Alan Brownjohn quotes

Following daily such a dread- ful trade to earn a living, With every second on that cliff So cruel and unforgiving. (Alan Brownjohn)
Is fine - as long as no one comes And asks us what we do there... We'd have to say, Without our toil, Just who would know it grew there? View quote
Alan Brownjohn
At dawn, a railwaywoman On a country platform whirls on the end of a chain An irrelevant key, while a young guard makes to wipe A crumb from her lapel; and see, she smiles A permissory smile you take in from your corner seat: A cameo of unrehearsed perfection. View quote
Alan Brownjohn