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hope (1)Ballad of Burton Road... Under Parrs Wood original
Under Parr’s Wood
A Poem inspired by Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, as read by Richard Burton, and set on Burton Road in Didsbury…
To begin at the beginning…or the end of the road, which is a kind of a beginning.
It is Spring, and the mosque stands guard, though few burqas promenade its street or frequent its bars. Its spire punctures the sky, echoes of the old Methodist Chapel, an...
Sunday 3rd April 2022 7:18 pm
Ballad of Bearded Chorlton
The Ballad of Bearded Chorlton
Is Chorlton feeling cross
At the recent price of fuel?
Or worried that its neighbourhood
Is looking much less cool?
Are parents getting angry
At the lack of fairy lights
Is the message going viral
That the precinct’s still quite shite?
Are there gangs of undesirables
Skulking round our cars?
Caught on doorbell cams at n...
Sunday 3rd April 2022 7:17 pm
Fingers Crossed.. a poem for our times
Fingers Crossed
The buds now open, sun dispels the dark
The nights of bat give way to morning lark.
And as we emerge, blinking, into the light,
Brim full with fright, and delight,
Apprehensive, yet pensive of all we have faced
And what may lie ahead, braced
Despite it all, against the odds
We hold hands aloft, with fingers crossed.
When threads seem thin which hold...
Sunday 3rd April 2022 6:50 pm
Psychedelic Chic
Psychedelic Cheek
He’s the epitome of bravado
In his sunshine yellow suit
His shirt is avocado
And his after shave is Brut.
With his round handled black umbrella
And his bright green kipper tie
He’s quite a unique fella
A dashing kind of guy.
He’s become a local landmark
Parading Chorlton’s streets
He’s never been to Primark
He has psychedelic chi...
Wednesday 2nd February 2022 11:01 pm
She
She
And you may feel I am too loud
Too in your face, a bit too much
For you to take, but leave me
Be and you will see this is not about you
And though I say I’m tight and might
Say more than others have before
I do not need you to tell me I’m right
Or feed my ego, tell me you love
The way I flick my hair
Or how I lick each word
That slips from my lips as I rea...
Wednesday 2nd February 2022 10:59 pm
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