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PLASTICS INSPIRE THE BARD’S “Humbug” SIDE

PLASTIC JESUS (Humbug)The Amazon and Walmart dollsLeave the world with plastic sprawls - The moulded plastic, cents at most, Tens of dollars on-sale boast. The...

THE BARD’S “PRIORITIES”

PrioritiesPriorities have to be food and shelter,Heat and health, not helter-skelter, Not rushing around to party hard Or relax in the sun on travel...

THE BARD THINKS ABOUT COVID SPREAD

 The Waiting RoomShe coughs and sneezes - virus strews,Says got it from the jab for flu? As patients patiently wait For doctor- or procedure-date....

THE VIRUS TROLLS

The Virus TrollsPandemic care for years to bear, a quick-fix card is but a prayer. Isolated, some despair, we’re not to hug our loved-ones...

THE BARD ON “FAMINE”

FAMINE (Black Horse to the Fore) Locusts and floods For shortage of foods Reported on page twenty-four.Those won't make front page Till kids of...

SEA-DOO RACKET

SEA-DOO RACKETCavorting around on a sea-dooIs most that many can see to do.Swirling, birling, a whirlpool.Grinning, spinning, on toys that can vex A vortex – and debt dances...

BARD’S RECIPE FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY

REMOTE REALITY (Fish and Berries) The fisher’s catch to feed our breed With private sales, no markup greed. Local goods to move to fore: Poultry, pigs, sheep and more, Veggie-plots to produce grow, Simple ways for food to flow. The just-in-time,...

EVERY DAY ALL-FOOLS DAY

ALL-FOOLS DAY  The world is run by egoed fools That let covirus spread In planes and boats, around the globe. For cash, they cancelled dread. But dread it is, and many dead...