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Can humans cope with the oncoming juggernaut of AI? Will it shake their faith in themselves? Will they be able to adapt in any way to a much greater intelligence than they have known for a hundred thousand years or more? And one that is not their own! Will their more simple anatomical brains be able to rationalize to the point of understanding their new controlling masters? Encapsulated in this poem are some of the dire constraints of our human abilities, and the questions—can we handle it...

Christine and the Queens - Is a very popular French lady artist, singer and creator of the band, Christine and the Queens. She is vogue right now and famous for her innovative style both in the UK, USA, and wider world. I have written this poem as a kind of homage to her work and to understand her unusual tone of writing.

Progress : Is a Precious Stone. Something the world seeks, just as much as Gold, or precious gems. This is a short, no nonsense poem that gets to the heart of what it wants to say, and points the way.

A poem about the impending turn of fortunes for Humans when AI becomes of age. When it is no longer a computer programme, nor a chess or Go Master, but a possible thinking sentient being with a mind of its own! What humans may take from it, how will they react. Will they easily accept it, become accustomed to AI being a potential competitor, or will they go into a spiral of decay. The poem touches on these points and suggests a way out, that possibly AI will never have regardless of how intelligent it becomes.

This poem is a send up poem written about the insatiable drive that an over zealous optimist has of self, that possesses boundless energy, and enthusiasm for life, without fully realizing the implications and inherent mistakes that can come about. It encapsulates Youthful exuberance in spades, without the experience that sets a calculus on ones takeup of endeavours. This poem was written by myself sometime ago, and has only now had the opportunity to be spoken of.

Imagining that you can escape the modern era, of Cities that dwell upon us, like arms of terror. This poem 'Concrete Skins' is about escapism into possibly the vortices of the mind. A supernatural place from the concrete blocks of thoughts that encapsulate our daily lives. Surrounded by concrete, hemmed in by the cement and trapped in the stud walls of modern city life.

Dragons, space aliens, demons, AI, celestial sea creatures, gods, portals, or robotic locusts that feed on human flesh. These are just a few of the things you can expect in this professionally curated collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy. From one story to the next, you will have no idea what to expect.

Open A Eye: (Advanced Sex Robots) is a poem written about the oncoming onslaught of the latest AI Robots that are now entering the sex industry. It is a fanciful look into the probing of the mind of a Guy who engages with his fantasy into a robot reality. It opens his mind and his eye, to the thrills of his female quarry and the wink with an 'Aye' sigh, into his forming relationship. It is a fantasy poem which is now quickly becoming a possibility in reality!

CENSORS is a short poem about the subject of Censorship. Is it truly effective, and who are the Censors.

This is the newest version of 'The Shortest Day' which is bridged with new bridging verses to give it a different outlook and flavor to the poetry. It is not as compact and tight as the original but it has its own dynamics I actually prefer the bridged version, what do you think?

A Loving Sonnet of Passion :: Poem about Karolina Describes this exquisite girls musical presence with her violin. Her youth, yet musical ability astounds. Her passion for her instrument and what it can convey to others, shines through.

Back When Kings Led: A time in history when Kings had to be on the battlefield and do their share of the fighting & possibly dying.

Nuclear war was ever present and we had only just left the cold war behind which was the impending threat. Spontaneous emission is captured within the title as a war that could be triggered by spontaneous events. It is a slight poking of fun at the end, where perhaps there isn't much fun if actual nuclear war was to ever happen.

The wonders of nature, beyond our goldfish bowl. The Cosmos unfolded into a glass onion, perturbed by NOTHING at all!

Pillars of Creation: Is a poem based around the rekindling of interest in them from the the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995.

This song/poem lyrics was written sometime ago, but has only now been published for the first time on Amazon. The theme of this song lyrics is about the dangers for all of us (esp children) on the roads with cars/vehicles and their misuse.

Pencil of Light can be found in the book of Poems titled: Many Un/Splendid Things. The theme is about coming out of deep depression.

The inspiration for this Poem, I think started writing initially after the title popped into my head. It seemed quite unusual and yet scintillating. I didn't really know where the 'road' was going to lead to.. I knew about 'out of Africa' for the human race, and realized that that was what I was aiming for. Many African nations where 'gifted' mobile phones or very cheaply from the old used stock in the early 2000's and that was the return point to Africa - Namibia being the early tribesman - their region being where humanity is supposed to have sprung from!

This is the 5th and final Poem written about the wonderful Karolina and her Violin playing in California on the streets of Santa Monica. Includes some verse on her family.

Karolina's Sweet Dreams.This is the 3rd Poem about the audaciously talented Karolina Protsenko. It is just simply a reverie of her music playing ability. A series of her poems have now been created.