Little Johnny Went To Sleep

~ Frank Solanki

Little Johnny went to sleep
A full nineteen hours deep
When he woke the world had changed
Nothing had remained the same
The sky was red instead of blue
All the flowers had lost their hue
Rats had come out from their holes
Flags had come down from their poles
In the streets the children cried
Sitting by their mother’s side
The man waged wars for their land
No one cared to understand
The black birds chirped a solemn song
Everything was simply wrong
When there was no hope to keep
Little Johnny went back to sleep

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Published by Frank Solanki

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16 thoughts on “Little Johnny Went To Sleep”

      1. Frank, it had to be in 2018 sometime. I just know when I read it I was sad at your passing and upset as I really enjoyed your poetry. The blog sat inactive for a long time from what I recall. Happy you’re alive 🙂

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  6. This is so sad but in many ways it’s the reality of many parts of the world. We all need to wake up to the reality that our world is in big trouble and do something about it.

    Great artivism here poet!!!

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