Every so often I tune in, on a Sun to bits of RRRs Radio Method, & hear the segment by wordsmith / poet Ian Bland: (On this wks theme, Big and Small he wrote: ) From a tiny seed, a mountain ash From localised greed, a global crash Two bullets triggered World War One Two bullets from a pocket gun Less than half an ounce of lead Left more than sixteen million dead For the price of a bullet, a more worthy fight Fred Hollows gave the gift of sight Despite the carnage of the Somme Every bullet, every bomb No giant cannon, ever lit Can match a single atom, split For size, alone, does not reflect Potential, influence, effect One word can spark a revolution Incite division or resolution One solitary word, or act Can bind, awaken, spur, attract Drops form rivers, notes build chords Armies gauged by guns and swords Bricks make walls and peasants kings The world is turned by butterfly wings © Copyright 2013 Ian Bland
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 06:49:21 +0000
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