Artwork © Robert Fleming

 

In Time For Christmas

Besuited power-men
are strutting
their stuff
getting ready
to deliver
for Christmas.

Santa comes early
to some in the tents
washed up and washed out
in the cold and the wet.
He’s playing toy soldiers
with real missiles and bombs.
His bombs made a carpet
of what once were homes.
There’s nowhere to go,
nowhere to hide
for the starved
and the maimed
they’ll remember this Christmas
where genocide grows.

 

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for Pushcarts, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award.

Robert Fleming is a digital artist and visual poet from Lewes, DE. His books are White Noir, an Amazon best seller and Con-Way in 4 in 1 #4. Founding/contributing editor of Old Scratch Press and editor of Instant Noodles.