Martin
is a friend and a loyal follower of this blog.
"When
I was younger I used write (a lot)
"In
the 90's I stopped because I felt I had said all there was to
say.Lately that has changed with what is going on with our
climate and uber militarism. and the denialism that follow in their
wake.
"I
have have attached some recent pieces that I hope will cut to the
now."
She’ll
Be Right!
(on
the brink of climate disaster, world war and Americas cup)
There
is no depression in New Zealand.
Our
banker leader met the Queen
And
we’ll win the cup
What
cup? Who cares?
Rugby
world Cup, Americas Cup.
The
Pacific isn’t being poisoned If we
don’t
mention the war or Fukushima.
The
icecaps won’t melt if
we
cheer our team of rich white yachtsmen.
The
earth won’t move if we’re
Not
in Christchurch
And
the water under my desk isn’t
3
years beyond its best by date.
Martin
Cahill
23/09/2013
The
Second Coming Revisited
(after
W.B. Yeats)
With
tinsel atop their Christmas trees
The
West eats and drinks and spends
Like
there is no tomorrow
While
below the oceans
Steel
whales with tomahawks and tridents go
Through
inland sea and down canals. 'round Good Hope
To
hope at clockstrike 12 we don't go.
And
sleepy hobbits slumber over Yuletide beers
The
beast is now awake and, gathering its purpose
Slouches
east past Bethlehem and on to Tehran.
Its'
own season will gather the end
A
second coming at last.
Martin
O. Cahill 29/12/11
I
Flew Under Your Radar
I
flew under your radar
you
didn't see it coming
you
didn't see it go
The
world you thought you knew
you
didn't even know.
I
flew under your radar
it
wasn't hard to do
you
helped me all the way
fast
asleep while wide awake
you
couldn't even say.
your
coral, your ice
you
never said a word
your
crops, your seas
silence
was all I heard.
I
flew under your radar
not
once did you turn
not
once to change course.
and
your radar is now useless,
your
time is now up.
Martin
o. Cahill
An explanation about "She'll Be Right"
ReplyDeletethe title is an NZ feel good mantra, she'll be right mate!. and while I support optimism I can't support denial of facts and the delusional thinking that follows. [ ups to James Howard Kunster and Custerfuck nation.] enter the first line in you tube and have a listen to Blam! Blam! Blam!.
For those of you who don't know our PM was a Wall Street Merchant Banker.[ still is as far as I can see]
Here in Wellington we have had a couple of strong earthquakes and since then my building has been off limits. Where I am no there is emegency water [from the previous occupant and yes, the it was best before March 2011]
cheers
Martin
apologies to JHK for the mispell it's Kunstler. His book The Long emergency was my peak oil primer, and along with his book World Made By Hand is a part of my library.
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