When summer gnats were lightly weaving skeins,
While swift and martin skimmed in graceful flight,
As squirrels danced, and through the leafy lanes
The zephyrs whispered to the solstice night.
When England stood in splendour, green, unbowed,
Cast as the promise of an ancient wood
Of mighty oaks, magnificent and proud,
Wherein we sought the ghost of Robin Hood.
When time regressed, and only you and I
Where locked inside this ’cosm on our own,
Not caring that tomorrow we may die,
Then were the seeds of love so sweetly sown.
Today I stand alone above your bed,
Where cold and darkness are your sharers now,
And in my mind’s eye kiss your lips of red,
And mime again, again, our marriage vow.
Sleep long my Love, for soon I’ll join you here,
Then we’ll both rest in peace while others play,
And share their secrets with a kiss and tear,
As did the young betrothed of yesterday.
[I won a prize for this in a competition, well a certificate; I think it may have been inspired by THE UNQUIET GRAVE or more likely THE ASH GROVE, the former I read as a poem sometime in my teens, and the latter, a very well known song from my schooldays which eventually I learned to play reasonably competently on the classical guitar.]
“The Planned ERASURE Of The Natives Of These Islands” is a full length documentary that tackles this issue:
https://archive.org/details/the-planned-erasure
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This video was uploaded to YouTube on July 28, 2024.
“ANJEM CHOUDARY Political Prisoner”
https://thedarkman.substack.com/p/anjem-choudary-political-prisoner
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The people who used the unfortunate but very public death of a small time criminal and drug addict in Minneapolis as a pretext for burning American cities and rioting all over the world mocked the assassination of this man, a father of two, who was doing his best to make healthcare affordable for all Americans.
The same people applauded the assassination of this man, who was likewise a father of two. Charlie Kirk’s only crime was to debate people in public, and he would take on all comers.
Now, the very same people are weeping buckets for this woman, who was brainwashed into harassing ICE agents in Minnesota, and paid the ultimate price.
If “Chestnuts” sounds extremely simply that is because it is the first piece of music I ever composed, circa 1979. It was written on the acoustic guitar at Chestnut Avenue, Leeds. The jazz musician Xero Slingsby lived in the same house for a time. I found out a year or two ago that he had died young.
This recording was arranged and performed by Diana Bliss in March 2026. Better late than never!
A much earlier recording played (badly) by me on the guitar can be found here:
“Transsanity”
https://archive.org/details/transsanity-enhanced
&
“Fight Like A Girl”
https://vennerroad.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/fight-like-girl.html
“Should Women Box Men? Should Women Box At All? ”
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A photograph of Alexander Baron delivering THE TRUTH ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY at David Parry’s meeting. A later recording and transcript can be found at this link:
https://archive.org/details/the-truth-about-pornography
