Jack Baird
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Play rightA Poem by Jack BairdIs this what you think of me?You are taking libertiesI am what you cannot seePart of me is always freeAnd if you must show your handAt least try to un.. |
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HiraethA Poem by Jack BairdSomewhere I had lost our dreamIn looking for a lifeThe fruitless, solitary searchWas called off in the night.Somehow we had found a wayOf living witho.. |
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Ant hill mountainA Poem by Jack BairdShow me the problemI'll close my eyesSettled it sitsLike a bad dreamOut of proportion,Strangely arranged Niggling and grandLike a hill full of ants |
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DoubtA Story by Jack BairdIt was a slow day and the doctor had picked a fight with his priest.Father Jack had been staring meditatively at the sea, as was his habit,when a youn.. |
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School of lifeA Poem by Jack BairdMe? He saysThe school of lifeI didn't get to graduateOr wear a black and flapping capeI bought myself a flatter capAnd found the way without a mapMy a.. |
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RiverslideA Poem by Jack BairdNo waves wash hereThe taps don't turnDrain pipes slope down The fish sing whale-songs |
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Green BalloonA Poem by Jack BairdStudent life |
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Kitchen peopleA Poem by Jack BairdWho brought you?Those twoIn the kitchen? Me too!Come on throughThis room?Now we're talking Sounds good!Guests hurryWindsweptHere to wonderWhat's new? |
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The princess and her looking glassA Story by Jack BairdA fairy tale |
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The toad who stopped the rainA Story by Jack BairdA fairy tale |