Goddo & Me

Goddo & Me

A Poem by David Lewis Paget
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Perhaps people are just a side-issue....

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‘He slept through the Paleozoic Age,
He yawned through Neanderthal Man,
When dinosaurs walked, he was fixing a hole
In the floor of the Sea of Japan,
When Lincoln was making your favourite speech
He was out with a spanner, near Mars,
Adjusting some angle, inclined to the sun,
And admiring his favourite Stars.’
 
‘It was fun in those days, when he used to display
An amazing addiction to Math,
His Geometry, angles, and parallel spangles
He’d scatter whilst running his bath;
His compass, divider and measuring tools
I would hide, with the keys to his locks,
When questioned, he’d say that he’d need them today
For precessing the Equinox.’
 
‘I never thought much of mechanical things,
I left all that headwork to him,
I wanted some other distraction for me
So he gave me Original Sin;
He made me an Adam, then added an Eve
And he left me to play - (on my terms);
I sent them an Avatar Serpent to tempt,
And an apple, corrupted with worms.’
 
‘He left me alone for a while, I suppose,
While adjusting Orion, its Belt,
For thousands of years I played havoc with those
Who thought Eve was spelt Evil - Misspelt!
The trouble began when he came back again
And he saw what I’d done to his art,
That stuff about tempting his son, I declare
It was innocent fun - Cross my heart!’
 
‘Now lately he seems to be old, and he’s tired
And he sleeps while the engine goes round,
When he wakes and he knuckles his rheumy old eyes,
I just tell him the planet is sound.
But cyclones and earthquakes and floodings and droughts
Are my special pet projects, you see;
I hate to be bored, and it’s only good sport
For the likes of old Goddo and me.’
 
David Lewis Paget

© 2012 David Lewis Paget


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Dear David,

This is the second poem of yours that I have put on my 'reading list'.

I need more time to devour your treats and will do so in a more leisurely manner....you know, sitting comfortably, with a drink in my hand (coke) and some nibblees.

Let the curtain go up and the fun begin!

Later...

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.




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I enjoyed this poem quite a bit, you did a really good job on it.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

where would we be without him and his havoc

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Mephistopheles has been wreaking havoc upon earth and in men since time immemorial. What delightfully metered rhyme! It's like something out of Mother Goose (before we all forgot what those stories really meant).

I wish you'd join our Poetry Group! You'd really have us stretching our poetic muscles to keep up!

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Love it, nice to know what old Nick's been up to while God looks away but then he ( Satan ) has been cast down to the earth for a while i'm told, so I guess his handy work is getting worse as we write, I love this poem from a man who is obviously a wonderful poet, well done mate :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

This is just superb! I could easily see myself reading this in print, are you published?

Edit: I just googled and see that you are :) I'll definitely be checking out more of your writing.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Tate Morgan

10 Years Ago

Chris Dave has maybe 20 books out but his works here are without peer. You will like him
This is fabulous i think. So insightful from one seasoned man to another you send this to heaven in a telegram.

Posted 10 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

I have been searching a long time for
poetry like this. It is superb. I will
read more of you.



Posted 16 Years Ago


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Moonta, South Australia, Australia



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