West Euston Time Bank
WEST EUSTON TIME BANK
hosted the Purple Poets
May 2005 - August 2010
workshop leader
Kim Morrissey

Time Banks--  Purple Poets
NATIONAL POETRY DAY 2005
guest: Andrew Motion
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London Time Banks
National Poetry Day Reading 2005

This reading with The Poet Laureate Andrew Motion
was the first public performance by the Purple Poets,
who took part in this National Poetry Day Celebration
with 8 other Time Bank Poetry groups.
These poems were created at the West Euston Time Bank
Crypt Centre, Munster Square, and peformed by the Purple Poets
at the POETRY CAFÉ on National Poetry Day, 6th October 2005

This Poetry Event was organised by Karen Lyon,
the new economics foundation

new economics foundation

West Euston Time Bank Poetry Workshop 2005
First Workshop Leader: Kim Morrissey
(All poems © the authors. All rights reserved).

HEERON BEGH INTRODUCES THE GROUP:

Good evening. We are the West Euston Time Bank Poets.
I am Heeron Begh and this is:
Epi Caredda
Bithi Das
Patsy Futatsugi
Serajul Islam Molle
Kathy Randle

HEERON BEGH READS:

Neel phaguner hawayay



Jagaye shuker e shopon

Praymere pinjare jadi

Badha pode (pore) mon.



Shagorer teere teere

Bohay jokhon hawa

Bhalo lagey tokhon

Chokhay chokhay chawa

Neerobey khoney khoney

Mon-ey jagey shihoron.



Ontore ontore bajey

Shur jana ojana

Hariye ja aye mon

Jeno chariye shimana

Shuker e abashay praan

Shudhu korey uchaton.

BITHI DAS READS:

This is our translation of Heeron's wonderful poem.



Breezes of blue spring

Fills my heart with dreams

I could be in love

My heart and soul seems



In the shore of the sea

Silent wave touching wave

Locked in the cage

Of love I shiver again

Again Again



The music of our hearts

The chiming of my soul

Tunes known and unknown

Spring, sing, ring, roll

To the limit of my happiness alone



I die then

PATSY FUTATSUGI READS:

This is my own free translation of Heeron's poem,
based on Bithi's literal translation.



IN THE CAGE OF LOVE



I become captive

It fills my soul

Of a happy dream

You looking at me

And I'm looking at you



I feel so happy

That a shiver runs over my body

Only I feel to die for this happiness.

It goes beyond any reason



I want my heart to miss

So that my mind will sing.

SERAJUL ISLAM MOLLA READS:



Oh, Third Age Project

You have given me the respect

When I arrive at your door

I start to feel better more and more

The smiling faces of the people

Make me more and more humble

The Peace and serenity inside

Increases my thought and insight.

The greetings from volunteers and staff

And there is no sign of bluff

When I look up and see the Angels

My inward eye opens up with heavenly smells



Oh my dear Third Age Project

I cannot but live with more prospect

I wish your day by day prosperity

With full meaning of heavenly peace and serenity

EPPIE CAREDDA READS:

This is a poem by our dear friend and poet
Nora Platt, who died just recently.

Make Life An Adventure
by Nora Platt


Look to the future, don't dwell on the past

Always keep hoping troubles can't last

Remember the good times and friends you have known

Don't be a pessimist, you're not alone

Make life and adventure as you travel along.

KATHY RANDLE READS:

A Child in Wartime Looks to the Future


The war to end  - going home
Living with Mum and Grandma again.
Free to travel - explore
To live in peace for evermore.

Sweets to eat, things to buy,
Lots of fruit; Oh boy Oh boy!

No more second hand clothes and shoes,
All new clothes for me to enjoy.

Back to London; lots to do,
Visit museums and the ZOO!

PATSY FUTATSUGI READS:



THE LADIES IN SAREES



I want to see all those colours
Of the ladies' sarees
As they bathe in the sea
Sarees swirling around

I want to see old ladies collecting
Dung from sacred cows
To use to keep their floors clean
Wearing sarees brighter than any colour I've seen

I'll be seeing ladies in sarees swimming
I'll be seeing sacred cows
I'll be seeing lady builders building

I'll be wearing sarees too.

HEERON BEGH  INTRODUCES "THE STREAM"

EPPIE CARREDA READS:

Our Time Bank Project flows
Washing away the old obstacles
Sadness, ignorance, prejudice, despair


BITHI DAS READS:

Like a stream we flow together
Gathering our friends as we go
Mary Nora Kathy and Flo



PATSY FUTATSUGI READS:

Streams flowing into streams
Like our lives have flown
Into deeper waters, refreshing, warm



KATHY RANDLE READS:

Collecting friends and sharing thoughts
Laughing, loving, being happy
Remembering joy

SERAJUL ISLAM MOLLA READS:

We are the guardians
We are the sentries
We are the protectors

EVERYONE:

We are the stream.

West Euston Time Bank Poetry Workshop Summer 2005
Workshop Mentor: Kim Morrissey

POETS:

Eppie [Epifania] Caredda
Bithi Das
Patsy Futatsugi
Serajul Islam Molle
Kathy Randle

THE PURPLE POETS HAVE INCLUDED, OVER THE YEARS:
(CLICK TO READ THEIR WORK)

Babushka, Bithi Das, Brenda Stevenson, Carol Moon, Eileen Francis, Eppie Caredda, Ferdous Rahman, Serajul Islam Molla, Jean Watt, Kathy Randle, Nahar Islam, Norah Platt, Patsy Futatsugi, Shelagh Beale, Sheila Green, Steve Maly. The Purple Poets are members of Time Banking UK, and have co-produced  projectswith The Bloomsbury Time Bank, The West Euston Time Bank,  The Third Age Project Drama (The TADs) directed by Gary Kielty and T.A.P.'s Fine Line-Dancers led by Alicia Frost, as well as co-producing projects with the Wellcome Trust, and the Quaker Library.


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OF KATHY RANDLE
died November 7th 2007
of leukemia
AND ROSE HACKER
born March 3rd 1906
died February 4th 2008
following a stroke January 19th 2009



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THE PURPLE POETS HAVE INCLUDED, OVER THE YEARS:
(CLICK TO READ THEIR WORK)

Babushka, Bithi Das, Brenda Stevenson, Carol Moon, Eileen Francis, Eppie Caredda, Ferdous Rahman, Serajul Islam Molla, Jean Watt, Kathy Randle, Nahar Islam, Norah Platt, Patsy Futatsugi, Shelagh Beale, Sheila Green, Steve Maly. The Purple Poets are members of Time Banking UK, and have co-produced  projectswith The Bloomsbury Time Bank, The West Euston Time Bank,  The Third Age Project Drama (The TADs) directed by Gary Kielty and T.A.P.'s Fine Line-Dancers led by Alicia Frost, as well as co-producing projects with the Wellcome Trust, and the Quaker Library.

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