Tall Tails and Whiskers
by Kathleen Thorpe
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A small selection of poems with art work, including an Anthem To Disability, The Tea Pickers of West Bengal, The Road To Cushendall , Stalker. Free pdf download.
A small selection of poems with art work.
From the book:
Anthem To Disability
Pretend you don't see,
that's right - look away
as you pass by her wheelchair every day.
You with your laptop and mobile phone
so much in a hurry on your way home.
Just stop and think as you rush for the train
and remember this - she has a brain.
At sixteen she read Tolstoy
and Chekov too,
understood every word.
How about you?
At twenty she starred in an Ibsen play.
Brought the house down -
"Who's Ibsen?" you say,
as you vacantly stare through the evening rain.
Remember this - she has a brain.
She belongs to Mensa and CND
camped out at Greenham in '83.
She fought for freedom in her youth;
said "Ain't I a woman?" like Sojourner Truth.
Take a deep breath, look back again
and remember this - she has a brain.
She had seven children,
strong girls and boys
who lived in a house
full of love and noise.
She taught them to care for their fellow man
and make a difference wherever they can.
Look into her eyes so full of pain
and remember this - she has a brain.
