Now and again I wonder

Now and again I wonder.

First the lightning, then the thunder.

Watch look and listen and inevitably;

What eventually happens no one will believe.

City, street, monumental installation;

A story in which the central figure wins; 

In museum galleries pondering contemplation.

It has no end, a real tragedy that begins.

Reflecting on the moon at its fullest;

Waxing or waning, it comes and it goes.

Following the star constellations, clear at its best;

And flowers in a garden planted in rows.

Rows and rows of flowers no-one knows

Things I once knew and have now forgotten

Apocryphal, faster than a speeding bullet;

More powerful than a locomotive;

Fiery with fortitude unparalleled, unmatched;

Liberty says print the legend as if true.

Justice comes not to those who have patience to wait;

Millions vote with impact of little note;

While media analytics before and after;

Formative and summative we want to assess;

Trying to understand what might be or could have been disaster;

Next time, just to do what is right- more or less.