POOL OF INTRIGUE

 There were still unresolved political and military questions amongst the European countries as they gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, to participate in the ratification process of the Treaty of Lisbon.  

Elusive and Masterly Masqueraders

Skilfully Masking their Manipulations

Leading Others into a State of Perplexity

              While Secretly Plotting Acts of Perversity                        

                                .....Robert Bartlett (2021)

CLANDESTINE MISSIONS

Espionage and clandestine acts play significant roles in many countries quest to rule over others

Using false facades to misperceive

Clandestine cells conspire to deceive

Hatching plots of intrigue to mislead

While masking many illicit misdeeds

…..Robert Bartlett (2015)

THE MATROSKA EFFECT

Globalisation might help many businesses but it also aids others in a nations economic interests.

THE MANX DEEMSTER

Estimated that 60% of world's wealth was held in off-shore shell companies.

Puppeteers and Provocateurs

There are over 200 million people in the world who are without basic human rights and are part of the Fourth World.       

Once again a trumpet sounds of peace

Alas, before its echo ends, another heralds in,

A call to war with its cataclysmic din

…Robert Bartlett (2010)

Benjamin Beech and the Secret of Half Moon Bay

A tale of events to rouse the adventurous spirit within children and perhaps some adults.

Roisin

Story of an ordinary Australian-born woman of Irish descent who became extraordinary.

THE CALLOUS CHARADE

Technology designed to support human societies has become devices for warfare.  

Faceless Grey-Hats Contriving

Fashioning, Forging ’n Striving

Making Callous Charades Beguiling

...Robert Bartlett (2017)

COVERT STRATEGY  

International Protocols and Conventions prohibit chemical and biological weapons, but some organisations continue with research into undetectable nerve agents.

Wielding Covert Strategies and Nerve

Subversive Ones Conspire and Merge

There to Distract, Deceive and Delude

Provoking Many to Endure Inquietude

…Robert Bartlett (2019)

THE CRYPTIC EMBLEM

WHILE THE CANDLE LIGHT GLEAMS

AND THE GLOWS HIDDEN BY BEAMS

THE CRYPTIC LISTICLES WERE SEEN

IN BENEATH THE SHADOWED SCREEN

…Robert Bartlett (2023)