Tag: grafiti

The Pearls of Pearl Street 32

Words of light and hope from 6th Century poet Taliesin, contemporary poet Amanda Gorman and
and politician Tony Benn

Here’s the translation for the Taliesin poetry.

Seven score chords
there are in music
The octave of every score,
Which is ever in harmony,
Enchants in calm
Enchants in storm
Enchants all there is.
In heaven above there is One
Who knows the harmonies

I was a string in the harp of
enchantment for nine years.
In water I was the spume.
I was a sponge in the fire.
I am not one who does not sing.
I am Taliesin

The Pearls of Pearl Street 31

The beginning of this year I thought we needed some love and inspiring poetry to see us through the dark months, the pouring rain, cloudy skies and more lock down restrictions. Thank you to Christine Watkins for translating Mererid Hopwood’s poem for us. Thank you to Eugene Skeef, Mary Oliver and John O’Donohue for words of light and hope.

Here is a translation of Mererid Hopwood’s poem E = mc2

E=mc2

And if there is closing, there is opening,

And if there is far, there is near.

And if there is a cell, there is a great hall,

And if there is night, there is daybreak,

And if there is despair, there is hope.

And if there is fear, there is courage,

And if there is a scar, there are tender stitches,

And if there is an end to a journey

There is also a beginning,

As we need to see, if we see the need.

The Pearls of Pearl Street 29

I am in total awe of poet, musician, composer, educator and wonderful being Eugene Skeef who has been posting a poem every single day of the lock down. The Pearls of Pearl Street 26 was also a poem of love by Eugene. I had a lovely conversation with neighbour Jazz as he was passing by and he promises me that sometime he will post one of his poems into my letterbox for the wall. Meanwhile here is his thoughtful wish