Monthly Archives: May 2015

My friend the wild one

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Follow the dew trail under the sun After a blue sky where foxy begun His trek over yonder Away from those hounds Away from those horses Away out of bounds Those hunters their sense of smell Poor very poor Those … Continue reading →

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87 years old

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Rex Tyler

87 years old Lying in her bed Dreaming dreams of yesteryear Such memories that led Her through so many happy days Her childhood long ago She was woken by two monsters That humanity did know They had broken into Her … Continue reading →

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Cookie

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Rex Tyler

His defence was the dog Was attacking his child Rabid and forceful And very wild That’s why his boy Took a stick to the hound And beat him to death Where the poor soul was found His little head caved … Continue reading →

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Ripped to shreds

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Rex Tyler

The vixen lies In the earth asleep In the dark of the sod Where the long earth worms creep She cuddled up with the cubs She be Till the terrier man Comes to her frantically To dig down and see … Continue reading →

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After the hounds

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Rex Tyler

The crimson jacketed prince of rogues With their whips and caps and fancy brogues Expletives here expletives there When the sabs are near it’s everywhere Exhibitionists that’s their plea Its all about balance And how to be The equilibrium of … Continue reading →

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Murder in the bush

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Rex Tyler

A total lack of conscience And unscrupulousness too A father with his son out in the outback Killing Roo A mother lies spreadeagled Her joey torn from inside Such baseness such dishonour All it’s innocence denied Squashed in half by … Continue reading →

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Toxic shrimps

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Fast food joints And curry houses Sandwich bars And cafés do Now sell shrimps They are everywhere And I bet you eat them too But they don’t come from those Shrimp boats No not any more They come from toxic … Continue reading →

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Aching muscles

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Rex Tyler

They dumped me 30 miles away Left me there to die But I so loved my home you know And I thought I could rely On being there forever Till that fateful day When they put me in the car … Continue reading →

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Lambs

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Rex Tyler

It happened in Armagh That’s Northern Ireland Lambs that’s babies Innocent as hell Just standing in a field Entirely helpless Their conscience was as clear Clear as a bell A playfulness We have seen it in them many times Inoffensive … Continue reading →

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Fox hunting

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Rex Tyler

This brand new Tory government Has suggested that it would Put fox hunting back into law For it knew it could Despite it’s illegitimacy To murder created souls Who take their place in history And have their given roles As … Continue reading →

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Badly behaved dog tied to the back of a bull

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Some people under principles of Christianity Imagine they have answers It’s their supremacy Over the animal earthlings Who run the gauntlet, who May be trying to communicate But human beings do Not understand their language Their unrivalled desire And in … Continue reading →

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The lioness and the oryx

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Rex Tyler

The predator and the baby oryx The affinity between Each other though improbable A bond in fact has been Had, a true relationship A perspective to behold There is no logical explanation Of how it did unfold Except to feel … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Rex Tyler

For an elephant to drop dead From exhaustion Shows clear evidence That mentally as well As physically this soul Gave up the fight to carry on And this as much a human failing For the tourists sat upon Working this … Continue reading →

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Victims

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Production is up and growing For so many victims, we Are being turned out now every day So called humanity Upside down in trucks in hospitals We can see them lie Eyes just about open Peering to the sky Their … Continue reading →

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Leave the aborigines be

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Australia is at it And it’s all got out of hand Eviction of the indigenous I just can’t understand The Abbott mob and the Canberrans Apparently believe The iconic aborigines They must never achieve So They will not support the … Continue reading →

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More on the election

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Scissor hands Cameron Didn’t have to leave Still in Number ten So he did achieve The ultimate prize Stayed Millibands hand And Clegg and Farage And where did they land? Out in the cold Was it a shock Fracking is … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Rex Tyler

A child Lost in a busy station Crowds of people passing by But he has lost his mummy And, does not know why His dread is in his great big eyes His terror we can feel Of course he lacks … Continue reading →

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Nasty bits of work

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Rex Tyler

This story comes from China But it could be anywhere A child sweeping the pavement A game however rare Copying his mother It makes sense, for he Doesn’t expect to draw the wrath Of a ruffian who be Just walking … Continue reading →

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How could we

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Rex Tyler

The green soul that is Britain Is at risk now from those who Will make their fast bucks quicker So What can we do? The fracking pads are coming The drills the pipe lines too The holding ponds evaporating Evil … Continue reading →

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Is it all over

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Is it now all over The insanity of it all The elite and the corporations Are apparently going to rule Our country for another reign Of terror that we know The foxes and the badgers And the fracking all will … Continue reading →

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Why do they continue to go (to seaworld)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Rex Tyler

So many people still support The orca’s in captivity The ignorance the unknowing The untaught state appears The naïveté the nescient The so called un enlightened Un briefed and misinformed about Mistrust and of course fears A great deal, of … Continue reading →

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We owe it to them

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Rex Tyler

We are culpable if we indeed Decide to look away Just tick good on Facebook And let the Sea life pay It’s disrespect of those that do Respect their life and we Are in dereliction of our duty It’s disloyalty … Continue reading →

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Pin the tail on the elephant

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Donald Trump Jr stands there Cartridges around his belt The tail of an elephant in his left hand And a knife that the soul clearly felt What a brave soul he is Whiskered and clad In his khaki shirts Supplied … Continue reading →

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It all started with one well

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Rex Tyler

It all started with one well One drill one fracking drill A fracking pad so fracking bad And now in fact until Forever we have experienced The terror and fight To ruin what was England With all their fracking shite … Continue reading →

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The sleeping millions

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Rex Tyler

It’s everywhere you turn The sleeping millions, they Go about their business And when asked turn away Shale gas is so loaded with Money it can buy Every bloody politician Underneath the sky Shale gas Christ it’s evil stuff Our … Continue reading →

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Ganga

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Rex Tyler

I am a young Elephant Born in Sri Lanka Looked after by Buddhists A sort of anchor Weighing me down With their mindless regard Their goading rebellious Enforcing card This is the temple Where I get thrashed Bull hooked and … Continue reading →

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Persistence

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Rex Tyler

A mountain river To the mountain goat Is a way to scale That is of note The swirling waters They appear To Swallow those who live in fear A little kid believes the fire Below will get him At And … Continue reading →

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Crataegus

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Rex Tyler

The indigenous one So abundant is it Amongst the other trees It makes a truly hardy hedge It’s antiquity does please It’s timber may be polished Burnished with such fire It can grow a hundred years It’s contorted branches tire … Continue reading →

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The final journey

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Rex Tyler

When that great curtain descends upon us When our eyes close and are gone When the heart that beats each second Has ceased and we upon This life time are transcended To another place where we Shall rest to test … Continue reading →

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Beltane

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Rex Tyler

Beltane welcomes the blossoms The blossoms of the May Hazel stout and stocky Keeps everyone at bay Hazels thorny countenance It’s leaves that surely tonify Rich in vitamins for Replenishing those lost from Yule Whilst Helping us restore The sweet … Continue reading →

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