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WHEN JUST THE TIDE WENT OUT <\/strong><\/p>\n Last night as I lay sleeping, when dreams came fast to me<\/p>\n I dreamt I saw JERUSALEM beside a tideless sea<\/p>\n And one dream I\u2019ll remember as the stars began to fall<\/p>\n Was Banksy painting Alun Wyn on my neighbour\u2019s garage wall<\/p>\n And dreams like that sustain me \u2018til these darkest times have passed<\/p>\n And chase away the shadows no caring night should cast<\/p>\n But times like this can shine a light as hardship often can<\/p>\n To see the best in people and the good there is in man<\/p>\n And I remember Swansea with nobody about<\/p>\n The shops were closed like Sunday and just the tide went out<\/p>\n And I remember Mumbles with the harbour in its keep<\/p>\n And the fishing boats at anchor that trawl the waters deep<\/p>\n And I heard the seabirds calling as the gulls all wheeled about<\/p>\n But all the town was sleeping now and just the tide went out<\/p>\n And when these days are over and memories remain<\/p>\n When children painted Rainbows and the sun shone through the rain<\/p>\n And the doctors and the nurses who stretchered all the pain<\/p>\n And I hope the carers never see a time like this again<\/p>\n And I prayed last week for Boris, who knocked on Heaven\u2019s door<\/p>\n And I thought of voting Tory, which I\u2019ve never done before<\/p>\n And though the sun is shining I\u2019ve no immediate plans<\/p>\n So I\u2019ll write a book on \u2018Staying In\u2019 and \u2018Ways To Wash Your Hands\u2019<\/p>\n And now more days of lockdown, three weeks of staying in<\/p>\n I\u2019m running out of vodka and I\u2019ve started on the gin<\/p>\n And my neighbours are complaining, I\u2019ve heard them scream and shout<\/p>\n With the sound the bins are making, when I take the empties out<\/p>\n And when all this is over, and our fragile world survives<\/p>\n And I hope that God is caring now for the ones who gave their lives<\/p>\n And I pray we\u2019ll find an answer, for my faith is cast in doubt<\/p>\n And God draws back the heavens and all the stars come out<\/p>\n And I\u2019ll remember mornings with nobody about<\/p>\n When the shops were closed like Sunday, and just the tide went out<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Max Boyce MBE<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WHEN JUST THE TIDE WENT OUT Last night as I lay sleeping, when dreams came fast to me I dreamt I saw JERUSALEM beside a tideless sea And one dream I\u2019ll remember as the stars began to fall Was Banksy painting Alun Wyn on my neighbour\u2019s garage wall And dreams like that sustain me \u2018til these darkest times have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[359,334],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-1ZS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14492,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=14492","url_meta":{"origin":7680,"position":0},"title":"Sully Island","author":"Alan Williams","date":"31st July 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"SULLY ISLAND \u00a0 Most people in Wenvoe will know of Sully Island and many will have visited it, but for those who do not know it, here are some facts about it. 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