TAKE ME BACK TO WALES

      TAKE ME BACK    ( TO WALES )      TIM WILLIAMS       AUGUST 2015

TAKE ME BACK TO PONTYPOOL
SO I CAN BIND WITH THE FRONT ROW,
TAKE ME BACK TO SNOWDONIA
SO I CAN FEEL THE SNOW,
TAKE ME BACK TO BRECON
SO I CAN SEE THE BEACONS THERE,
TAKE ME BACK TO CARDIFF
SO I CAN FEEL THE CASTLE'S GLARE,
TAKE ME BACK TO SWANSEA
SO I CAN SEE DYLAN'S LOVELY , UGLY TOWN,
TAKE ME BACK TO THE RHONDDA
WHERE THE MINERS WORKED UNDERGROUND,
TAKE ME BACK TO MERTHYR
WHERE JOHNNY OWEN STILL STANDS TALL,
TAKE ME BACK TO RHYL
TO HEAR THE ALARMS 68 GUNS CALL,
TAKE ME BACK TO BRIDGEND
TO SEE THE RIVER OGMORE FLOW,
TAKE ME BACK TO FISHGAURD
TO WATCH THE IRISH FERRY GO,
TAKE ME BACK TO RHYMNEY
TO HEAR IDRIS DAVIES' BELLS,
TAKE ME BACK TO PORT TALBOT
TO BREATH THE SMOKEY STEELWORKS SMELLS,
TAKE ME BACK TO PENDINE
TO SEE THE BLUEBIRD FLY,
TAKE ME BACK TO BARGOED
TO HEAR JOHN TRIPP THE POETS LINES,
TAKE ME BACK TO LAUGHARNE
WHERE DYLAN'S LAID TO REST,
BUT WHEN I'M DONE AND FINISHED
TAKE ME BACK TO CARMARTHEN
IT'S THE TOWN I LOVE THE BEST.