Reprinted with Relief!

REPRINTED WITH RELIEF!

I blogged this verse a year ago, almost to the day;

I knew my 'say' meant nothing but I had to have my say.

And now, thanks to Obama, the impossible's come true

There's still a long, long way to go but at least the end's in view.

Let's hope that common-sense holds sway and that we can all take heart!

It's not yet a safe and friendly world

By maybe it's a start.

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THE NUCLEAR FAMILY!

(April 24th 2009)

All right! I'm an old granny and I'm probably naive,

But I have to speak out forthrightly and say what I believe.

I don't refer to Mum and Dad, two kids and pussy-cat.

No, the Family I speak of is much more grim than that!

I speak of the 'Nuclear Family' as all those great World Powers

That blithely say to others 'Hands off! The bomb is ours!'

Iran and North Korea may be an awful worry

But they won't discard their nuclear plans, not in any hurry.

But, dare I say it? Silly me! Couldn't the USA

Decide to get rid of all its bombs, yes, throw them all away?

(Well, maybe keep just one in case the others played unfair!)

Surely they cannot need the awful pile that they have there!

Then others with their stock-piles would want to play the game!

And surely those Rogue Nations would want to do the same!

The Bomb has loomed for my whole life (and that is pretty long!)

Will someone please explain to me why this idea is wrong!