Author Archives: montecyril

To the world that is hopelessly blind  to the lies that are efficaciously well-defined  That mislead the vulnerable with evil design  And the truth is extirpated or left behind  Political correctness is the order of the day  To that end, propaganda shows the hapless the way  Where leaders with convictions are shamefully let down  AndContinue reading “Of libertines in the mass media: A poem”

It is in the formative years that there lies the answer  Of beauty untrammeled and free of censure  Memories that ground us as we mature  Living innocence before wisdom is a veritable treasure  For those that have been of these pleasures robbed  Spend their entire lives with no joy in God  That in not knowingContinue reading “Childhood: A poem”

Chinese reaction to the meeting of the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as Quad) was not without characteristic acerbity. Foreign ministers of the Quad nations, consisting of the US, Japan, Australia and India, met in Melbourne on Friday, 11 February to discuss not only the Russian aggression on Ukraine, but alsoContinue reading “China’s tetchiness at Quad echoes ambitions of global domination”

The earth is quaking The trees are shaking The leaves are falling with a sigh like little pieces of the sky The world is ending The clock is winding Before we turn to pillars of salt Sodom is burning to a halt That war reminds us of all things gory And peace is devoid ofContinue reading “End-time: A poem”

There are two men at Sesame Street Those that pass by chance to greet One is a shoe-shine, the other washes your feet And if you ever stop to tell which of them is good and which is well The horror would make your eyes swell And when you see with incredulity, you could playContinue reading “The two men at Sesame Street: A poem”

War clouds loom over Europe. It has been reported in US media that Russia has built up 70 percent of the military it needs to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Western powers fear a Russian invasion into Ukraine may be imminent given Moscow’s massing of more than 100,000 soldiers near the border with Ukraine.Continue reading “US not on haloed ground in Ukraine crisis”

Has been witnessed how the flags were unfurled all across the disadvantaged downtrodden world For the tales of history have been indelibly written unswervingly in reprobate by those that win And our justice system has been dispensed by those who have us wilfully convinced of what is right and what is wrong when the realityContinue reading “Of winners and losers: A poem”

Love is cherishing a moment well-spent Justice is the righting for eternity’s length Love is golden and worth a goldmine Justice is an arduous mountain every soul should climb Love is a simple and selfless thing Justice is complex but worth every blessing Love is the paradise we all are looking for Justice has beenContinue reading “Love and Justice: A poem”

When the muddy pond banks start drying up in the first week of February daze And the bristles of Acacia prick the heels father says, it’s time to stir the harpoon from its sleep. Some hibernated from the cool sands of December are rising from their comatose in dreamy rusty barks and hardly moving fromContinue reading “Frogs: A poem”

Afghanistan is in the throes of its harshest winter ever. For a country where international development assistance constituted 43% of GDP and 75% of public expenditure before the Taliban took over in August 2021, the running dry of international funding, what with aid agencies scrambling to keep finances away from the Taliban, has left theContinue reading “Afghanistan: resource rich, starving millions – enter China?”