﻿ Morden Tower Poem  Morden Tower Poets  In this page we will be
featuring a poem by poets who have read at the Tower.  Bill
Griffiths 1948 - September 2007  Poet and Anglo-Saxon scholar
and long time friend of MordenTower - will be deeply missed  In
1987, he obtained a Ph.D.in Old English from King's College
London. He has since published a number of editions and
translations of Old English texts. Bill was a prolific poet and
had published widely in Britain and the United States. His most
recent publication is Pitmatic: The Talk of the North East
Coalfield.  cover of pitmatic  ©After Basho’s Haiku  Hoo far
is’t Te waak te toon - this clarty road an’ plashy weathor?  As
if irises like Bloom’d on mi feet Me jonsy new sand-shoes wi’
whangs o’ blue  A happin’ o’ fog is aal noo thor is Wheer
warriors fo’t an’ dee’d, thor Dreamin’ an’ ettlin’  Aa’ve te
share me bed wi’ lops An’ whiles A big-bugger horse squoits near
me pillow  Aa waaked strite inti th’ stife O’ sharp-sunnin’
yaits Wheer doon-bye lowp rare-fashed s