MY 2ND PUBLICATION OF VERSE!
Tales of The Swan-Dyke
March – July, 2020 – CV-19
…
TALES of the SWAN-DYKE ~ 6
To celebrate the launch of my 2nd self-published booklet of 11 diverse poems and essays entitled : TALES of the SWAN-DYKE along with Illustrations and Authors Notes – I am happy to offer a signed, printed hard-copy for just £5 inc. post/packing for orders within the United Kingdom and £6.50 inc. shipping for orders outside the UK ! I wrote these poems and 1 essay during my COVID-19 isolation and over nearly 4 months
#NOTE ~ please email ME AT:-
stepheneede689@btinternet.com
Alternatively you can post a comment in the comments box at the foot of this page and I will forward details of how to make payment ~ PLEASE include your name and the address where you would like the printed copy to be sent + PLUS indicate if it is to be a gift.
Many thanks ~ edenbray
TO Celebrate this occasion I am re-posting all eleven parts – today I am re-posting part 6 : DON”T TAKE MY RAGE AWAY…
…
Foreward to the Publication
In March 2020 at the recommendation of the British Governments Scientific Health Advisers I entered a period of isolation as a ‘shielding’ measure due to my previous and ongoing health issues and to avoid the threat of Covid-19, a dangerous strain of Coronavirus which attacks the respiratory system, especially of older and susceptible, clinically vulnerable persons. The full total of Covid-related deaths will not become clear for some while but it is already huge on a world-wide scale. This pamphlet of verse and writings came out of that period of isolation.
Most of the writings were composed from notes made during daily, long, walks I made in the fields at the rear of our home in Lincolnshire with either Ruth, my wife or on my own. These writings reflect wider concerns over the pandemic itself, national issues that developed during this period such as BLM but also very real and more personal matters concerning growing old, loneliness, our future – plus mental and physical health worries.
This selection from the poignant ‘This World So Sad’ to the more comedic ‘Predestination’ or ‘the dog’ may at times seem controversial, they contain ‘adult’ words but each of these works is important to me in conveying the true ‘feeling’ of the time and together they hopefully capture the full rainbow of human experience. I hope the reader will catch the humour intended as well as the more serious points of reference.
Thanks for listening edenbray 06.07.2020
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Don’t Take My Rage Away
a lament
…
Don’t fold my rage away
or pull it down
It’s tumult speaks
from out of the ground
The farmer knows
who turns the earth
Those seeds were sown
long before its birth
and since the tillers shanks
cut deep in lethal rakes
The farmer knows for sure
when we’re making new mistakes
…
The mad dogs bay
its time to be afraid
Democracies shield explodes
when society implodes
All we count most dear
becomes the stuff of fear
Bring back the Beatles
cancel Armageddon
Don’t burn the barn down
with treasure’s inside hidden
Replace the rotting wood
With fresh timber that is good
…
Mississipi John Hurt, Robert Smalls
Arthur Ashe, Sachmo, Josiah Walls
They’re all down with Kaepernick
in history’s famous huddle
All those lives, deep footprints
In the Frederick Douglass ‘struggle’
James McCune Smith, the Louisville Lip,
Poitier, Sammy Davis, Ralph Ellison
All sculptures for a better world
where respect is earned not takenn
Where children they may gather
and watch the world grow better
Without the stain of mob-rule,
vandalism, violence or terror
…
In nineteen seventy two
at the behest of my nurse friend Millie
we were invited to her Jamaican wedding
In a church hall deep in Balham
as guests we laughed and danced
and watched events unfold
We learned a different culture
we ate curry, rice n’beans
and shared in people’s dreams
There were gifts and greetings,
prayers and blessings given
and at 10.30 we left for home
We had spoken of a new day
that was coming for people of all colour
that was nineteen seventy two!
..
Stand in the box car
Stand in the tram
Stand on your soap box
Stand eatin’ chitlin’s
and hot, buttered yams
black-eyed peas,
pork chops and dumplings
Stand on your big red bus
Stand on your ladder
to get a better view
Stand with your eyes shut
Stand naked and true
Yes, stand in that history
of change from within
Everything else soon becomes
an unnecessary sin
Don’t muddy the crimson waters
of those who have been brave
On a day trip to Mutiny
with Sandra, Ben and Dave
…
edenbray8today
ref.15052020
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I am a writer ... a beat poet who began writing poetry way back in 1966 ... 'edenbray is born ugly, wet, covered in blood, mucous & bodily functions, the effluence of my short life' ... I recently published my 1st solo Anthology - the best of 60 years writing - previously I ran my own Art Supplies Store for 40 yrs before I became a full-time writer I am a Blogger who has posted 1,000 poems - available in 24 themed booklets ... please ask for details + leave a 'like' or a comment for my encouragement, thank you so much for listening - I truly value your opinion on my work ~ in fact I literally survive on your creative input ~ edenbray
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TALES OF THE SWAN-DYKE ~ 6 – DON’T TAKE MY RAGE AWAY
MY 2ND PUBLICATION OF VERSE!
