To expound, perform and express, to arose emotion to be the best.
With the use of just words placed neatly on a page
Trying to perfectly work musical instruments,
All this can leave you in a rage
Tonight some brave souls had a go!
They did ask me but I said No!
So…here is what I thought with my ears and eyes in full attention.
Although there are some things I just can’t mention.

THE KINDLY ONES
They nicely played soft music and sang
Even if their songs were about losing a man
The flute and guitar met vocals with certain flair.
What I don’t understand is why they wanted to auction their hair.

TRACY WALL

Tracy had a funny cheeky style;
What stood out was… here big, big, big… smile.
She seemed to know some strange, Queens and Freudian men. She was quite a tease!
Oh Tracy, you live in Glastonbury, if we let you read another poem,
can you get me some tickets for the Festival please?

JAMES WHITE

James… strummed and strummed and strummed!
James Hummed and hummed and hummed!
Don’t get me wrong he looked cool and played with his heart.
Up there on stage he really looked the part.
His lyrics. Once I heard them, had style and there were quite mellow.
I kinda reckon, with those side burns, he looks like Elvis Costello.

JOHN TERRY
John told us about how a woman could be like an aeroplane
How the mechanics of a woman can drive a man insane
You want to auction your body John OK… let me know when you wanna start the bid.
I just rummaged through my pockets and I got a couple of quid!

MISTY BLUE
Misty Blue… Misty blue… How do you do?
Misty blue… Misty blue… Here’s what I think of you!
You’re a rock chick with the voice of a singing Diva
A far cry from the Disco Pop of Saturday Night Fever
A voice of clarity and passion, you strum those strings so hard does it hurt?
What I couldn’t help noticing was your itsy, bitsy, teenie, weenie.
Black and white check mini skirt.

RICHARD LAWSON

Richard had a witty descriptive poetic, direction.
Then he got us all doing an American Army imitation.

MONTY

“Dancing shoes, filthy Rich. In a ditch, dignified!”
City Walls, Sand Castles Yea he’s the dude rocked the place.
A pop star in the making. See ya on the cover of NME or Face.
Why did they call you a virgin was that a joke Helen made?
If it’s true, don’t worry after tonight you’ll get laid!

GORDON

“I’d like to go the pleasant valley, with the neat tick tock beat”

You got our attention with the lady that lived next door, you told that one sweet!
Then the Valentine tale hit the spot, funny, witty, some bits true
Gordon all this talk about love, but if you’re still a virgin there is really nothing I can do!

PHIL BABER

Sing man sing, let the lyrics flow. Sing man sing I can see it’s your thing!
His first song was sad but yet captivating, his trousers
Were a bit high, like had just been on a pushbike.
Oh Mr technician please waits till Phil’s finished
His melodious rendition before adjusting mikes.

POETRY JACK
A good start. A good middle and a good end.
I’d love to meet your Cherry Aqua, Fruit salad, Friend.
“Eh up lass” We got a rendition on Homosexual bliss.
I’ve probably missed the point but if I saw you on a train station I’d give you a kiss.

GINA B.

Yo G! Go G! let Go G! Like the Style G!
If Puff Daddy were here he’d get a fright.
Gina let it rip with her own version of Rappers Delight.

DAVID BRUZANCO

David… David Bruzanco that sound was really cool! But what did you do.
How did you get those two pairs of surgical scissors make those clever noises for you?

POLLY

Straight talking; Cool walking; Dance loving Poet; Who knows how a poem should be told
If you want to see her again, you know where to find her some where on Gloucester Road!

PAUL MOYER
Descriptive narrative, informative and funny
The American accent completed it, even if he told us
About his ex girl fiend, in front of his “Honey!”

TEKLA THE NARRATOR

Boom, boom boom big it up to the new man on the block

First time he’s performing, clever, witty, lots of good stock.
Playing games with your mind with assumptions and two way conversation.
Tekla try and keep up, only two poems or… one ten-minute duration.

BEN BIRD

A short journey of lyrical, literary, wordsmith passion.
Delivered in a natural, rhythmic, personal, fashion!

JAY

Jay did a poem with once upon a time
Told a story, after a world pool of a rhythm
You know… I think the lights were quite dim in this place
Cause the paper Jay had was held quite close to his face.

WILF

Looks like a bad bwouy rebellious and wild
But… his lyrics were charming considered and styled
I gotta say that was a magical use of the pen.
No holds barred I’d give you 10/10

PETE

Not in my name…. Not in my name… Not in my name
Ca Wha… Come on Pete lets her it again?

HAL CAMPLIN
Save the best til last
Got the crowd going, “what a blast”
Hal playing to us ended the night with a bang
I reckon with that outfit he’s gonna start the “Flat Cap” gang.

CATHY KEAL

Precise and humorous with a voice of good diction
A busy loaded narrative some truth, some fiction
A marathon of lyrics and words, what a blues!
All of that stuff just about shoes!
It’s hard to go up there, come with something good and entertain
Your tongue gets dry your legs go weak and it’s a strain on the brain.
So…Whether you’re short, long, slim inney, piny, Cherry Garcia or blue
Whether your names; Monty, Jack, Tekla, Gordon, Phil, Richard or your shirts see through.

If your drinking Beer, wine, Orange juice, Chips, that everyone has eaten, Lager or Coffee
Boogie … I said Boogie…yes man boogie to the Halo Poetry Posse.

Miles Hilton Chambers