David’s day
Daffodils and spring
Around the corner what will this year bring?
Brightness of blue skies and everything
We could hope for
But for Mister Putin
Oh he brings dark skies
And warring noise
Claims he has the right
He has the toys!
A man alone fearful of the crowd
Europe on his doorstep
Making him feel cowed
Hitler had the mountains
Berchtesgaden height
Then he had the Wolf’s Lair
When he came to fight
And finally the bunker
When all the world was fright
And then the final gunshot
And Hitler said goodnight
Stalin had his purges
To rid himself of fears
But all they did was multiply
He almost came to tears
Saved by wily generals
When the war came near
He died alone did Uncle Joe
And many had a beer
This war we see beginning
This war is out of date
An old warhorse is sinning
It will seal his fate
The world’s moved on we’d like to think
Violence will not do
Time that we arrest him
Time for Russia too
Brian Fahy
1 March 2022
Erris Poetry 