Month: August 2015

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South Africa

Monkey in a tree

I spent most of my time in Pretoria when I wasn't at school up a tree with a book. The tree was above a small...

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South Africa

African Rain

We puttered up the hill in the little black Morris Minor My mother and I. The trees hung listless in the heat. Dusty; dry. My...

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Life and Work

Sunshine

Sitting on a bench Sunlight warming the stones of the Abbey Violin playing in a little surge of tourists Empty screens of phones raised in...

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The World

Crisis at Calais

We only have a very little island There's room for me and possibly for you With all these swarms of people trying everything they can...

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Song Lyrics

Hunt

Don't ask. Hunt Moon moon moon moon Howl howl howl howl clouds trees branches moon moon AAAH moon moon moon howl howl howl howl running...

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Poems about Childhood

Swing

Small boy Still swing Head bent toes down. Strong push Hands clutch Frown swung Up side down. .

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Life and Work

Gossip

The word gossip originally meant O.E. godsibb “godparent,” from God. Notice how its meaning slides from a perfectly respectable title for either man or woman...

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Song Lyrics

Folk Song

We wrote this for a folk singer we know ... but I don't think he ever sung it! Folk Song There was once a young...

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Children's poetry

The Unicorn

This is one of the lyrics to Extraordinary Creatures. (I am filling in the days I couldn't write because of despondency over Dracula. I'll write...

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Song Lyrics

Home Again

This is a lyric to a song I wrote some years ago now which Jools set very movingly to music. There is a lovely recording...

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