Verse of the Day

Tread the path, with both feet sure
Each joined in one endeavour
Sing stout the boot! they will not fail
'Souls' Vulcanised, forever

Ivor Parry-Jones

(this verse is reputed to have sustained Nelson Mandela through his long, dark days of captivity. Nelson did say that he didn't fully understand it, which can omly add to the power of this great piece)


Swn y Mor

Neath corrugated skies I stand before you
Oh mighty edifice of Orme
Where spume and ferment both engage you
My feet-a-tremble, Uncle Norm

The kittiwake aloft and watchful
The stormy petrel too
Llandudno lies at mercy
Neath the buttress, that is you

But rock of awe we all salute you
Safe haven, you provide
No caravan shall slip its mooring
Nor cast adrift, upon the tide

Ivor Parry-Jones


Convenience
Curl-master! Potty-master!
Sanitation fluid blue
Find them in the Captain’s Locker
Where some are used, and some are new

Mrs Leatherbarrow