Wednesday 11 July 2012

Chapel Ash # 5


Hush! The boy’s asleep, 
dreaming of a highwayman 
riding, riding, 
of love and tragic death. 
Stay your barrel organ noise, 
young Alfred rests.
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  1. JaneJames11 July 2012 at 23:25

    So, smart observers on Facebook have risen to the challenge and pointed out that the poet Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) was born in Wolverhampton. He was born in St Mark's Rd Chapel Ash, actually, and his most famous poems are 'The Highwayman' and 'The Barrel Organ'

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