Michael Foot [1913-2010]

Published: 11 March 2010

a common
sight striding
Parliament Hill
with
stick stoic
&
dog Dizzy
Michael
always
communicated

a veteran
parliamentarian
stalking
criminal
Conservatives
collaborators
in
commons & country
he
campaigned

a
foot soldier
on
many a march
passionate
for peace
liberation
& socialism
a
sublime
speaker

It’s
socialist soul
resonant
of his
Cymru
constituency
the
miners’ choir
inspiring
chorus

an
activist
fighting fascism
from
Franco to Hitler
he trained
as
a
Home Guard
assassin

a
constant
campaigner
for our
class
a comrade
who always
stopped
to
listen…..

we’ll
never
forget

JEFF SAWTELL