(Noah Wulf)‘Our National Precipice’: A Poem by Kenneth Horne The Society February 4, 2025 Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . Our National Precipice The time has come for all good men To recognize our nation’s end. We have been silent much too long, Just caught up in a siren’s song. That song, that beckons our demise, Brought on by fools that think they’re wise. They spend our wealth without regard For how it will our growth retard. Inclusion is but just one theme dividing us with a false dream. And equity is false as well, Installing it has been pell-mell. Our press has lost its role as well. Not sharing truth, I’m sad to tell. It cowers to the power base And does its best to taint the race. Our halls of learning have been lost To those that disregard the cost. Corrupting youth that toe the line, Insuring they’re forever blind. That youth someday shall lead us forth With ignorance, for what it’s worth. Our nation will no longer be What does survive, I cannot see. The future shall be one of pain, Where efforts go without much gain. But rest assured that those who rule Will always be in better gruel. And rights we’ve known in years long gone Will be a memory we mourn. We now look back but fail to see The threat that conquered you and me. . . Kenneth Horne resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Trending now: 4 Responses Roy Eugene Peterson February 4, 2025 Kenneth, your excellent depiction is both real and frightening. Unlike Jeremiah crying in the wilderness, you have reached out to us brothers and sisters mostly of like mind and fears that “The National Precipice” has not only been reached, but we are hanging over the edge. Reply Mark Stellinga February 4, 2025 Great job, Kenneth – I’m betting big you’re a rightly frustrated, rightly-leaning gentleman, like myself, and most, by far of us here at the SCP. Points well made, and well taken, all… Reply Pamela Ruggiero February 4, 2025 Hi, Kenneth I could not tell while reading this whether you were right oriented or Left oriented. It all depends on what expenses you’re talking about. There is excess on both sides. And you talk about suppression. In this case, I think you’re talking about far right leaning publications and comments being suppressed or attempting to be suppressed. When you talk about expenses, that’s where I felt your right leaning perspective As for the poem itself, it’s excellent, but you will later see things by me. I hope that are more left-leaning. I believe that it doesn’t matter in the end whether you’re left or right leaning as long as you’re a good person Reply Margaret Brinton February 4, 2025 Your fears for our nation’s future are shared by many , including me. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Roy Eugene Peterson February 4, 2025 Kenneth, your excellent depiction is both real and frightening. Unlike Jeremiah crying in the wilderness, you have reached out to us brothers and sisters mostly of like mind and fears that “The National Precipice” has not only been reached, but we are hanging over the edge. Reply
Mark Stellinga February 4, 2025 Great job, Kenneth – I’m betting big you’re a rightly frustrated, rightly-leaning gentleman, like myself, and most, by far of us here at the SCP. Points well made, and well taken, all… Reply
Pamela Ruggiero February 4, 2025 Hi, Kenneth I could not tell while reading this whether you were right oriented or Left oriented. It all depends on what expenses you’re talking about. There is excess on both sides. And you talk about suppression. In this case, I think you’re talking about far right leaning publications and comments being suppressed or attempting to be suppressed. When you talk about expenses, that’s where I felt your right leaning perspective As for the poem itself, it’s excellent, but you will later see things by me. I hope that are more left-leaning. I believe that it doesn’t matter in the end whether you’re left or right leaning as long as you’re a good person Reply
Margaret Brinton February 4, 2025 Your fears for our nation’s future are shared by many , including me. Reply