In 1773 the sun never set
on the British Empire so goes the story
now the 'Teatime Islands'
crumbs of Great Britain’s former glory
but as the moon rose over the White Cliffs of Dover
standing guard at the Gateway to England
ramparts the enemy to forestall
if the ravens left the Tower of London
the kingdom itself then would fall
and Britain would rule Gibraltar
one of the Pillars of Hercules
so long as macaques inhabit the Rock
another of man's legendary absurdities
but should those Barbary apes depart
the British too will soon follow
and the Overseas Territory come apart
yet to save the primate population
Winston Churhill did insist
in the early days of World War II
reinforcing British rule would persist
to ensure the troop replenishment
he issued a directive September 1944
for five such females brought from Morocco
to maintain the number at twenty-four
and so it seems my friend in the end
the continuance of this green and pleasant land
is in the balance and totally dependent on keeping
a certain breed of bird and Old World monkey on hand
Categories:
gibraltar, animal, england, humorous, raven,
Form: Rhyme
Earth trembles in fear
Once-mighty nations
Beset by strong threats
See America,
Defender supreme
Devastated,
Alarmed to see
Their Gibraltar
Wounded, crumbling
USA,
Fighting blades
Of our foes
Treaties
Destroyed
War
Posted on January 7, 2020
N/A in Edward Ibeh’s “Pick a Title, Volume 12, Diminished Hexaverse contest
Judged 1/9/2020
Categories:
gibraltar, war,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
the wrath of death's hands
like the lash of sea
erodes the edges
of my weary soul
with its unseen force
i am battered
bruised once again
emotions stir
inside my core
rock to sand
gibraltar
crumbling down
i fight
against
time
December 22, 2019
Pick A Title, Vol 12 - Diminished Hexaverse- Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh
Categories:
gibraltar, death, emotions, sea,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
The Dune on the Rock
where fine grains of time
gradually slip
revealing footprints
of lost vertebrates:
an archaic
human being -
Neanderthal;
red deer, aurochs
elephants
and ibex…
crumbling sand
unveils
extinct
past
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Contest: Pick a Title Vol 12
Diminished Hexaverse
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
Title: Gibraltar Crumbling
19th December 2019
Categories:
gibraltar, animal, time,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Oh, I loved her then
I placed her on high
Far above mortals
Where the air was thin
She handled it well
As the years passed
Love was still true
A stranger came
With ill intent
Then she stopped
Loving me
I could see
And my
Whole world
Fell
12-9-19
Contest: Pick A Title, Vol 12 - Diminished Hexaverse
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
Categories:
gibraltar, lost love,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Rock
Of
Steadfast
Gibraltar
State of some unions
Strengthened by love, and a strong faith
Enduring, indestructible, some relationships
Assailed again and again by the most powerful of storms, yet still remains intact
Date written: 08/08/2019
Categories:
gibraltar, faith, love, metaphor, relationship,
Form: Fibonacci