Leviathan

Beano Niblock with a poem from his extensive collection

 Leviathan


Colossus like — head and shoulders — stands out from the crowd
Bellows — a frank acerbic stream — a torrent clear and loud
A steadfast Giant — articulate – in his calculated prose
A new — and rising — reprising star — and the one the masses chose.

Charismatic and engaging — rhetoric skilled and finely honed
Representative of those who formerly felt alone
Talismanic — his astute charms did woo the common man
And lead the way – in disarray — to a distant promised land.

HE reached that shore — of a Province torn — and with disciples cast aside
HE gained his crown — did not look down — took censure in his stride
HE claimed his throne — and stood alone — and cast his gaze below
Contemptuous then — up to the end — still basking in the glow.



1 comment:

  1. Powerful imagery Leviathan either in good or bad for some reason Big Ian Paisley springs to mind.
    Could be well of the mark but still very deep prose.

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