Spectre of the Atom

Nineteen thirty-eight
Laboratory, Curiosity
Created an indoor sun
Faceless suits took it
The world changed

Early morning
Nineteen forty-five
Fire rained down
From the august sky
The world changed

The fifties brought
Big shiny buildings
Powering our lights
Very cheap, very clean
The world changed

Tamed was the atom
No joy the world wept
Chernobyl, Three Mile Island
Polluting mother earth
The world changed

Now we know the danger
Of poisoning sacred earth
We plan to keep on going
And build another set
The world needs change

april 2009

Poetry - Miscellaneous

The auld miners toun
Barren Land
The Big Pond
Ballad of George and Tommy
Boris
Bad Poetry
Bastards
Change
Making Contact
Define You
I'm Doing Fine
Dreams
Escape
What Is Freedom
Future Imperfect
I Cried At The Gates
Homeland
Homeward Bound
Iraq
Is There Not Enough Love
Just One Day
The Lost Boy
Motherhood
Michigan
Mothers
My Name Is Julie
My To Do List Is Evil
Nearly Done
One Moment
Only One Place Is Home
The Opium Flows
Over The Sea
Paddy's Market
Silent Plea
People Who Love You
Radio
Saving Our Cans
She's Special
Spectre Of The Atom
Time
Truth
Wasted Days
Christmas In The Cold
The Years Roll On