Dear Father ChristmasA Poem by BeccyFor my friend and longtime mentor Ewain Roberts. bendithia chi.Sorry this is just a tad late, and I know you'll be busy with lots on your plate; that my heartfelt request is a mighty big ask, but I trust that you're willing and up to the task. One. Write me an programme, complex as you can, that confuses all things that are built to go bang. Let me weave it within the machines that make war; Along wires and conduits through every the back door, where it waits patiently with one eye on the clock, ever tasked to allow just the tick, not the tock. Two. Make me a potion to blend with the air, that will know when a man doth quite solemnly swear, 'tis the truth that he speaks not some self serving lie, that once suitably clothed he will seek to deny. For each lie is a crack in an unstable wall, and each contributes to its consequent fall. three. Send out a message that all men are free, that none are born high, none ought bend at the knee; save unto the one, who hath fashioned this place and who gave not a thought to the difference of race; who tells us that both in our heart and our soul, we are simply a part of the sum, not the whole Four. On a slightly selfish note. I know the weather is awful and that both Prancer and Dancer will doubtless overindulge on out of date mince pies and cheap mulled wine, left out for them by a curmudgeonly old poet who hails from the wild hills of Wales. But could I please have some fluffy slippers and a large box of Cadburys milk tray. Oh, and I almost forgot, perhaps just one little kiss 'neath the mistletoe.
Not that I'm desperate, mind you... :)) © 2019 BeccyReviews
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Added on December 6, 2019Last Updated on December 10, 2019 AuthorBeccyUnited KingdomAboutI'm forty four, single and have a lovely fifteen year old son called Charlie. I've been writing poetry and short stories since I can remember. I have always been an assiduous reader of poetry and real.. more..Writing
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