WHEN TIME STOOD STILL ... OCT 20TH, 2013

WHEN TIME STOOD STILL … OCT 20TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

When I look at old pictures of County Clare; it’s as though I’m there,

Like time stood still and I’m standing on Daniel O’Connell Square,

And all those guys and girls were still alive when times stood still,

Where everyone seemed happy and proud and pleased amid the goodwill.

And emigration was something that was never needed in Clare,

Because we had plenty of jobs and we didn’t have to go over there,

But then I think, they may be dead and I’m the only one left,

And I came back from over there and found the great place bereft.

I’m almost afraid to ask because I can’t find the folk I knew,

Long ago in the town of Ennis where we all played and grew,

He’s dead and she’s dead is repeated to make me aware,

As though all my old friends had vanished into thin air.

Oct 23rd, 2013

STOP THINKING ABOUT IT ... OCT 19TH, 2013

TOMMY DOUGLAS

STOP THINKING ABOUT IT … OCT 19TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

DWD is becoming a public issue, despite what they say,

Locked-in Ottawa aristocrats with their feet in clay always obey,

So death-with-dignity is quietly swept under the rug,

Hidden like some strange antidepressant prescription drug.

Has death with dignity been discussed in their quiet back rooms?

And in parliament; why doesn’t this conversation resume?

Has the name Sue Rodriguez ever been mentioned up there?

Has Pauline’s Quebec Bill fifty two, told them to beware?

How could such a big issue remain hidden for so long?

Does someone or anyone know that there’s something very wrong?

Are the media moguls concerned about our democracy?

Or have they too become part of our aristocracy?

OCT 19TH, 2013

POMPOUS THRONE SPEECH ... OCT 18TH, 2013

TOMMY DOUGLAS

POMPOUS THRONE SPEECH… Oct 18th, 2013

by

James Bredin

The pomp and circumstances of the Ottawa aristocrats,

Reading a throne speech in the Red Chamber with bureaucrats,

Where compulsory votes and death with dignity was not spoken,

And the silence on these two painful issues was never broken.

Why are we obliged to watch them perform where these issues are forbidden?

What is the secret reason why these issues are hidden?

Will parliament be prorogued again if these subjects might appear?

Will it always be banned and forbidden forever even next year?

Are we expected to be mesmerized by Red Chamber stuff?

Where no one would dare make a noise or question or rebuff?

Where compelled voting and death with dignity was swept aside?

And Canadians were compelled to go along for the ride?

Oct 18th, 2013

SPEECH FROM THRONE ... OCT 17TH, 2013

SPEECH FROM THRONE … OCT 17TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

The throne speech shows a political aristocrat connection,

Their hierarchy announcement of all their good intentions,

In the Red Chamber so you are expected to pay attention,

No need to vote, no death-with-dignity and no dissension.

So no real changes are expected to be coming down the pipe,

Everything will be fixed so no need to complain or even gripe,

Though you still can’t vote for your prime minister by name,

It’s his/her party that elects him/her but that’s considered the same.

It’s a pompous affair so you better show lots of respect,

And if you vote at an election you may or may not reelect,

As you watch it on TV, you may or may or may not feel proud,

But remember that death with dignity is still disallowed.

Oct 17th, 2013

BETWEEN POMPOUS AND BUREAUCRATS ... OCT 16TH, 2013

BETWEEN POMPOUS AND BUREAUCRATS … OCT 16TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

The new Baby Boomer generation is not pleased about this,

They’re getting closer to death and this cannot be dismissed,

Despite the pompous preachers who tell them to kneel and pray,

And accept the pain of death that may arrive any day.

And do not think about the sin of assisted suicide,

Even if Lou Gehrig’s disease pain should coincide,

Because that’s what happened to Sue Rodriguez many years ago,

She wanted death with dignity and the Supreme Court said no.

Switzerland has a DWD system but it’s very far away,

And death with dignity is expensive which could be hard to pay,

So Baby Boomers are caught between reality and aristocrats,

Maybe even between the pompous and the bureaucrats.

Oct 16th, 2013

DWD IN THIS GREAT LAND ... OCT 15TH, 2013

DWD IN THIS GREAT LAND … OCT 15TH, 2013

Is there some holy league opposed to assisted suicide?

Are they and their Ottawa politicians secretly allied?

Is that why death with dignity is both forbidden and banned?

Though it’s time for these rules and laws to be changed in this great land.

The Supreme Court is also on their side so you better behave,

Otherwise you could find yourself in jail or living in a cave,

This is not discussed or even on any political agenda,

Except Quebec where Premier Pauline has it on her memoranda.

It’s in all the papers, in every magazine but can’t be discussed,

No federal political talk and no one can feel disgust,

It’s only death with dignity but why is there such a fuss?

Politicians in Ottawa should sit down and discuss.

OCT 15TH, 2013

WE ARE ALL EQUAL ... OCT 14TH, 2013

WE ARE ALL EQUAL… OCT 14TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

We are all equal in that eventually we are all going to die,

But we don’t know when, where or for what sickly reason why,

And these are not pleasant thoughts so you put them out of your head,

It’s god who rules the world so you listen to what the preacher said.

The problem is that neither you nor I can arrange when to die,

Supreme Court - Sue Rodriguez decision and we were never told why,

Ottawa aristocrats and politicians seem to think this is great,

Preachers too, so there is definitely no need for debate.

If we had death-with-dignity, we could arrange when and how to go,

And it wouldn’t matter if the Ottawa aristocrats know,

But somehow we have no control of who or what’s going on,

They’re hiding out somewhere or maybe just having a yawn.

OCT 14TH, 2013