Love and Socialism

Poem of the week

By well-wisher

Tue, 22 Nov 2011
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6 comments
 

We met infront of Marx’s tomb;
watched the October setting sun;
gazed up as stars rose from the gloom.
I chose a star, said “You’re that one”.

And then we kissed and raised a fist
against greeting card imperialists,
who think they’ve got a monopoly on love
and my heart felt like Yuri Gagarin above
when he said, “I see the Earth. It is so beautiful”.

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Submitted by london_calling79 on
Greeting card imperialists - love that line!

 

Submitted by Daniel Saint-John on
greeting card imperialists, love that line too! Excelsior!
Excelsior!

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thanks, Blessing; Archie; london_calling and Daniel. Really glad you liked it. JoHn - "Ex amore victoria". ("From love comes victory".)

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn

Submitted by tcook on
Great stuff - I really like this. The image of standing in front of Marx's tomb (one of my favourite spots in London), kissing and raising your fist against greeting card imperialists is brilliant. For those who have never been there - it's in Highgate cemetery which is one of the 'must see' places in London.

Submitted by flash on
Much enjoyed by me too.

Submitted by shoe on
Praise be for POW or I might have missed this fabulous poem, top drawer stuff.