Plymouth Proprietary Library, had to get there quick,

Or else I'd miss the talk by Professor Oz Hardwick.

At Leeds Trinity Uni College English is his thing,

Left Devonport High, not a success, but he can now

write and sing.

Years ago he read Chaucer; to him it made no sense,

But now his love for medieval verse, it really is

immense.

 

Oz read us a sonnet he wrote, "A Seafarer's Return,"

An allegory for spiritual life contained in the

pattern.

He gets many ideas from churches 'mercy seats'.

Animals like fox and hares he eagerly repeats,

He read his "Midnight Hare" poem with much

alliteration

Then talked about The Green Man, an icon in our

nation.

 

He tells us of the great stained glass he often sees

in York,

A range of churches windows to enhance a little walk.

He read his "Stained Glass World" poem, more of his

good stuff.

Then back to foxes, Reynard not talked about enough,

He follows with his dad's top piece, "The Trail of the

Fox",

The tale of one who escapes, regardless of all blocks.

 

Then words on Piers the Ploughman, a medieval piece of

work.

Followed by a tale of where he and granddad did lurk,

Stories of local sites, memories of Ham Wood.

"A Rock 'n' Roll Tour of Plymouth"- music then was

good.

To end a poem from Interpreter's House, a magazine we

know.

Big thanks to Professor Hardwick for a talk to which

t'was good to go.