Climate Debate
When I hear of Global Warming,
I simply give a shrug.
It worries me as much as
The Year 2000 Bug.
When I hear of Global Warming,
It makes me want to cry.
Horrid things will happen
And we're all going to die.
When I hear of Global Warming,
I think about the money.
I'll make it when it's windy,
And also when it's sunny.
*
Miller and Monroe
My heart beats so when I see you,
It fills me with fatigue.
But I don't really stand a chance.
You're way out of my league.
But I am quite creative.
I must have far to go.
Let's be Arthur Miller
And Marilyn Monroe.
They split up. She died too soon.
That's not the end I crave.
But if required I'll carry on,
While you lie in your grave.
A genius should be honest.
I'll be so if I must.
My motives are not love for you,
But vanity and lust.
*
Grown Up
I'm bringing back the God you lent.
He really is quite fraudulent.
Friday, 18 December 2009
Friday, 11 December 2009
Enormity
Enormity
Once we thought the Earth was all,
Among the crystal spheres,
Then we learned that stars are suns,
After many years.
We learned of far off galaxies,
And that they are not rare.
There are billions of the things
Flying round out there.
We thought we could see everything,
But that was just the start.
Dark energy and matter mean
We see a tiny part.
Using very complex maths,
Despite our best intentions,
We found out the Universe
Has lots of spare dimensions.
Now our finest thinkers,
The ones who call the shots,
Say our Universe has chums,
And there are lots and lots.
Give to a philosopher
A question that might faze her:
In the name of all that's real,
How goes Occam's Razor?
*
Final Destination
Better to travel than to arrive.
As everyone knows who draws breath,
The reason nobody wants to arrive
Is the last destination is death.
Once we thought the Earth was all,
Among the crystal spheres,
Then we learned that stars are suns,
After many years.
We learned of far off galaxies,
And that they are not rare.
There are billions of the things
Flying round out there.
We thought we could see everything,
But that was just the start.
Dark energy and matter mean
We see a tiny part.
Using very complex maths,
Despite our best intentions,
We found out the Universe
Has lots of spare dimensions.
Now our finest thinkers,
The ones who call the shots,
Say our Universe has chums,
And there are lots and lots.
Give to a philosopher
A question that might faze her:
In the name of all that's real,
How goes Occam's Razor?
*
Final Destination
Better to travel than to arrive.
As everyone knows who draws breath,
The reason nobody wants to arrive
Is the last destination is death.
Monday, 19 October 2009
Good Luck
Good Luck
Science makes amazing progress,
Curing illness, quelling fears.
Benefitting from new knowledge,
You might live a thousand years.
When they've made the vital breakthroughs,
I will be beyond repair.
You might see the distant future.
I, alas, will not be there.
*
Where is Everybody?
The whole Universe should be crawling with life,
Eating, breeding, joyriding.
If any of them are as clever as us,
Where not on Earth are they hiding?
Science makes amazing progress,
Curing illness, quelling fears.
Benefitting from new knowledge,
You might live a thousand years.
When they've made the vital breakthroughs,
I will be beyond repair.
You might see the distant future.
I, alas, will not be there.
*
Where is Everybody?
The whole Universe should be crawling with life,
Eating, breeding, joyriding.
If any of them are as clever as us,
Where not on Earth are they hiding?
Monday, 28 September 2009
Well Meaning
Well Meaning
(Hell is other people - John-Paul Sartre)
Everyone's imperfect.
Other folk are Hell.
Some of us are not so bad.
Some of us mean well.
From the cast of good guys,
Many are excluded.
Well-meaners can be Hellish,
If they are deluded.
*
Saint Therese de Lisieux
Praying to relics won't bring success.
Place ye thy faith in the N.H.S.
*
Chemical Jesters 1
The wonder of life is due to just this:
It's carbon and water, taking the piss.
*
Chemical Jesters 2
The wonder of life in one paragraph:
It's carbon and water, having a laugh.
(Hell is other people - John-Paul Sartre)
Everyone's imperfect.
Other folk are Hell.
Some of us are not so bad.
Some of us mean well.
From the cast of good guys,
Many are excluded.
Well-meaners can be Hellish,
If they are deluded.
*
Saint Therese de Lisieux
Praying to relics won't bring success.
Place ye thy faith in the N.H.S.
*
Chemical Jesters 1
The wonder of life is due to just this:
It's carbon and water, taking the piss.
*
Chemical Jesters 2
The wonder of life in one paragraph:
It's carbon and water, having a laugh.
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Love Song to Anon.
Love Song to Anon.
You could have been the one love of my life.
You could have been my very lovely wife.
But I stayed home instead of going out.
I never bought a ticket from that tout.
I stayed dry instead of getting wet.
That's why the two of us have never met.
You could have been the spur that made me rich,
Protected me from every swine and witch.
You could have been the mother of my kids,
Prevented me from going on the skids.
But I will never ever make you cry
And you will be unknowing when I die.
While my life has not quite gone to plan,
You are happy with a lucky man.
Or maybe you are looking for a mate,
So email me, although you've left it late.
You could have been the one love of my life.
You could have been my very lovely wife.
But I stayed home instead of going out.
I never bought a ticket from that tout.
I stayed dry instead of getting wet.
That's why the two of us have never met.
You could have been the spur that made me rich,
Protected me from every swine and witch.
You could have been the mother of my kids,
Prevented me from going on the skids.
But I will never ever make you cry
And you will be unknowing when I die.
While my life has not quite gone to plan,
You are happy with a lucky man.
Or maybe you are looking for a mate,
So email me, although you've left it late.
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