| .......... | WestEustonPurplePoets National Poetry Day Reading 2005 |
These poems were performed by the
West Euston Time Bank Poets
at the POETRY CAFÉ on National Poetry Day
6th October 2005
reading with The Poet Laureate Andrew Motion.
This Poetry Event was organised
by
the new economics foundation
West Euston Time Bank Poetry
Workshop
Workshop Leader: Kim Morrissey
(All poems © the authors. All rights reserved).
| HEERON BEGH
INTRODUCES THE GROUP: Good evening. We are the West Euston Time Bank Poets. I am Heeron Begh and this is: Epi Caredda Bithi Das Patsy Futatsugi Serajul Islam Molle Kathy Randle
HEERON BEGH
READS: |
| BITHI DAS READS: This is our translation of Heeron's wonderful poem. Breezes of blue spring Fills my heart with dreams I could be in love My heart and soul seems In the shore of the sea Silent wave touching wave Locked in the cage Of love I shiver again Again Again The music of our hearts The chiming of my soul Tunes known and unknown Spring, sing, ring, roll To the limit of my happiness alone I die then |
| PATSY FUTATSUGI READS: This is my own free translation of Heeron's poem, based on Bithi's literal translation. IN THE CAGE OF LOVE I become captive It fills my soul Of a happy dream You looking at me And I'm looking at you I feel so happy That a shiver runs over my body Only I feel to die for this happiness. It goes beyond any reason I want my heart to miss So that my mind will sing. |
| SERAJUL ISLAM MOLLA READS: Oh, Third Age Project You have given me the respect When I arrive at your door I start to feel better more and more The smiling faces of the people Make me more and more humble The Peace and serenity inside Increases my thought and insight. The greetings from volunteers and staff And there is no sign of bluff When I look up and see the Angels My inward eye opens up with heavenly smells Oh my dear Third Age Project I cannot but live with more prospect I wish your day by day prosperity With full meaning of heavenly peace and serenity |
| EPPIE CAREDDA READS: This is a poem by our dear friend and poet Nora Platt, who died just recently.
Make Life An Adventure
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| KATHY RANDLE READS: A Child in Wartime Looks to the Future The war to end - going home Living with Mum and Grandma again. Free to travel - explore To live in peace for evermore. Sweets to eat, things to buy, Lots of fruit; Oh boy Oh boy! No more second hand clothes and shoes, All new clothes for me to enjoy. Back to London; lots to do, Visit museums and the ZOO! |
| PATSY FUTATSUGI READS: THE LADIES IN SAREES I want to see all those colours Of the ladies' sarees As they bathe in the sea Sarees swirling around I want to see old ladies collecting Dung from sacred cows To use to keep their floors clean Wearing sarees brighter than any colour I've seen I'll be seeing ladies in sarees swimming I'll be seeing sacred cows I'll be seeing lady builders building I'll be wearing sarees too. |
| HEERON BEGH INTRODUCES "THE STREAM" EPPIE CARREDA READS: Our Time Bank Project flows Washing away the old obstacles Sadness, ignorance, prejudice, despair BITHI DAS READS: Like a stream we flow together Gathering our friends as we go Mary Nora Kathy and Flo PATSY FUTATSUGI READS: Streams flowing into streams Like our lives have flown Into deeper waters, refreshing, warm KATHY RANDLE READS: Collecting friends and sharing thoughts Laughing, loving, being happy Remembering joy SERAJUL ISLAM MOLLA READS: We are the guardians We are the sentries We are the protectors EVERYONE: We are the stream. |
West Euston Time Bank Poetry Workshop
Summer 2005 |
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