MOTORWAY MADNESS


Bird of prey on your perch held high Surveying, surmising, scrutinising The scuttle of flight beneath your wings,


Heading where, in this Herculean hour


Of gladiators in the arena of speed?


Your ancient dignified gaze Resting on this transient moment Is sanity.


BEVERLEY BECK


Beverley’s poem, so apposite after the M5 tragedy,brings to mind Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem ‘Windhover’ (1877) alluding to the savage beauty of an omniscient deity, knowing all: suggesting how, in Beverley’s poem, the bird may implaccably regard the cruel events playing out on the motorway below.


Chris Burchell CALLING ALL AUTHORS:


Would you like to see your ESSAY, SHORT STORY or POEM in print? Please submit them to: Chris Burchell, The Wharf, Canal Road, Tavistock, PL19 8AT with £2 per entry (no cheques please) to cover our administration.


Short Stories may be on any subject about 3000 words. Essays may be a similar length. Poems - well the usual! Keep up the good work everyone.


We look forward to reading your contributions.


Matin Turner’s Wishbone Ash Saturday 3rd March Walter Trout


Friday 23rd March Equine Fair


Sunday 1st April


Wilko Johnson Friday 13th April


Tavistock Music & Arts Festival Wednesday 11th April to Monday 7th May


Friday 16th March Eddie Martin


LOOKING AHEAD


A selection of events booked to appear at


The Wharf in the coming months...


Wharf Words Reviewed by Chris Burchell


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