A Poet's Blog: Roger N.Taber shares his thoughts & poems...

Thoughts and observations by English poet Roger N. Taber, a retired librarian and poet-novelist.- "Ethnicity, Religion, Gender, Sexuality ... these are but parts of a whole. It is the whole that counts." RNT [NB While I have no wish to create a social network, I will always reply to critical emails about my poetry. Contact: rogertab@aol.com].

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Sadly, a bad fall in 2012 has left me with a mobility problem, and being diagnosed with prostate cancer the same year hasn't helped, but I get out and about with my trusty walking stick as much as I can, take each day as it comes and try to keep looking on the bright(er) side of life. Many of my poems reflect the need to nurture a positive-thinking mindset whatever life throws at us.

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

In Cherry Blossom Time

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Throughout our winters, most if not all of us look forward to spring, and yet it is not only climate change that the world has to fear, nor does change always mean progress in any context.

IN CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME

Cherry blossom and empty crisp packets
drifting by on a breeze

Empty crisp packets, like lonely people
drifting by on a street

Streets, like lines on the faces of martyrs
drifting by on clouds

Clouds, trying hard not to cry for a world
getting by on crutches

Crutches, supporting old guard politicians
getting by on half lies

Half lies, camouflage for good intentions
getting by for centuries

Centuries, a colourful history of cleaning
other people’s windows

Windows on religions swearing to their fruit
like cherry blossom

Cherry blossom and empty crisp packets
drifting by on a breeze...


Copyright R. N. Taber 2010

[Note: First published in Tracking the Torchbearer by R. N. Taber, Assembly Books,  2012.]

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