Views in verse on providence

Views in Verse on providence

The Light

Beauty so surrounds us

Are our eyes too dumb to clearly see?

What is this makes such dazzling light 

Lo, turn to dark on me?

Even when the sky’s on fire 

After a warm baked summer’s day

How cannot the entendant joy 

Well keep the doubt at bay?

When there’s life in every pore…

So rich in loves galore…

Gentle breeze and deep blue seas do woo

Look away, see a sure-path, well-lit for you!

From my desktop Grahame j Flynn Views in Verse

Views in Verse on: power corrupts!

CONGRATULATIONS to the AFL on their stance regarding senior executives abusing the DEPENDENCY of junior staff members in their ranks!!!

I have watched the Seven West, CEO/ media circus/courtroom matter with interest these past few weeks and the logical conclusion to this now appears to be that the now penniless woman involved was a 'natural predator'. This of course being brought to bear by a bevy of expensive lawyers ...hmmm. It may be true, may, ...but nevertheless how can we interpret the actions (sub judice) of Mr. Worner? Was this ok?

The level of competence, including responsibility, required to run major business operations is immense. Part of what they MUST demonstrate at all times in such positions is to act appropriately. POWER is a curse in the hands of the wrong people. We see this demonstrated on a daily basis in world affairs. It is further no different in the business world.

Accountability is the ultimate yardstick. Just as we see too with our elite sports people; they must be held to account for their PERSONAL behaviour whether at work or not!!! It comes with the role; to be upheld 24x7.

Further, governance by boards, in these matters, must also be held under the spotlight to ensure that there is regular compliance in what most of us would consider as 'doing the right thing'. Sadly, the values espoused by most corporations are only window dressing and only carry related lip-service. 

Power corrupts!

Well done AFL, both Board & CEO!

Views in verse - Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors

Trump just can't put a foot right it seems
The Redhead's lighting mad Calwell's dream
ISIL now up north declaring war
Indonesia warms to Shariah Law
And ...what damage 'Malcolm in the muddle'...?
Abbott's banking on a second stumble
Blimey! Let's all go out and 'stone the bloody crows'

But, things really aren't quite so bad today...

Electricity's gonna send us all to the cleaners
Coal's good enough to export, not for sensitive demeanours
The government appears a hapless party in it all
Indeed if you made an enlightened call
You would think our political system is bloody imploding
As with the rest of the western world…

But you know, things aren't really quite so bad today…

Rupert's army has all the questions and the cure
Vegemite has mysteriously lost it’s allure
The power of celebrity is defying common sense
Bloke in the pub reckons the world's about to end
Old Fred says we've given up on god
Surrendering 'the ashes' without turning a sod;
Might just be the sad finale to it all!

But you know ...things really aren't quite so bad today:

'We enjoy the odd flutter to raise good cheer
We've got our smokes and few daily beers,
Improvements to health and school have left
The missus 'grinning ' from what she hears
The kid is doing fine in the rugby league
The daughter's loving the fizzy and the dancing beam
Parra showing them a little cheek
The Swans are taking it week by week
With the Blues in the hunt as well...

While ‘the best of it all’ THE WEEKEND's only a day or two away...'

Things REALLY aren't ...quite so bloody bad today!l

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views in verse - Rude awakening number #9

Rude awakening number 9

John Entwistle's bass,
Was the groove I heard as I ghosted into the room
Me, an anxious stranger to this scene
A 'man in black' stood by the door
Satisfied, quite serene

That wonderful singer from Dragon
Charmed the girls,
As he moved around the stage
So many great songs came to mind
Jon English mouthed: "relax man, ...'turn the page'"

On the stage,
A vast array of colour, race and creed
Their offerings seamlessly blending into a rare musical treat:
Blues, jazz, alternative, rock...
All genres it seemed ...complete.

Lennon stalked,
In a suit of white
Desperate to catch an unloving woman's eye
While Morrison, looking out of place in a sailors suit,
Couldn't escape a ranked officer's ire

A blast of sax from the master,
Clarence Clemens
The sound just filled the place
Satchmo stood beside him too, blowing up a storm
White towel, busy across his face

The MC at large,
Was Bobby Darren
He handled the role with aplomb
As Dean Martin filled his glass from a water cooler
While he drank, he warbled a song ('King of the road')

I was mesmerised too
By a sea of guitars
Hendrix looked over with a cheeky stare
And offered me his own guitar
I blurted,'Love to mate ...but I don't really dare'

A band of drummers,
Worked in time
Percussion, always a 'renegade tribe'
Moon and Bonham just sitting there
Tapped to the soothing vibe

Sinatra, Elvis, Michael...
Together on one stage
Something we were never blessed to see
I looked once, looked twice, rubbed my eyes
Why was this happening to me?

The warm full face of Ted Mulry
Then settled me down
With such a disarming grin
Word had spread that another Beatle had joined the house
The mood became a rolling hymn (Krishna, Krishna)

Following on,
I chanced to see my Dad
Singing his favorite, 'Mary's Boy Child'
(I love that to this day)
Belafonte then joined him too
Across a crackling PA

Thorpie was there in force
(Keep on a rockin', Bill)
No surprise to say
Cass Elliott was closing things out
In her own super-talented way
When the shrill alarm broke it apart ohhh!!!
The rudeness of the day!

From my desktop Grahame J Flynn - views in verse

Views in Verse - 'keep your eye on the target'

Golf and life ...happy aggregations of best intentions

I'm a golfer. An ordinary one ...but a keen one. I, like most others, find it often so frustrating. What should be so simple ...can appear so hard! And yet...

Improving our golf game is a lot like life at large: we can too easily get lost in the sheer complexity and as a result lose our way. Yet, breaking free from this mire can be simply a matter of refocusing on what it is that we are really trying to achieve.

I find in golf that there are often periods during which I struggle with complications until eventually coming to see that I have been too preoccupied with my own technique rather than focusing on: where it is that I really need to be ...'near the flag' (from the fairway) or, even more so ...'in the hole' (when on the green).

Instead of the target at hand, it is so easy to be distracted by ‘where the feet are in relation to the ball’ or indeed to be preoccupied by things such as ‘how far up it is that I am taking back my club-head in the swing-arc’ or indeed a hundred other things. Minor changes seem to loom large and confound the obvious intention.

Frustration and resulting poor performance can so easily come from getting lost in the detail. The solution being: to never lose sight of what it is that you are directly trying to achieve! Keeping in mind that the 'means-to-the-end' (competencies) should be thoughtfully addressed and practised 'before' we seek to engage. Easy to say, yet too often by-passed. Preparation, before engagement.

The big picture should always remain the guiding target during execution!

Happy days!

Grahame Flynn