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| The county in which I live used to be named Cleveland. This poem, Cliffland, not only celebrates and traces the history of Cleveland, but it plays upon the original Norse name for Cleveland - Cliff Land. |
| CLIFF LAND Cleveland's face has hardened since she cried the carr from icy waste Her hair of birch and pine were shed for sake of iron, celtic bred while Brigante horsemen traced her veins of Leven, Tees, the Esk, and Tame Cleveland's heart was stolen once seduced upon bold Caesar's hearth Her treasure troves, ebony jet plucked from sandstone breast, reset in Caesar's palace, Caesar's fleet Learned, Noble, Conquerer, Thief From the sea gold men of Thor who's cry brought death, yet set her free Romancing her at Freebrough Hill Deira's children danced Freia's will; while, casting line, old Whitby Hwite settled his home neath cliffs of white Now, today, Cleveland's strong though *blue-hand wields a scythe too long In eyes of steel and coal-deep grace hides humour, wit, within her face with blue-wist hills and moorland wild it's great to be this Cleveland child So, take my hand, see through my eyes In viking's Cliff-land, Cleveland lies *reference to the effect of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative policies upon Cleveland's economy |
| KITTEN TALK o i see you met mum this morning. She purred round your feet, s'pose that you'll keep our sister who's cream of the crop. Not that I fear if I'm left alone here, I love the soft warmth of my mum. I'm not ready you see, six weeks seem like three, I'm timid n shy n most ugly. My mum is a queen but my dad's not been seen and is said to be known sweet. as THAT TOM! He's a rascal of sorts, serenading for as sport and my mum she does love a song. The humans me agree they'll fix him for free should he ever get caught! see They say mum's a star - they say she'll go far to and maybe a few of her kits. But one look seem at my coat made the human's throat choke YOU with words I dare not repeat. But curls, you, little and girl, with your blue eyes |
| Some shape poetry... |
| Copyright (inc. author's original name) Chatcat21k - all rights reserved 10th September, 2000. Reproduction or use of any portion thereof is direct violation of US and International copyright law. |
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