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After The Cinema With Sophia 1969

A Poem by Terry Collett

After going to the cinemaSophia said to go backTo her place for coffee.Won't Your parents mind?I asked.They'll Be outShe saidSome Polish reunion thing..

Sister Lucia One Lunchtime 1968

A Poem by Terry Collett

The nun sitting next to Sister Lucia in the refectory, had her eyes closed, either in prayer, or listening to the nun reading from the rostrum, from s..

Nima One Afternoon 1967.

A Poem by Terry Collett

I watched a trustee patient walking out in the grounds of the asylum, Nima said, as he walked along the narrow road that leads up to the asylum. The s..

Martha Breakfast Time 1966.

A Poem by Terry Collett

You’ll have to do somethingyour father saidcan’t sit around all daydoing nothing.I’m seeing Father Hewitabout working in the priest&..

Sidney's World 1935.

A Poem by Terry Collett

From the windowof the locked wardI can see the locked gateswhich bar the roadto the asylum.Beyond those gatesa saner world resides,beyond the vealof t..

Mary And Her Fifth Boyfriend 1966

A Poem by Terry Collett

My latest boyfriendthinks I'm a virgin,said Mary, if he knewthe truth I dare sayhe'd dump me andbecome a monk,shutting out other girls,and condemning ..

Snow Fell 1965.

A Poem by Terry Collett

Snow fell;slow at first,then faster,becoming deeperas I walkedto the train station.The building sitewhere I’d been senthad been empty,no one had..

Benny One Saturday Morning 1964

A Poem by Terry Collett

I parked my cycle by the fence not far from the farmhouse and spotted Milka’s mother hanging out washing on the washing line. I walked towards h..

Mary And The Truant Girls 1963.

A Poem by Terry Collett

It's our last time to play truant before we leave school, Magdalene said, after this it's every girl for herself in the mad world out there, so make t..

One Sunday Afternoon 1979.

A Poem by Terry Collett

There was rising heat.I saw it rise upFrom the dung heapWith flies skimming overAnd some sitting thereEating stuff greedily.I smoked the cigaretteEyei..