The great white birds of green
Swoop and swoosh
Whirling through time and space
To provide
The essence of life
Electricity
That great invisible god
Of the 21st century
Worshipped by the masses
At the temples of light
Earth’s minions are
Shaped by the screens it drives
Drawing their nourishment
Their succour
Their strength
From its silent and deadly power.
NJB
14/3/22