tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992923020469415248.post7620428128997622508..comments2024-01-18T08:25:20.777-08:00Comments on Jonathan Powles: A sonnet for Alan JonesJonathan Powleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18141253556054065767noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2992923020469415248.post-26630010336958459512012-10-06T17:33:32.566-07:002012-10-06T17:33:32.566-07:00Does not Jones besmirch all speech?
With vile pois...Does not Jones besmirch all speech?<br />With vile poison in each scurrilous barb he seeks<br />to reach lower than barrels bottom,<br />lower than contempt may brand<br />these days of public rage from anger born<br />blind to moderation, this Jones speaks<br />hasty, foaming froth of spittle, soon forgotten<br />the previous grievous wrong,<br />how come we here to this?<br />Our lives in this vast land<br />corrupted by scorn<br />and noble hopes seem fools errand<br />our tenderness<br />lost on a battlefield of merciless spite.<br />There is danger in rages mindless kick<br />and endless trouble from bullies delight.<br />Ern Malleyscrubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348881353959023575noreply@blogger.com