Tallyman Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 With tomorrow morning's demolition in mind, I wondered if any WG contributors felt moved to express their thoughts in poetic fashion? All contributions welcome, let's keep them on this thread as a collective standing tribute! My offering appears below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallyman Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 A Haiku Goodnight, twin towers Giant salt and pepper pots Now out of season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Goodbye, you ugly great monsters Shall we miss you ? Only two is a few We will see only pics of what once was. Not very good but Im sure Hazel, Joto,Jongo, thursday and Joan will contribute to this thread. as they are better Limerick writers than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malanimal Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 They will fall They fall As if god’s hand swept across the landscape Painted them the colour of night sky But look closer and jagged remains Last longer than planned Until the machines of man Crush them to rubble and dust whence they came Created to power a forgotten generation Cut from steel and coal, laughter and pain Now stacking shelves or watching Television on the sick They fall As if we can pretend the past never existed Fixated upon erasing instead of recreating we Rub out lives and buildings, except look They are still there! Hollow curves cast into air Gateway or guardians or just the towers of Tinsley In our dreams they forever stand Looking over those who built these towns Knowing that all the new edifices Invaders of this landscape They will fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 This is an excellent post. lets have some more.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallyman Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Nice one Malanimal A very poignant tribute, to those gone before and those yet to come. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Any more verses on The Tinsley Towers ? Come on just make something up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantaspook Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Nice poem Malanimal, I really liked it, but if you took out lines 10 to 16 I think it would be even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearlon Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 The shoppers milled about their feet Beneath the concrete towers Looked for bargains, looked for tat, Searched the The Lanes and shopped for hours. Before the lure of Meadowhall Before regeneration an' all The Tinsley Two stood tall We've trundled round the new tram's tracks And watched their front, their sides, their backs But trams to them are just a fad No better than the things they've had When smoke and coal blew the county forth And smelting steel made good The North And good men worked hard for honest pay Now people throng where they once stood And Meadowhall does well And all things that once were good Are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Terrific !! Well written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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