The Beast of the East
I posted a reflection
right after
the gut-wrenching headlines
about the “worst winter
in 42 years,”
with 48,000 Brits
dying in winter of 2018.
1 in Irish 4 people
endured
energy shortages
from the same winter
poetic Irish are calling
“beast from the east.”
The British and Irish
will likely suffer
from same energy poverty.
In 2022, many people
from both countries
face death.
Another torturous,
beastie winter.
Steve Heins