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In Honour of a Poet

Written in the light of the brutal death of Renee Nicole Good, a mother and award winning poet, who previously served on Christian mission in Northern Ireland.

Some poems are predictable,
With a fixed rhythm, rhyme and form.
Some are pastoral and romantic 
Painting uplifting pictures with words.
Others are more disturbing
Exploring unsettling events and emotions,
Devoid of metre or stanza,
And with lines cut off.

But whatever the form
Or subject matter,
The best poems live on
Beyond their reading,
Even when they are cut short
By a bullet...

Selah

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Trevor Gill said…
Renee Good was murdered.in cold blood in plain view. White middle class Americans may yet waken to what African Americans have known for years. Meanwhile Vance personifies Orwell’s quote, “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”. RIP Renee, we pray for profound justice. T
Thursday, January 08, 2026 6:54:00 PM
jason blean said…
It's good to expose injustice, to lament needless killing, but frustrating when sensing our powerlessness to change it. Do we have any power, as participants in systems of political and judicial paralysis? In a world full of guns and bombs, what hope has one person of ever making a difference? I say there's always hope. Our thoughts, our words, our purchases can change things.
Thursday, February 05, 2026 4:11:00 PM
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