Tales of The Swan-Dyke
March – July, 2020 – CV-19
…
TALES of the SWAN-DYKE ~ 6
To celebrate the launch of my 2nd self-published booklet of 11 diverse poems and essays entitled : TALES of the SWAN-DYKE along with Illustrations and Authors Notes – I am happy to offer a signed, printed hard-copy for just £5 inc. post/packing for orders within the United Kingdom and £6.50 inc. shipping for orders outside the UK ! I wrote these poems and 1 essay during my COVID-19 isolation and over nearly 4 months
#NOTE ~ please email ME AT:-
stepheneede689@btinternet.com
Alternatively you can post a comment in the comments box at the foot of this page and I will forward details of how to make payment ~ PLEASE include your name and the address where you would like the printed copy to be sent + PLUS indicate if it is to be a gift.
Many thanks ~ edenbray
TO Celebrate this occasion I am re-posting all eleven parts – today I am re-posting part 6 : DON”T TAKE MY RAGE AWAY…
…
Foreward to the Publication
In March 2020 at the recommendation of the British Governments Scientific Health Advisers I entered a period of isolation as a ‘shielding’ measure due to my previous and ongoing health issues and to avoid the threat of Covid-19, a dangerous strain of Coronavirus which attacks the respiratory system, especially of older and susceptible, clinically vulnerable persons. The full total of Covid-related deaths will not become clear for some while but it is already huge on a world-wide scale. This pamphlet of verse and writings came out of that period of isolation.
Most of the writings were composed from notes made during daily, long, walks I made in the fields at the rear of our home in Lincolnshire with either Ruth, my wife or on my own. These writings reflect wider concerns over the pandemic itself, national issues that developed during this period such as BLM but also very real and more personal matters concerning growing old, loneliness, our future – plus mental and physical health worries.
This selection from the poignant ‘This World So Sad’ to the more comedic ‘Predestination’ or ‘the dog’ may at times seem controversial, they contain ‘adult’ words but each of these works is important to me in conveying the true ‘feeling’ of the time and together they hopefully capture the full rainbow of human experience. I hope the reader will catch the humour intended as well as the more serious points of reference.
Thanks for listening edenbray 06.07.2020
…
Don’t Take My Rage Away
a lament
…
Don’t fold my rage away
or pull it down
It’s tumult speaks
from out of the ground
The farmer knows
who turns the earth
Those seeds were sown
long before its birth
and since the tillers shanks
cut deep in lethal rakes
The farmer knows for sure
when we’re making new mistakes
…
The mad dogs bay
its time to be afraid
Democracies shield explodes
when society implodes
All we count most dear
becomes the stuff of fear
Bring back the Beatles
cancel Armageddon
Don’t burn the barn down
with treasure’s inside hidden
Replace the rotting wood
With fresh timber that is good
…
Mississipi John Hurt, Robert Smalls
Arthur Ashe, Sachmo, Josiah Walls
They’re all down with Kaepernick
in history’s famous huddle
All those lives, deep footprints
In the Frederick Douglass ‘struggle’
James McCune Smith, the Louisville Lip,
Poitier, Sammy Davis, Ralph Ellison
All sculptures for a better world
where respect is earned not takenn
Where children they may gather
and watch the world grow better
Without the stain of mob-rule,
vandalism, violence or terror
…
In nineteen seventy two
at the behest of my nurse friend Millie
we were invited to her Jamaican wedding
In a church hall deep in Balham
as guests we laughed and danced
and watched events unfold
We learned a different culture
we ate curry, rice n’beans
and shared in people’s dreams
There were gifts and greetings,
prayers and blessings given
and at 10.30 we left for home
We had spoken of a new day
that was coming for people of all colour
that was nineteen seventy two!
..
Stand in the box car
Stand in the tram
Stand on your soap box
Stand eatin’ chitlin’s
and hot, buttered yams
black-eyed peas,
pork chops and dumplings
Stand on your big red bus
Stand on your ladder
to get a better view
Stand with your eyes shut
Stand naked and true
Yes, stand in that history
of change from within
Everything else soon becomes
an unnecessary sin
Don’t muddy the crimson waters
of those who have been brave
On a day trip to Mutiny
with Sandra, Ben and Dave
…
edenbray8today
ref.15052020
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About edenbray
I am a writer ... a beat poet who began writing poetry way back in 1966 ... 'edenbray is born ugly, wet, covered in blood, mucous & bodily functions, the effluence of my short life' ... I recently published my 1st solo Anthology - the best of 60 years writing - previously I ran my own Art Supplies Store for 40 yrs before I became a full-time writer I am a Blogger who has posted 1,000 poems - available in 24 themed booklets ... please ask for details + leave a 'like' or a comment for my encouragement, thank you so much for listening - I truly value your opinion on my work ~ in fact I literally survive on your creative input ~ edenbray