How surreal and multi-tiered
Is our way of life, absurd;
With arcane, top-down, rules imposed
What was open, now is closed.
Let’s face it, we’re caught in a trap
Many, stuck at home, now zap;
Their lives endured through clips on screen
Their morning coffee – without cream …
Palm Sunday looms, the donkey waits
Riderless, by city gates
Knowing it will be untied
And borrowed for a hallowed ride …
But who gives religion a thought?
Our spirituality is fraught;
We need to hang on to some creed
In this world deluged with greed.
Despite restrictions, people buy
Sales, pre-lock-down, rose sky high;
Rue Neuve sported endless queues;
Cheap, cheerful T-shirts* still enthuse!
* Selling at €3 each!
(c) Poet in the woods 2021
The word Mammon comes into English from post-classical Latin mammona "wealth", used most importantly in the Vulgate Bible
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