Wednesday 12 March 2003

WALKABOUTSVERSE 160 OF 230

Poem 160 of 230:  IN MACCLESFIELD'S MULBERRY TREE - SUMMER 2001

After hearing the ways
    Of the old silk-weaving trade,
While being served some tea,
    Within the Mulberry Tree,
Memories came back to me
    Of, during my infant days,
Feeding ‘worms till sheaths were made -
    But not for (cruel) industry..?

(C) David Franks 2003

 Silk Museum/Tea Room & Paradise Mill,
Macclesfield, Cheshire; 6/4/2022

Machinery & tools of Paradise Mill; 6/4/22

Design & admin at Paradise Mill; 6/4/22

Past workers of Paradise Mill; 6/4/2022

Workers' clogs in Paradise Mill; 6/4/2022

Macclesfield Silk Museum displays; 6/4/22

Ahimsa/peace silk is an ethical alternative -
Silk Museum's Paradise Mill tour; 6/4/22

Renamed the Jacquard Tea Room,
Macclesfield Silk Museum; 6/4/22