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THE STORM
(1989)

Once again
The storm breaks
It’s there when I sleep
It’s there when I wake
I long for the calm that I dread
To feel everything
Yet expect nothing

Who said that Beckenham was dull?

I have whole plays in my head,
Whole songs in my heart
I'm becoming a whole
By falling apart

No craftsman, teacher or loyal friend
Ever put Humpty together again
He lies on the ground in a picture book
And children with parents come to look
At the egg, obscene, spilling its all
At the foot of the wall

I am fallen to the depths of my soul
I poke in dark corners
Abandoning pride
It has its lighter side
The ego, laughing, wills my downfall
The id, more caring, bids me rise

Every day
The storm breaks
I stand beneath it as ‘t were a mountain stream,
Mixing tears of joy and pain.
Like nightmare and dream
It’s washing my senses clean

It’s a storm in a teacup
But it’s my teacup
I live here
(received in Australia January 4 1989)

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from Love Unbidden - love poems for Irene, released June 26, 2020

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Peggy Seeger Oxford, UK

Peggy is one of the most influential folk singers on either side of the Atlantic. She is Pete Seeger’s half-sister and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter; her first life partner was the English songwriter Ewan MacColl, who wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for her. She has made more than 22 solo recordings to date. Please check ewanmaccoll.bandcamp.com for other albums featuring Peggy. ... more

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