Speakers’ Corner 23.7.23


Speakers’ Corner


I had an argument on Hyde Park

as I often do on sunny Sunday afternoons

Joining hundreds engaging in dialogue

on Speakers’ Corner.


Getting on a soap box

Gains you a hearing though shouting 

At one another is a vexing feature 

Of Speaker’s Corner.


Truth telling can be soft or loud 

But percolates our being

Through the ears of the heart

Down through our lives.


My Muslim friend admitted his prophet

lies dead in Medina

Whilst ‘prophet’ Jesus lives with God

And we both await his return.


Speakers’ Corner is a refreshing place

Helping make sense of difference

Schooling amicable disagreement 

On a Sunday afternoon.


John Twisleton  23 July 2023







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