ODE TO FOOD

      1. Ode to Food

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© 2007 Matthew Checker

Is there anybody out there with
Sufficient time just to hear my story?
Are we all eating to live, to fill up a hole
Or die?

When the apples from Mars are cheap and
Shiny enough it’s a bed of roses
Food has always been there
Watch out for the thorns cos
No-one supposes

All in all what’s near is best
I’ll leave the radiated rest
Get out of our home
And leave the food alone

Can anyone explain to me what’s the
Smile on the screen and the thirst for poison
Does it really have to be that
Nature is overthrown?

When the pea becomes a pear and the
Pig’s on a tree it’s a bed of roses.
Food has always been near
Watch out for the thorns cos
No-one supposes

All in all….

All in all the deed’s a crime cos
Share’s of gold’s the bottom line
Get out of our home
Taste that flavour born in the ground
And I’m glad I’m not alone
Taste that flavour born in the ground
Leave the food alone

Get out of our home
Taste that flavour born in the ground
And I’m glad I’m not alone

Taste that flavour, unadulterated
Goodness born in a natural spirit
rpt.

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ABOUT ODE TO FOOD 

I am a great fan of natural food, fresh and un-tainted. That means organic and local. Sometimes that choice is available, and sometimes not. The food industry and shoppers work together, hand in hand, to select produce that has to look perfect. Everything else gets thrown away! We're talking about 50%, according to a recent BBC documentary I saw.

In more recent years we have seen the insidious development of genetic engineering of crops, despite the fact in this case at least in Europe, most people are against genetically modified food products. Time and time again, the industry tries to gain control over the complete food production chain. Don't believe the hype when they say they are oh so sincere about alleviating world hunger. Bullshit! They are profiteers, not charitable organisations. World hunger will only be solved when people at all levels in society start taking 100% responsibility for sharing out resources on our planet. That means looking at how much meat and dairy is consumed for example. If everybody had a balanced vegan diet, we could eliminate world hunger rapidly! Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation and fear about veganism. More information here!

But even if people reduced the excesses sincerely, that might even do the trick. A bit of good quality cheese and meat occasionally is not the problem.

How open are we? How much do we want to alleviate world hunger?

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FRONTLINE

      1. Frontline

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© 2005 Matthew Checker

Half the world is black and white
We’re never ever ever gonna give up the fight
To find the truth between the lines
The frontline – and the sun shines outta his
Ask a question don’t tell me no lies
You may never win the biggest prize
But the truth’s alive – you can hold it high
Above the frontline in the desert sky

Half the world still lives in fear
He ain’t got time to shed a tear
He heard the voice of God one day
Take it all and make them pay
You may sever the hearts from the made-up minds,
Get the people onto your side
But the price of life is far too high
Above the frontline in the desert sky

Let’s walk the frontline
In the sunshine
Let’s walk the frontline
In the sunshine
Let’s walk the frontline
In the sunshine
Let’s walk the frontline
In the sunshine

Half the world may have been found
We aint got time to wait around
Cos all along the frontline sees
The troops of inner enemies
Sever the rage and the need to hide
Get the people onto your side
Cos the price of life is far too high
Above the frontline in the desert sky

Let’s walk the frontline
In the sunshine
Let’s walk the frontline
In the sunshine  rpt.

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ABOUT FRONTLINE

War is abominable and has very long-lasting effects. When the bombs have stopped the suffering still continues and the mental battles between populations and individuals carry on as before. I don't see any sense behind claims that people become somehow enlightened, kind or even at least peaceful when they have had to endure seeing loved ones killed, maybe even tortured and maimed and their environment poisoned by depleted uranium.

Beware of propaganda. The power of the media is still vast. Big-money controls media and domination attempts to secure dwindling resources like oil and water. Nothing is ever black-and-white as the warmongers would have you believe. Why did the grounds for justification of declaring war arise in the 1st place is the question that is least asked at times of media hype.  War breeds war. Chicken and the Egg. We just need to look around us and look at history if we want to be honest about seeing whether there is proof that war is effective or not in eliminating threats. And if one country is prosperous and at peace within its own population to the extent of not involving the Army everyday, what is that country doing to support dictatorships or environmental destruction that causes war alone, in other countries?

Oh yes, and God is just an excuse for power games.

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TIDE OF CHANGE

      1. Tide of Change

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© 2007 Matthew Checker

All we want is peace – at ease

We can sing it if we please
If the tide’s to turn we got to change
Peace, release, the cause of the disease
If the tide’s to turn we got to change

It may seem to be, we’re all out to get our own
And insanity rules the day
But this time we can try, say goodbye to demons
Keeping our eyes wide open

Peace – at ease……

It may seem to be, we’re all out to get our own
But causality knows another way
So this time we can try, say goodbye to demons
Keeping our eyes wide open

Peace – at ease……

Can’t stand no more of this media mentality
We let it make us slaves
Choosing a life of love and imagination
Then we could be ourselves

Peace………   rpt.

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ABOUT TIDE OF  CHANGE

World peace starts at home. If you are at your wife's throat or want to kill the kids sometimes, those are the seeds of war. Lay down your weapons and read a good book on conflict resolution. Smile at the challenge and be open to nice surprises!

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