Someone once said "good poetry requires no explanatory notes" so here are mine for the poem that follows...

It describes a short walk along the coast of South Wales near to Swansea. The previous weekend Roger McGough had given a reading as part of the Dylan Thomas Festival in Laughan, a bit further down the peninsular. For those who don't already know that neck of the woods, the massive steelwork...

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Eggs, Eggs, Eggs

Happy is the man who finds his place

Beside a waterworks with chickens to tend…tenderly

The eggs are warm - three a day even in the wintertime

Happy is the dog who gets to race

Around the garden in the late sun….sunnily

The eggs for sale - one pound per box in the honesty box please

Happy is the shepherd with ruddy face

Whose sheep come by come by…sheep...

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