That test card girl

Now I am showing my age, I remember being fascinated and mesmerised by the girl who sat in the same position all day long, on the BBC before the days of back to back tv and untold amount of channels.  I wonder what happened to her?  well I don't really, she wasn't that talented, never said anything, never moved.  I could have done that, but somehow they never asked me......


posted fb 23.10.13

#257 That little girl

there used to be a girl

who would never move

she would sit with a blackboard

we thought her kind of rude

we would switch on at all different times

convinced she would say something

or at least come up with a rhyme

now there is a man on the tv through the night

he looks like virgil

who I secretly loved

he looks so perfect

as he spins his wheel

he speaks about different numbers

as if he no longer feels

how far we have come

or maybe we have not

maybe we are going back

or maybe we have stopped

now we switch our tv on for that little girl

she has been replace by a man giving a wheel a twirl

I could write about my mother every day

My mother was a hard working, dignified happy woman.  Who I miss and cherish all my memories dearly.  If you knew her met her consider yourself truly blessed...

posted fb 23/10/13

#258 My Mother’s Grace

My mother was misunderstood

always busying herself

working hard at doing good

early mornings long days

at the end a silent pray

thanking the lord for all she had

however small she was glad

always grateful for his grace

a peaceful soul amongst this rat race

past a long time now

memories I hold onto every day

smile comes to my face

when I remember your ways

how you kept a smile on your face

in this cold bitter place

Letter to the British Museum and the Tower of London

Another poem that runs around in my head.  this has to be performed with a strong Caribbean accent.

posted fb 21/10/13

#256 Give Mi Back My Tings

Give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

is long long long you have my tings

so give me back my tings

you took them so long ago

you thought I forgot

what you think I don’t know?

give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

you have taken so much

rubbished it and mocked it

so give mi back my tings

you really have no use for it

you don’t know what half deese tings is

so give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

I have traveled so far

now I want my tings

I represent my people

the ones who are too feeble

the ones who just don’t care

one day they will thank me

for the challenge I put here

give mi back my tings

give mi back my tings

not leaving till I have my peoples tings!

mi nah leff here till I have mi people tings!