Well, yes, I think we are, and by saying ‘we’,
I add my name to the list,
Uninvited.
Though the tacit welcome is there for all,
The sword in the stone.
‘Just take a piece of paper and a pen!’
“The unacknowledged legislators of the world.”
That’s pushing it a wee bit far,
Don’t you think?
Better to be one of those
Who keep “children from play and old men from the chimney corner”.
A trickle still flows
In the riverbed,
Almost dry now.
Even in these arid times
Of deafening music
Played full blast,
And 15-minute celebrities.
The stream still flows,
And if it is enjoyed,
Its voice will still be heard.