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Some times I think, sometimes I dream
Of future times that may be less mean
When peeps can tell the truth all day
Not hide behind some smoke screen play
If all the world had listened well
When John imagined and did tell
Everyone that they could help change
The world from war to peace ain't strange
Not that I was so deluded
To think that all would be included
For many evil plans remain
Too many men are quite insane
Megalomania must be epidemic
Greed is surely now quite systemic
Commercial interests rule ever more
Their power exceeds countries, that's for sure
Ah but we few do long for more
cooperation and love to endure
Mesmerised by beauty that transcends
The cheats and bullies and poor pretence
Come let's dance amongst the trees
Where we can join the birds and bees
Avoid the traps of urban wares
Strip away those worldly cares
Circle round a simple fire
Nothing more than root desire
Poise and grace and passions freed
Indulge in just our basic needs
Hold the torches for the other
Maybe we can still yet discover
What man once did have to leave
When he first chose to deceive
Sometimes I dream......
©Rhumour
April 12th 2008
Hundreds more Dead
Thousands more bleed
What hope can we give them
When will they be freed
Where is their peace
Is there water to drink
Can they find food
What are they to think
The innocent lie in pain and in blood
Their homes bombed to mere rubble
Seen by spies up above
Their anguish will forever blight any love
Is there some answer from those who are free
People are people wherever they be
Vietnam, Korea, China, Japan or Iraq
Once more out in Gaza who can shield their backs
Who can see further than the next shell or bomb
How long until peace comes
How long
How long
No place on earth is safe for the poor
How much they all suffer
Look at what they endure
Those that send hate must take blame for all this
Such deaths fuel more anger and so violence persists
The greatest courage is to stand and shout Stop
Are there no politicians man enough for that job
Are there none that can see beyond the next vote
No voices of reason without fear of the chop
We need some real leaders with the vision to say
We can never end conflicts while we do it this way
Shame will be written in more history books
Dont ever forget those crippled childrens looks
Their puzzled expressions reveal the real loss
No spin can ever justify those that do boss
The armies and fighters who inflict all these crimes
And damage the future while they corrupt more young minds
Brave men are needed to stand and be heard
To carry on with bombing is brutally absurd
No eye for an eye will come to an end
Until all sides agree that they must learn to be friends
(c)Rhumour
January 14th 2009
Must the people of Gaza suffer ever more,
can none bring aid to their ravaged shore?
There have been so many years of deprivation,
for the families of this tiny nation,
when will their plight at last be declared
too horrendous for moral views to be pared?
The United Nations have much reason to blush,
for allowing the many crimes to be hushed,
no actions like those in neutral seas,
should be unpunished despite the pleas,
from soldiers armed in ways that just appall,
for why were they sent to board at all?
Those goods and people had already been inspected
by Turkish allies of Israel, thus protected,
no arms or harmful goods were being sent,
unless you can claim that of sugar and cement!
Time has come to call for a neutral force,
to police the borders and thus enforce,
the rights of all to goods they need,
while keeping at bay all terror seed.
©Rhumour
June 2nd 2010
John the artist played at a pace that didnt slack
He was a bold young figure, the leader of the pack
Quarried in that Mersey town and crafted into rock
Solid from the outset, his band was hard to knock
More talent than the many other groups that were around
The Beatles got the world to dig their Mersey sound
Apprentice served in Hamburg, playing thru the night
The brought a blend of soul with rock in which to delight
Helped by Please and Thank You, they even got the toffs
Shaking up their jewelry when Royal Variety they did top
Touring became much harder with stadiums so packed
Screaming fans drowning out the music, every track
Long years in the studio, brought the legends to their peak
Far eclipsing stones and kinks and others that did seek
To occupy that top spot, which had grown so very high
None would ever do it, though the cream of bands did try
Dropping winston for his ono, he prospered for a while
Imagining peace for the world, instant karma made us smile
John the father took five years out to stay home with Sean
Baking bread and playing was then his daily norm
When at last he felt he had watched the wheels go round
Back he came and brought us an album that we found
Was to be the last one released before the day he died
No one could ever count all the people that then cried
John became a legend, one I hope will never fade
We always will remember the efforts that he made
To bring some sense to politics and an end to war
If that was all he'd ever done we could not have asked for more.
(c)Rhumour
April 15th 2008
There's an ache in my heart again as I watch the news
So many millions walking around with no food and no shoes
Mothers and fathers lost to the ravages of AIDS
Others taken by warfare, land mines or terror raids
Their numbers keep rising despite the daily death toll
Thousands expiring each day with so little love on show
Yet we all say that we care and ask our governments to send
Money and resources to those places so that it may soon end
Can we ever sleep while these children suffer such a plight
Here we are safe and sound despite the news we hear tonight
A shrinking world with it's modern ways and means they tell us
Reach out to these young and fragile children, our new neighbours
Everywhere I visit on this my computer screen today
There are folk that I chat with all filled with the same dismay
Jobs vanishing by the minute and security seems so frail
But all of us are in such luxury as millions starve and wail
Losses that we hear of are just paper thats let us all down
But still we treat our children to sweets in safe playgrounds
Tender though our thoughts must remain as we watch our own
Those orphans face a daily struggle such as we have never known
Linking hands across the water can we pass on our love and share
Take all that we have to give and let them see we truly care
Now is the time to act leave the ciggies with the tobacconist man
Let the wine stay in the bottle and the beer rest in it's tin can
Though daily thoughts and prayers will reach them surely too
Compassion makes a greater mark when actions are on view
Seeking out our friends and families to help us make this point
Saving all we can so that others can take ointments to annoint
Whether it's in Africa or Asia, Iraq or Gaza that we send
Our contributions will bring such relief and help to make amends
For all the depth of suffering we will never have to face
Or pictures on the tv will surely forever us disgrace
(c)Rhumour
April 21st 2009
ONE WORLD SOON
One hope I have for my children
No hunger or fear in their lives
Every parent wants this, so that is no surprise
When will the world meet in honesty
Openly plan an end to all poverty
Remove the crowns from the commerce kings
Let morality stand proud within all our tradings
Don't let it take too long my friends
Seek friendship and sincerity through deeds
Open dialogue so we can know each others needs
Only when we understand each other well can
New beginnings be made that will go to plan
(c)Rhumour - August 11th 2008
