Here's a first offering to Poet's Corner from a Treherbert lady. 

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"Radio Lives On"

for my dad Ieuan Ellis. who has been a big inspiration to me, with his love of music and the radio

The wireless sat, on the sideboard you see, it was a special guest, for

 all to see.

it brought the world to our home to inform and educate

So when bad news came on the wireless,

a discussion took place, 

we listened in silence. Learning new things by paying attention, using

 our brains

much more than watching t.v. we don't have to mention.

for that you don't need an imagination

you just sit there and watch, without paying attention.

Every night it would come alive with music and chatter. being old

 fashioned just didn't matter

the big band sound and the Billy Cotton show.

for mam bought this for my dad many years ago - when they got married it

 cost a lot of money you know!

there was always music and laughter the goons, and lots more.

My dad and his music my mam and her singing, the joy in our home that

 music was bringing

then bedtime would come but first the Minstrells show, it's Sunday night

 but mam would say come on off to bed you go!

the love and security that the wireless brought by us listening

 together, this love can't be bought.

My mam's not here now my dad's alone, but I still go and listen to that

 wireless at home.

by  Sharon Morris

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