British Politics

BRITISH POLITICS I did well not to get involved with politics; I saw through local councillors With their holiday homes in the Highlands. I gave New Labour the slip and went canvassing For the Love Spirit. Like Big Ben, I looked down on Westminster Politicians; I wouldn't give them the time of day. I didn't complain when the Tories Lost all their seats in Scotland I didn't take the matter up with the Ombudsman. I didn't get into a hansom cab with Disraeli, I passed the House of Commons obliviously. Like the monarch, I took no part in constitutional affairs. I didn't read Politics, brothers! I read mystics: St Theresa of Avalon, St Francis of Assisi; Wind in trees Moss on stones Herbs in pots I found a writer's hut, a path to the fairy dell; I have fairy wings I won't give up. The Fair Ones made me Clairvoyant Laureate for 2003. I was awarded The Diamond Talisman, A hidden gem of rare beauty. Now the Green Party are after me! I didn't go on the Peace March in Glasgow, I just pushed through the crowd to Borders bookstore And had a coffee with Hans Christian Andersen. I've done well not to go into politics, I'd only make a fool of it Like Screaming Lord Sutch; I dropped a poem into a ballot box once, A vote for Robert Burns - I did that much!