Dorothy Eady

Like Moses, Dorothy Eady

Found herself waking up amongst reeds

Recalling old lives in Ancient Egypt

As an esteemed member of a revered priesthood, out east

Hit her head so badly her ears were bleeding

Doctors doubted she would recover

Despite her parents’ pleading

An old soul in a new shell

Didn’t care who believed her

On a museum trip she took off with speed and zeal, beelining

To a selection of Egyptian artefacts; in communion divine

With the ancient world, in its ancient time.

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