Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
You always pause at the Curiosity Shop,
Elwell RA (1929)
Face close to the frame,
Part of the picture,
Bringing a tea for Gran
Telling her again
That I'd get rid of the nosy gits.
But I'm not there,
I'm standing in Grimshaw's shoes,
Ankle deep in leaves,
Nodding to the woman and child
While my eyes half closed in the gold light
Always return to the door,
The door in the high wall,
Hiding that house and garden,
His secret while my secret
Is breathing out slowly,
Too softly to disturb the leaves,
Till I feel part of it all,
Not the Harris, 1892,
But the other Harris,
The one with connections,
That's part of the Louvre
And it's part of us,
We're part of the Tate
And it's part of us,
Part of the Met
And it's part of us,
The pendulum has its small effect,
Foucault would be pleased,
Though where it fits
Is open to debate,
As long as it's a quiet one.
Elwell RA (1929)
Face close to the frame,
Part of the picture,
Bringing a tea for Gran
Telling her again
That I'd get rid of the nosy gits.
But I'm not there,
I'm standing in Grimshaw's shoes,
Ankle deep in leaves,
Nodding to the woman and child
While my eyes half closed in the gold light
Always return to the door,
The door in the high wall,
Hiding that house and garden,
His secret while my secret
Is breathing out slowly,
Too softly to disturb the leaves,
Till I feel part of it all,
Not the Harris, 1892,
But the other Harris,
The one with connections,
That's part of the Louvre
And it's part of us,
We're part of the Tate
And it's part of us,
Part of the Met
And it's part of us,
The pendulum has its small effect,
Foucault would be pleased,
Though where it fits
Is open to debate,
As long as it's a quiet one.
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