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Custodians of earth by David Barnes

[Above] Photo of David Barnes by photographer unknown, year unknown.

David Barnes


Custodians of earth

1.#

man who wars rapes plunders
the world
humanity who soak
the very soil bloodred
with your own
spirit's stark
mummer of fields green
hills valleys tranquillity
and they wonder child
will you ever learn
understand
the wholeness oneness'
on which you live.

2.#

you are only custodians
and have never been
good guardians
the cradle humanity
is a tenuous one
they who sacrificed
shed tears for you
for who knows what
tomorrow will bring
Angels of death
Angels of mercy
custodians they cry
time is of the essence
time is not on your side.

* man (human)

About the Poet David Barnes

Born in Australia, Paddington, New South Wales. He began writing at 18 years of age when he took up folk guitar, song writing and performing at folk centers around mainland Australia, and Tasmania. He worked as a carpenter in Melbourne, leaving for the bush in the early 60's, finally settling in Perth in 1972. He worked as a Real Estate Agent for 24 years until the death of his wife; becoming a fulltime writer poet in 1996. He has been an active Internet poet and has been published in Australia, America and England. Recently he was published in the Paris/Atlantic, an International Journal of Creative Work. Spring issue: 2000. He is also the Publisher of Poetry Downunder an online poetry site in Perth Western Australia. Recently some of his works were published in an Anthology released in Perth W.A. November 2000, with further publication of his work in Firefly Magazine.
   [Above] Photo of David Barnes by photographer unknown, year unknown.

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