches on sculptured lawns Purchased by the favours of a monarchs harlot Hail to the kings of the cotton towns Who grew rich on children’s labour ~ Never seek to lift the veil Remember Liverpool as the home of the Beatles Not for the slave ships at anchor in the docks Patriotism is flavoured with illusion So be content; raise your voices and sing. |
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DaysofView Member
since 2014-04-01
Posts 433Just A Slice Of The Pie |
You write some of the best poetry but the place where your from is curious honey. You better check where your from because I don't know where Englnand is, leastwise that's what it says. It was just a thought which made them run. It was just an act that killed them. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
enjoyed reading these thoughts...james |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
Love of ones county is a wholesome thing, over the top patriotism is something else. Whenever the tunes of a nation’s glory are sung they have to compete with the sound of the skeletons beating on the cupboard door. It’s the same for all nations, they all airbrush their past. Sad but true. Oh yes and England is my country. Thanks for reading. |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
Love of ones county is a wholesome thing, over the top patriotism is something else. Whenever the tunes of a nation’s glory are sung they have to compete with the sound of the skeletons beating on the cupboard door. It’s the same for all nations, they all airbrush their past. Sad but true. Oh yes and England is my country. Thanks for reading. |
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