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]]>John Agard and Grace Nicholls.http://johnagardblog.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/john-agard-and-grace-nicholls-4300951/2008-06-11T10:43:19+02:00 John Agard and Grace Nicholls. John Agard was born on June 21st 1949. He is a playwright, poet and children's writer from Guyana, who moved to England with his partner Grace Nicholls in 1977. They now live inLewes, near Brighton. <a href="http://johnagardblog.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/john-agard-and-grace-nicholls-4300951/#comments">Comments</a> John Agard and Grace Nicholls.

John Agard was born on June 21st 1949. He is a playwright, poet and children's writer from Guyana, who moved to England with his partner Grace Nicholls in 1977. They now live inLewes, near Brighton.

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]]>Half-Castehttp://johnagardblog.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/half-caste-4300783/2008-06-11T10:15:16+02:00 Half-Caste By John Agard. Excuse me standing on one leg I'm half-caste Explain yuself wha yu mean when yu say half-caste yu mean when picasso mix red an green is a half-caste canvas/ explain yuself wha u mean when yu say half-caste yu mean when light an shadow mix in de sky is a half-caste weather/ well in dat case england weather nearly always half-caste in fact some o dem cloud half-caste till dem overcast so spiteful dem dont want de sun pass ah rass/ explain yuself wha yu mean when yu say half-caste yu mean tchaikovsky sit down at dah piano an mix a black key wid a white key is a half-caste symphony/ Explain yuself wha yu mean Ah listening to yu wid de keen half of mih ear Ah looking at u wid de keen half of mih eye and when I'm introduced to yu I'm sure you'll understand why I offer yu half-a-hand an when I sleep at night I close half-a-eye consequently when I dream I dream half-a-dream an when moon begin to glow I half-caste human being cast half-a-shadow but yu come back tomorrow wid de whole of yu eye an de whole of yu ear and de whole of yu mind an I will tell yu de other half of my story <a href="http://johnagardblog.blog.co.uk/2008/06/11/half-caste-4300783/#comments">Comments</a> Half-Caste
By John Agard.

Excuse me
standing on one leg
I'm half-caste

Explain yuself
wha yu mean
when yu say half-caste
yu mean when picasso
mix red an green
is a half-caste canvas/
explain yuself
wha u mean
when yu say half-caste
yu mean when light an shadow
mix in de sky
is a half-caste weather/
well in dat case
england weather
nearly always half-caste
in fact some o dem cloud
half-caste till dem overcast
so spiteful dem dont want de sun pass
ah rass/
explain yuself
wha yu mean
when yu say half-caste
yu mean tchaikovsky
sit down at dah piano
an mix a black key
wid a white key
is a half-caste symphony/

Explain yuself
wha yu mean
Ah listening to yu wid de keen
half of mih ear
Ah looking at u wid de keen
half of mih eye
and when I'm introduced to yu
I'm sure you'll understand
why I offer yu half-a-hand
an when I sleep at night
I close half-a-eye
consequently when I dream
I dream half-a-dream
an when moon begin to glow
I half-caste human being
cast half-a-shadow
but yu come back tomorrow
wid de whole of yu eye
an de whole of yu ear
and de whole of yu mind

an I will tell yu
de other half
of my story

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