Tall Tails and Whiskers

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.