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Joyce Grenfell fans - what's that poem . . .

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Longtallsally · 25/06/2013 12:27

about a young man she met in South Africa, who raves about the books he borrowed from a library . . . . please.

It's a wonderful poem which she performed to a clapped rhythm and it isn't in either of my J Grenfell books

TIA

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Pimpf · 25/06/2013 22:48

Loved her as a child. George, don't do that!

Sorry, not helpful, but bumped!

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Longtallsally · 27/06/2013 08:19

Thank you :) Have just been rereading some of the monologues and giggling. She was fab.

V cross at having lost this one. It was in a totally different vein, not humorous or sending someone up, but very gentle and rather a good poem . . . Will keep looking

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Spikeinhiscoat · 27/06/2013 08:28

I don't know that one, sorry. I've had a look through Turn Back the Clock but couldn't see it.

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virtualjan · 20/07/2013 21:33

Hi There. You are thinking of Nicodemus' Song.

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Louise1956 · 16/08/2013 16:17

is it called 'Going Away in Books'? it is a very touching poem. She performs it in her 70s TV series, which you can get on DVD as The Joyce Grenfell Collection.

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virtualjan · 14/09/2013 22:01

It is called Nicodemus' song as per my earlier message but does contains the lines " all the time I am travelling in my head " and "I am going away in books" You can hear a small sample on Amazon if you search the title.

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virtualjan · 14/09/2013 22:13

After quite a search I finally found a transcription on this site -I have the poem in one of Joyce's books but am linking to this instead as not sure re copyright if I copy it out

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