Jackie Kay Poems Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Keeping orchids
A
“Cutting the stems”
“Her face is fading fast”
“Some of the buds remain closed as secrets”
2
Q
Lucazade
A
“Sad chrysanthemums”
“I’m scared my mum is going to die”
“Orange nostalgia”
3
Q
Whilst Leila Sleeps
A
“I am moving in the dead of night”
“My fingers tie knots like fish nets”
“Leila is a bundle in her car seat”
4
Q
Old tongue
A
-“I lost my Scottish accent”
- “and I turned my back on Scotland”
- “new words marched in”
5
Q
Gap year
A
- “I remember your Moses basket before you were born.”
- “I follow your trails on my Times atlas”
- “I have a son out in the big world”
6
Q
My grandmothers houses
A
-“she still doesn’t settle down”
-“she still walks faster, rushing me down the high street.”
-“my parents do not believe”