Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

Pete Burns has left us.

called by cardiac arrest.

But, our hearts don’t stop.

Teddy Boys, think back
Beetle Crushers on their feet.
They ruled evening streets.

Cargo ships sinking
because of overloading.
Devised Plimsoll Line.

J.K. Rowling, born
in Yate wrote Harry Potter
stories of magic.

Stonehenge, Druid built.
A place to follow the sun.
Celtic genius

Paramount Jazz band
Where Acker played clarinet
Bernard Stanley Bilk.

He’s Archibald Leach;
from Horfield to Hollywood.
The late Cary Grant

My given name is
Edward Teach, high sea sailor;
but to you, Blackbeard!

Russ Conway, was part
of Bristol’s musical scene.
Still loved to this day.