Poems
No Longer
The blood no longer shead .
The pain no longer felt.
This emptiness insde makes me want to shout.
My voice no longer heard.
My face no longer seen.
All my fears have become serene.
The tears no longer fall
Yet my cries go on unheard
for they are nonexictent in my dreams.
Now the briliant blood dries as the sweet silver blade gleams.
Analysis (ai):
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Sarah Catherine Martin
(1768 – 1826)
Sarah Catherine Martin was the sister of Mrs Pollexfen Bastard of Kitley House and the rhyme is supposed to be based on the old housekeeper at Kitley and was written by Sarah for the entertainment of the family and other guests during her stay.
However, Sarah Catherine Martin has an interesting history herself, details of which were discovered in the Archive amongst our information on the history of Yealmpton.
Sarah Martin was the daughter of Sir Henry Martin, the resident Commissioner of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth. The family enjoyed frequent visits from Prince William Henry, third son of King George III, who was serving on H.M.S Hebe at the time. Sarah and William fell deeply in love and both desperately wanted to marry.
