The Definitions of Kitchen Verbs
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Kenneth Wilson performs as The Poetical Cellist. He writes poetry that gets to the heart of our human nature, inspiring us to join him on an exploration of life's loves and endings. The Definitions of Kitchen Verbs features in his solo touring show of the same name, in which poetry and music aid and abet each other, and add up to an unforgettable experience.
Kenneth Wilson lives in rural Cumbria, in the North of England, where he plants trees and tries to walk lightly on the earth. In times past he has been a property developer, and a Vicar in the Church of England. He also founded and ran Soul of India Tours Ltd., and has led many spiritual-interest tours to India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Tibet.
His book, Orange Dust: Journeys After the Buddha, was described by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as "inspirational and uplifting."
He will usually respond to friendly emails addressed to poeticalcello@gmail.com
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Contents Part I Hopes Invitation to a lover 14 I built a house 15 In the beginning there was love 16 Aisling 17 Girls in a boat 18 Where pagan kings are crowned 19 Halfway up the hill 20 The lark king 21 Week thirty-eight 22 Happily Ever After Happily ever after 26 Remembered beauty 28 On the naming of children 29 The greenwood 30 The rain 31 Princess mine 32 Doubts Were we again so free 36 Wounds 37 Those promises 38 Gravity 39 Mandalay 40 Violence Sir Edward and his Lady 44 The wind and the rain 45 The definitions of kitchen verbs 46 Silver mirror 48 Part II Adultery Come lie with me 54 Our earth-lined faces 55 A married woman fell in love with me 56 I have taken me a lover 58 A man must have a secret 59 A glorious crown 60 Isolation Between your field and mine 64 Your foreign correspondent, or, Lost in translation 66 Raven in a snowy sky 67 The proper way to hell 68 In a different universe 69 Love's absence 70 The Refugees (We miss the smell of almond trees) 71 Into the void 72 Regret Regret 76 Hercules 77 My Grandma 78 The bed is gone 79 Beside the lake 80 The sacred mound 81 Arnold's oak 82 Lizards to their rocks 84 Goodbye, my dear 85 Ringless 86 Ending and remembering Hats 90 The guns 91 Lying warm 92 My enemy 93 Towards the end 94 Forever 96 He was a good man, mostly 97 Cheating, some said 98 I must say goodbye 100 Remember 102
