Once again I importune you to send me one or two (no more) photos of yourself and kin/friends in lockdown, along with a brief description of what’s going on. This way we can get to know one another.
Today’s readers are Laurie-Ann Sindoni-Jones and her partner Gethyn, with whom I’ve had frequent exchanges over cats (they adopted two black stray sisters from Feline Friends London), poetry, and other sundries. (Geth recites a poem a day in his sonorous Welsh tones on her Facebook page, often doing poems I’ve requested. I’ve found it a great solace in the pandemic.) Laurie’s words are indented:
Some “lockdown” photos: the sisters last week looking out the window (description: Alcestis Jerry and Octavia Sadie: everything the light touches is our kingdom), a still of Gethyn’s daily poetry recitation (description: reciting the opening speech for First Voice from “Under Milk Wood.” Gethyn once played First Voice on stage); and finally me at work. I work for the NHS; so, I go to work (description: isolating in a clinic room at work conducting welfare checks on patients).
Everyone seems pretty serious, even the cats with their lookout duties.
None of us has had a haircut in months 😹
Is there some way to access Geth’s poetry recitations for those of us who don’t do Facebook?
I’d like to have a listen.
Dylan Thomas came up the other day here (Thursday, I think). The opening lines of Under Milk Wood are particularly beautiful.
Even when Dylan Thomas writes prose, it reads like poetry.
We had a horse named Cindy, but every morning my dad would yell out the window: Sadie! How are you doing Sadie! Sadie was the name of the girl who owned the horse…it was really funny to hear. Probably had to be there….
Like Ken above, I don’t do Facebook, but would like to hear Geth’s recitations if available elsewhere.
I don’t live in the UK, but thanks Laurie-Ann for keeping on. Steady as she goes.
A daily poetry recitation is a very fine way to cope during the pandemic lockdown.
I like the photos.
Someone in the family is a photographer too.
I too would like to access the poetry readings. I do FB, to my shame…