Acton Poems -
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Acton, a tanka
parakeet flashing
pigeon perch precarious
windy Acton trees
apocalyptic rumour
in the rumble of a train
by Gail
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Categories:
acton, bird, city, england, sound, tree, weather, wind,
Form: Tanka
The Boy from the Tail End of the Goldhawk Road OneThe Boy from the Tail End of the Goldhawk Road
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The Boy from the Tail End of the Goldhawk Road
I was born Carl Robert Halling at the tail end of the Goldhawk Road which runs through Shepherds Bush in west London...Read More
Categories:
acton, child, childhood, children, england, fashion, london, school,
Form: Free verse
Born on the Goldhawk Road OneI was born at the tail end of the Goldhawk Road
Which runs through Shepherds Bush
Like an artery,
And in the mid 1960s,
Served as one of the great centres
Of the London Mod movement,
But I was raised in relative...Read More
Categories:
acton, culture, england, history, london, memory, music, school,
Form: Free verse
Vignette-Currer Ellis and ActonEmily,Charlotte +Anne
using pseudonym of a man,
their writing soon rang a bell-
with talent so secure
their literature still sells well.
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Categories:
acton, on writing and words
Form: Verse
THEY RANG A BELLSisters
with a nom de plume,
Currer,Ellis,Acton-
Charlotte,Emily,Ann died much
too young
see their portrait by their brother Bramwell @ npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?LinkID=mp00572&rNo=0&role=sit
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Categories:
acton, art, on writing and words, people
Form: Cinquain
TAKE OFF
As I open the door,
The smiles in your face
Makes me throw my bag to the floor
As you move straight to take off my lace.
As I sit to rest,
You overcome my tiredness
By playing your hands closer to my chest
You take off...Read More
Categories:
acton, adventure, life, lost love, love, wife, me,
Form: Free verse