Source: flickr.com A street peddler in Istanbul.
Divine Humour
The smell of sulphur fills the air,
bell, book and candle won’t help you now,
the devil incarnate roams the streets,
seductively peddling false hope, old ways, more tax.
Been like that since the ancient of days laughed and said
“Let them try democracy.”
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul,
pvcann.com
Excellent.
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Thanks very much
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Yes, harsh reality!
Mere systems never change things enough.
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Touched my heart। “seductively peddling false hope” perhaps this is why hope is not part of my strategy while assumptions – even wrong ones are! 🌷🌷🙏😎
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Well said – you are so good with words – making a powerful point with subtlety and concisely
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That is kind indeed, thank you
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When reality bites. Nice poem. 🙂
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Many thanks, appreciate your words.
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