KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
(For John Lewis 1940-2020)
When Dr King led the March on Washington in 1963
You were the youngest leader to address the crowd
And you died the last remaining speaker,
Eighty years old with strength and individuality
Acquired slowly and painfully;
The still visible baton scars
From freedom bus rides
And other peaceful protests
Prove it.
...Thursday 17th September 2020 11:46 am
THAT SOUND
THAT SOUND
(For Little Richard)
You liked to make a noise
Banging pots and pans
To accompany
Your boyhood singing
And always raising the key
Until they threw you
Out of the church choir
For making ’that sound’.
Later it made you great
A wop bap a loop bop
Tutti Frutti
Good Golly Miss Molly!
In and out of religion
And of confusing sex...
Friday 26th June 2020 2:14 pm
A ROUGH DIAMOND
A ROUGH DIAMOND
(For Norman Hunter 1943-2020)
His name always evokes a smile
On the faces of footballers
Schooled on the uneven battlefields
Of a different era.
Days of the enthusiastic header,
Demolition shoulder,
Iron obstruction
And scything tackle.
Even those who carry no torch
For Leeds United or England
Today nod in respect
For a player who did as asked
And fulfilled hi...
Saturday 18th April 2020 1:12 pm
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