CHURCHILL BARRIERS, ORKNEY
Going to Glimps Holm
the mast of a sunken ship
still rises offshore,
a rusty reminder
of how this road was built,
linking islands,
bringing peace to Scapa Flow.
In men's minds
are the barriers to peace,
separating lands,
alienating people;
but the barriers to war
support roads,
join people together.
© GERALD ENGLAND
Composed: off Fair Isle, 8th August 1985
Publications
1986 International Journal on World Peace (USA)
1990 International Poetry (USA)
1992 STEALING KISSES (Hyde, New Hope International)
