Stefan Splawinski Poems

far from the stress of modern life
countryside place of peace for us
between meadows and dorset downs
easily reached by the village bus
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harry the hampshire hedgehog
was rather a snobbish beast
originally raised in berks
he cared for it the least
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subjected to much ridicule
perennial objects of fun
givers of the worlds bread
just as essential as the sun
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founder of an industrial religion
portrait featured on soviet murals
some upholder of the working class
a man who disliked slavs and rurals
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mercedes benz marxists gather
keen to put the world to right
based only on a working class
quickly vanishing out of sight
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who is the judge of us all
final assessor for humanity
great force beyond the world
check on our earthly vanity
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public relations extravaganza
costly conjunction of dark arts
gay whimsy of info superhighway
victim to so many false starts
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shibboleths so enshrined in law
standards of a valetudinary age
unchallenged by compliant folk
gladly living in a secure cage
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populace held to ransom
confluence of evil hands
playhouse of the devils
rigid ideological stands
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descent to the basement of man
arrives the age of no authority
balderdash disguised as science
solutions gave way to complexity
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