Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Korea. Show all posts

Monday, January 26, 2026

In Defense of Democracy

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY

 

In Defense of Democracy

 

Bolsonaro committed treason

Though he did not go as far

Attempted coup for obvious reasons

The people fought back hard

 

They put the man in prison

A fair trial before his peers

It was not a hard decision

You could hear the people cheer

 

South Korea’s Hun Duck-Soo

Signed on to martial law

Now he’s serving twenty-two

For a failed insurrection plot

 

It seems the people get it right

Nearly every chance they get

Their democracy is worth a fight

If you doubt it place your bet

 

Donald Trump is the exception

He holds his party in his hands

He has practiced his deception

To maintain his evil plan

 

He stands ready to betray

We stand ready to defend

There will come a time and place

When our democracy could end

 

 

Sunday, January 05, 2025

The Balance

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS


The Balance

 

The despots have their champion

With his money and his fame

He yearns to carve an empire

And brand it with his name

 

He’s on the march in Britain

He has headquarters in Berlin

As for the rest of the world

Where do we begin?

 

There’s trouble in South Korea

The Middle East is in flames

Poland, France and Hungary

To our eternal shame

 

There’s panic all around the globe

As we count the final hours

There is no place beyond the reach

Of a madman’s quest for power

 

From Syria to Ecuador

From Columbia to Spain

The fear of falling victim

Like the victims in Ukraine

 

When we lose our sense of balance

Our bond of unity may fall

When the oligarchs take over

It will threaten one and all

 

Wednesday, January 01, 2025

Korean Crisis

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY


Korean Crisis

 

The crisis in South Korea grows

Every day it is in stasis

The delay in justice only shows

The desperate times it faces

 

A democracy cannot endure

An absent state of power

The people now must be assured

The void ends this hour

 

The president did shameful harm

In declaring martial law

He falsely sounded an alarm

To expose a fateful flaw

 

His removal is well justified

To save the nation’s grace

The rule of law he did defy

His act was a disgrace

 

Now all in power must unite

Against self-serving factions

Behind the sovereign people’s rights

Self-government in action

 

Saturday, December 07, 2024

Democracy in Seoul

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WORLD DEMOCRACY

 

Democracy in Seoul

 

The declaration of martial law

In South Korea has failed

Their parliament reacted swiftly

Democracy has prevailed

 

The people gathered in the streets

As they tried to block the Assembly

But the people’s ministers saved the day

A day that will live in memory

 

The day their republic survived

Their president’s thirst for power

If not for the people’s courage

It would be their darkest hour

 

It is one of so many reminders

How fragile a republic can be

The people must always stand ready

To rise up for the right to be free

 

Some say it could not happen here

Others say it has come to pass

The lesson of Seoul is very clear

One failure could be our last