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MICHELMAS Member
since 2012-02-15
Posts 305Lancashire England 
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Ian Brady (Saddleworth Moors murders 1963-1965) died yesterday and has taken the secret of the grave of poor Keith Bennett to his own grave. In memory of Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans Moorland Grave A ghostly mist, a moorland dawn Too soon for sun to light the dale And on the barbs where wool once torn Could jackdaws silent tell a tale The lonely heights where peat abounds Secrets hidden in silent grave No cross to mark, the dark surrounds No calling card, a Jack or Knave And surely as the sun will rise Each shadow grows just reaching out Each afternoon the curlew cries Soon night will come there is no doubt And dark descends to hush the land And secret souls at stars will gaze And moorland stone then turns to sand And could my mind these thoughts erase. |
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P.U Stinkenbaum Member Posts 388 No Fan Of Exhaust Fans |
quote:Remarkably well-sculpted poetry Mr. Hughes, with a heartache that reaches out into what has now become, sadly...empty air. Just out looking for the real me... |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Shatteringly, devastatingly sad, but Keith Bennett's grave is not entirely unfound and unmarked - you have marked it in the ether of our memories via your beautiful memorial to him, Michael. Thank you on behalf of Keith Bennett and the others and their families. |
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Bluesy Socrateaser Member Elite
since 2002-11-07
Posts 2417In The Mirror |
It's good to bring the subject of Keith up again. You wrote a powerful poem. ...just bein' Bluesy |
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