2024 Festival Dates: 6 & 7 July

Of Earth and Sky

Witton Park Along the River

In Bloom

 

by Nafeesa Hamid

 

When the world was ending
I sat in a sunny park
seeing in spring –
finally,
she’s come,
I feel like I’ve waited for you forever!
There were only two other people
in the vastness of a park that usually feels
tiny,
who saw her quietly come by too.
The stillness before storm.
the awe before apocalypse.
Soaking up the wet grass,
daffodils and daisies
muddied wellies, scarf wrapped tight
squinting for more sun,
I spot my first bumblebee of the year
a small smile wriggles delicately,
you follow an itch, upwards,
think about what to have for dinner –
remember how to feel hungry again,
and how best to carry on
like normal.
Take a long sip of the coldest water you have ever drunk,
the wind kindly holding your hair back
from your supple baby face,
plant your hands into mother earth,
pull your many selves up,
and continue being

Artwork Location

 

Address details:

Darwen Market Square – centre poem

 

 

Funders

Sponsors

2019 Trusts & Foundations

The National Festival Of Making Delivery Team

National Festival of Making is supported by the Arts Council England, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Brian Mercer Trust and Foundations and Partners. This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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