beach comber:

‘A long wave rolling in from the Ocean ~ A settler in thePacific Islands, living by Pearl fishing and other means’.*Pilgrimage - “Tell it to the Infantry”Dad’s Army, “Eyes Front” defending against another Blitzkrieg!“We led the way.” The Anti-personal Mines were swept away.All marching now with the ‘Limbless and Burnt Association’.Proudly bearing chests full of ribbons and gleaming Medals.Suez, Aden, Gibraltar, Korea, Normandy, the Burma Star.Veterans from every outpost, to the frontiers of the Empire.A whole Industry to War and its aftermath, out on Parade!Conscripts who gave their lives, and their families’ in grief.Inconsolable ~ Why the Hell were we fighting in Korea?Some are left in the biggest war grave at sea, no relief.Now he worries about a scratch on his car ~ A Mission.The Salute taken by some pompous Duke, for Official recognition.We’re still tied up with Class and Role Models of Ego Superiority.Your duty is but to do and die for King & Country or be a deserter.“Who said, we’ve got to go to War?” Why? Must I die? For what?A lost generation, cannon fodder; supremely Sacrificed just like me!Whole War Industry; Armaments the biggest business in the World.Killed for Nothing, the cost of a bullet, profitable for rich warmongers.Stupid sop, only costs us £45 million a year for all this, Kow-towing!Admiral of the fleet and Commanders in Chief, lining up all the ducks.Where’s our holy consort? Up on the balcony with a Rum and coke.Must take them all morning to get their gold braid uniforms prepared.The Prince of Wales’ feathers; managed to lay them on the Cenotaph.Why do the people put up with it? Patriots waving the Imperial flag.Our Impoverished Pensioners today being pushed down Whitehall!Princess Anne’s got more Medals than my Granddad at Ypres.She’s never even seen a trench. A Rear Admiral of what mate?Look at her Epaulets! Here comes the last Royal wreath layer.On behalf of all Fascist representatives of the commonwealth!And look at Tony the phony with his pack of wagging poodles!Not a common welfare, dying, wounded in foreign, illegal wars!Full Respect to You who did your sacred duty to end Fascism.Did you discover, enlightenment as Arjuna on the battlefield?*(being beingness)Never needing to interpret ‘Le Chien Andalou’ anymore.Not being, ‘Conditioned’, ‘Belle de Jour’ Unconditioned.Surreal Unconventionalism, cut it all or don’t cut it all ~Television and education and careers and relationships.So called successes & failures; don’t have to inform you,how to live your life! You are living, your life is connected.They don’t have a clue of what it Is, It’s beyond their limitsof what they are Conditioned to perceive it to be Taotally.