
The grave of a cat
A bud amidst the withered
A drop like a tear
The grave of a cat
A bud amidst the withered
A drop like a tear
A world in tatters
We are beginning right here
Remember this day
Copyright Francis Barker 2022
You’ve sucked out all hope
Joy left me some time ago
Now the door slams shut
Copyright Francis 2021
This is the opening track on The Moody Blues 1972 album, Seventh Sojourn.
The song title, ‘Lost in a Lost World’ speaks for itself. If anything, the lyrics are more appropriate now than they were 49 years ago — they are quite profound and prophetic, a very sad testimony to where we are now, what we have become.
But there is always hope. Even if it feels that we have been deserted, goodness can and will return. That process begins by understanding the truth…through prayer…and through love.
Copyright Francis 2021