The Future City by A.D. Labuschagne

[tabby title="Poem"] When the Old OrderHas passed away,Given wayUnto the New,We will stand beforeThose pearly gatesAnd we will enter through… We will walk upon streets of gold,Shining with future elegance,In the Tomorrow City,The Bride and Groom will dance. No more...

Pascal’s Wager (or, the Dawn of Disclosure) by A.D. Labuschagne

[tabby title="Poem"] Where will I standat the Dawn of Disclosure?Where will I standOn that day when the curtainis pulled back? Will I find myself on the rightor in the wrong? If the breath in my lungshas been breathed by Godand...

The Rabbit Hole by A.D. Labuschagne

[tabby title="Poem"] Like a modern day BabylonInto the virtual vortex we go… Down, into the dark,Down every rabbit hole… Come and spend an hour,two or maybe three,Come little rabbit,swallowed bya digital reality… Here you can be whatever,Whoever you would like...

Reverence and Remembrance by A.D. Labuschagne

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] I’ve played the organ at many funerals. I have seen how death often makes us forget,Replacing memories with better ones,Sometimes made up ones,In an effort to preserve the dignity of the dead… My reverence for GodIs very...

Joyeux Anniversaire by A.D. Labuschagne

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] (Dedicated to my wife Kailie, who I first kissed on the first day of Spring, two years ago). I only ever knew a little FrenchTo read,a bit to speak,I flirted with the language but never committed. You...