We Belong Here Commission

My first commission involved collecting words about Polesworth from the community and creating a poem using them. This was quite challenging and certainly a new experience for me! See below for more information and the final poem.

We Belong Here

1

We belong here 

where Earth is a good place  -

our friendly, green space

walking in the park 

where children dance 

on the 3D art

and people throw balls for 

Harry, Rolf, Daisy, Jake,

Waffle, Bella

and Skye

2

We belong here 

watching the Anker flow by

some of us born and bred

some of us new to the beautiful abbey

the canal we share with egrets, herons, coots

the openness, togetherness, camaraderie

3

We belong here

our families warm and snug

happy, safely tucked up 

coming home to a roast, a cup of tea,

hugs from a mother, a sister, a father, a brother

the people who make us feel at ease

and our grandparents, our elderly

sharing their memories, our history

meeting for carrot cake at the café 

a chat in the library, the sweetshop, the school

4

We belong

like the cats we stroke in the street – 

Snowy, Tommy and Mr Fox,

the dogs of the neighbours we meet –

Milly and Poppy and Peanuts,

Toby, Tilly and Pip,

all the friends we make at the clubs 

a pint in the pub

but…

What if someone new were to come -

an alien, or somebody lost?

We would help, we would say:

Why blend in

you were born to stand out – 

it’s okay!

Polesworth is friendly

our green place, our shared space

no one will hurt you 

let us help you

don't be scared

welcome to our world

welcome to our little patch of Earth

(it’s a good place)

welcome to Polesworth 

(you belong)