"ADRIFT IN ELDORADO" A chapbook of 14 contemporary poems about sex, betrayal, hope and puddle-jumping through life. Available soon. For more info e-mail wdl@williamdouglaslansford.com. "CHANGES FORESEEN" (To the unsurprising news that the English language is in the process of change) They say our language is changing, so What shall we speak about tomorrow? Why, struggle, pain and sorrow. They say that words change every day, Will human nature change as well? Not so that I can tell. In every word and thought, indeed, In all we hear and write and read, We're told the world's improving, And that the wonders of our glorious Age will make us an enlightened race, And yet this new world seems to me The same old world it used to be. The language's changing -- let's concede. Though to this poor, old tired earth So plagued with fools and foolish antics -- It just means new semantics. So, let the language change -- why not? But in these times of pain and sorrow Let's not speak of tomorrow. Copyright: William Douglas lansford 2006 |
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