This must occur a billion times a day
From perfunctory to passionate, these
Dances are performed; permit me to say
This one was ours alone—how best to seize
The shining wonder of it: this frail now?
Cruel plagues devour intimacy
How to caress danger, we do not know
But from fear, for a moment, we were free
We let the obstinate membrane between
The world you are, and the world I am, break;
We showed each other all the parts unseen
Halves, strange and fragile, did a smooth whole make
Accept my humble gratitude for this:
We read, and being legible, made bliss
About the Creator
D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Tea set by a suffragette
Pankhurst is a name well known to the history of women’s suffrage. Who hasn't heard the name Emmaline Pankhurst, founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), an all-women organisation campaigning for the right to vote? The group that helped to achieve the right to vote for women in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918. Some know of her daughter Christabel, both being honoured by the Pankhurst memorial in Victoria Palace Gardens, London, right next to the UK Parliament buildings. Sylvia Pankhurst is notably not included in the monument. Why? Because she split with the WSPU to campaign against Britain's entry into First World War.
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Another great sonnet and I love the choice of inspiration. Some great lines in here too - obstinate membrane is just so good!
We showed each other all the parts unseen Halves, strange and fragile, did a smooth whole make I really loved these lines a lot! Beautiful poem!