The Cuckoo sings nicely, looks pleasant, but is a cunning bird with a mean behaviour, forcing other birds to rear its young by deception and competition, often meaning host birds lose their own offspring. The host birds never realise until it is too late that the cuckoo has invaded its nest. Surely a modern proverb for the moment.
“You see, cuckoos are parasites.” Casandra Clare
The Evil Tide The cuckoo has played its game well, poisonous views and paranoia well hidden, while the host is completely unaware, the birth of lies subtly creeps life. Poisonous views and paranoia well hidden, the drain is swamped by cunning cucks, the birth of lies subtly creeps life, encompassing, contaminating everything. The drain is swamped by cunning cucks, too weak to stand against the evil tide encompassing, contaminating everything, from decency to integrity all is tainted. Too weak to stand against the evil tide, while the host is completely unaware, from decency to integrity all is tainted, the cuckoo has played its game well. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®️
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Excellent, Paul! You rocked (or cucked?) this form 🙂
❤
David
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David! I like your response – indeed! 🙂
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so scary and sad and true
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Yes, i wonder which way now for the US
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Not a good way right now-esp in Texas/south
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1861 revisited?
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never resolved.
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Oh, the mad world we live in.
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It really is mad Patricia, which way now is my question of the moment.
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This may just be the most chilling metaphor for this current moment in time I’ve read to date.
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I’m taking that as a compliment despite the poem’s content, I am so furious that self-serving fools have stolen our world.
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I meant it as a compliment. I understand that rage completely. I’m living it.
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Yes, who would have thought we would be living such rage, sigh.
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Certainly not I. I grew upin the peace and love generation.
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Yes, me too, and with expectations.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thank you again Michael xx
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Amazing pantoum – your the master of these – such a good subject too and sadly too true
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We are living in a time I thought would never happen – so much evil, though much more good being done, but I’m astounded at the mess.
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