
HIgher perspectives
fill my mind with gaping awe
And still more questions
Copyright Francis 2022
HIgher perspectives
fill my mind with gaping awe
And still more questions
Copyright Francis 2022
Nature of the realm
I dispute – your sovereignty
indisputable
Copyright Francis 2021
The shark’s reputation precedes him,
demonized in the minds of millions,
movie-goers jumping,
or hiding behind
their darkened seats.
Predators must hunt,
unsmiling and relentless,
the prey must die
so they can live;
for nature’s complexity
is for us to understand — not judge.
A greater power than Man
put this realm together.
And as a poet once said:
‘…one may smile, and smile,
and be a villain–‘
So step back,
you silver-tongued fiends,
those who think
they know better;
Your power is temporal,
so brief,
whilst the shark’s honest instinct
is ageless, only taking its due.
*Quotation from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5, line 108.
Copyright Francis 2020
Pebbles on a beach
Stars high in the firmament
Relax in this realm
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copyright Francis Barker 2019