Art – Page 10 – David Redpath

A Poetic Warning

In a former life

Of chaos and disorder

Through a cosmic haze

Of bloodshed and strife

I well remember

A pilgrimage metaphysical

Seeking wisdom ancient

And knowledge mystical

From a secret agent

By the mythical code name

Brainwave Alpha

“First you need learn how to fly,
if indeed, you wish to kiss the sky.”

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Two Kinds! Too Kind?

There are two kinds of people.
Those who are forever postulating
that there are two kinds of people.
And those that …

Judgement is a prerogative divine.
The reserve of He who weighs the
hearts and minds
… of all kinds of people.

Words & Image:
~ by david redpath © 2018

Watercolour
~ by Salvador Dali

The Game Changer

‘The Game Changer’

The nature of the game
Accumulating riches?
Chasing fleeting fame?
Reaching the end
crossing the line
after a steep climb
with a golden star ⭐
next to your name?

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That uncle weirdo
the wild eyed gremlin
like an escapee from Gitmo
seems ill-suited
lurching to the podium
like an Egyptian mummy
in a Tuxedo
with his Dennis the Menace grin
the lingerie model
all wafer thin
A hideout for the Thing
somewhere below the elbow
that underhanded fiend
the four fingered gizmo
His girl wednesday to friday
Uncle Fester and Morticia
all now smiling for the cameras
like life size replicas
putting on a rocky horror show
Has this forever been
an Addams Family movie scene
directed by Quasimodo
or just another
US Presidential Election