It’s wonderful here this morning
Absolutely glorious
Blazing sunshine bright blue sky
Joy all over us
But there’ll be a change in weather
I’ve been Whatsapped by my brother
Warning of the storms to come
We’re in for brutal weather
And Eastern skies are troublesome
A clash of weather systems
Politics of dictatorship
And democratic wisdoms
Dictators are never comfortable
Never can they rest
Their glory days are fitful
Their style far from the best
We all must be accountable
It’s the only way to live
The life of checks and balances
The great sail and the jib
And storms that come in personal life
May rock us for a time
But help from those who love us
Will bring us home just fine
Brian Fahy
15 February 2022
+ My parents’ generation lived through an age of dictators – Hitler, Stalin – and paid a heavy price for it. Dictators are dangerous and unstable characters, always fearful for their own safety.
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