Cometh the Hour

By luigi_pagano

Thu, 01 Oct 2015
  • 646 reads
6 comments
 

He’s arrived at last, you must come and see.
There is no comet but he’s surely a prophet;
he’s sporting a beard, his initials are J.C.
We are happy to accept his rigorous tenet.

He has promised a new dawn for each of us,
to give to Peter what he will take from Paul.
He shall do it on the quiet without any fuss
and he very well knows that it is a long haul.

His firm opposition to the three-pronged fork
has drawn gasps of horror from his own rank.
Some of his followers disagreed of that talk
but he always said he’d be honest and frank.

Not a man with black hair or a raucous voice
as the name suggests,* but with a grey head,
he has been the extreme Left popular choice
and wants to win back the comrades who fled.

It remains to be seen if he’ll have any chance
to be the top dog when it comes to the crunch
given that he insists on an inflexible stance
or whether he’ll be given a knockdown punch.

© Luigi Pagano 2015

* The surname Corbyn may have derived as
a nickname  for a man with strikingly glossy
black hair or for one  with a raucous voice.

Certificate U
Poem
Opinion

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Quite a clever thoughtful summary Not sure about the prophet – could be more of a comet I suppose?!. Enjoyed grasping the three pronged fork's meaning! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

You may well be right Rhiannon but the masses seem to believe it. Vox populi and all that...

Cheers, Luigi x

 

Submitted by Bee on

'He has promised a new dawn for each of us,
to give to Peter what he will take from Paul.' That's key - isn't it what they all do? He's certainly talked about. Like the poem, Luigi - you should maybe send it to a paper. 

x

Bee

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Bee. You are so right, that's what politicians of any hue do: promise the earth. I haven't yet found one who delivered. But that may be due to the fact I am a cynic.
I used to contribute topical poems to an e-zine called 'News24' fairly regularly but unfortunately it ceased its activities due to the editors' other commitments. I don't know of any newspapers that accept unsolicited submissions or previously published poetry, especially of political nature. Any suggestion?
Many thanks for taking the time to let me have your views.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Kurt Rellians on

Interesting poem. I enjoyed it. Corbyn does seem to be one of the most interesting figures in politics all of a sudden. The idea that someone could enter high office and remain true to all their values is a fascinating one. And many of us would love some kind of 'real' left rebirth. It is just a matter of getting all the policies right!

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

He is indeed an interesting character, Kurt, with a personality that has fired the public imagination. He has remained faithful to principles that he's held for many years which he has reiterated in his campaign. Whether he'll be able to implement his policies depends on their acceptance by his colleagues  and electorate.
As they say, watch this space.