11/11/2017 12:59:36
poems: Wordology
Wordology
Read these words,
Flick the page,
Sense the emotion.
Feel my rage,
Warm to...
29/10/2017 08:53:59
poems: Warm Memories and Sunny Days
Warm Memories and Sunny Days
Surging seas roll in, tormenting massed stony banks,
Tumbling...
28/10/2017 08:30:18
poems: The Smile Trap
The Smile Trap
Captured by a smile trap,
Oh so lovely, yes so lovely,
Drawn by the...
26/10/2017 11:18:19
poems: Rich and Adorable (Chocolate Box Innuendoes)
Rich and Adorable
(Chocolate Box Innuendoes)
O harbourer of assorted delights,
Keeper of...
23/10/2017 10:23:02
poems: The Marathon Battle
In the early days of the London marathon being broadcast on TV, when drinks were provided in a...
15/10/2017 19:23:58
poems: An Ode to Granddad
An Ode to Granddad
We played together on the lawn,
He taught me how to kick a ball...
15/10/2017 13:00:40
poems: Ye olde Love Declaration
This is an attempt to write in the style of the time of Shakespeare. The odd bawdy phrase or two...
14/10/2017 18:10:31
poems: Tea with Edna
My aunt Edna was a well-built woman, tall and rounded. She was always welcoming and would offer you...
14/10/2017 18:06:34
poems: Inshore Sweepers
Inshore Sweepers
They put to sea that fateful day,
In more or less the usual way,
Steaming...
14/10/2017 18:03:14
poems: A Message Across Time
A Message Across Time
I knew one day you would be here,
To stand so quietly at my feet,
Then...
14/10/2017 18:01:26
poems: A Cristal Tear
90 Years On
Bang,
Bang...... Bang,
Whiiizzzzz
Bang,
Bang!..... Bang!...
08/10/2017 23:02:40
poems: Willowy Tails
Willowy Tails
Wispy willow wands waving gracefully
To the rhythmic melody of the...
08/10/2017 22:43:44
poems: A Lounge Window World
A Lounge Window World
Sitting at my window, feeling snug and warm,
I watch feathered battles...
08/10/2017 22:38:46
poems: Warm Satisfaction
Warm Satisfaction
Watching while it rose inch by inch,
Turned on by her own fair...
08/10/2017 22:19:49
poems: Salute to a poet
Salute to a poet
Within some poets a genius does lie,
Assembling words so well that men may...
08/10/2017 22:18:40
poems: Minesweeper Patrol
Minesweeper Patrol
I often think about my dad,
He died with others when just a lad,
They...
08/10/2017 22:03:42
poems: Lasting Love
Lasting Love
What’s it like to be the creature
Of so many men's desire?
What’s it like...
06/10/2017 18:09:51
poems: A Fisherman of Men
Ex Skipper Jacobs told me this story of the rescue of 350 men, that he and his crew, were able to...
06/10/2017 13:01:03
poems: Poetry to order
Poetry to order
Slick words,
Fast pen,
Damn that phrase,
It's gone again.
06/10/2017 07:46:00
poems: Majestic Grave
In 1941 my father and all but one of the crew were lost when their minesweeper, HMT Almond, struck...
04/10/2017 21:40:08
poems: Cuddleites
Cuddleites
A lingering cuddle is a precious thing,
It races the heart and stirs the...
04/10/2017 21:26:41
poems: Flotsam and Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam
Flotsam and jetsam on the shore,
What is it? What was it?
Well it in't...
04/10/2017 21:14:06
poems: The Telegram Boy
For senior readers they may well remember the telegram method for the fast delivery of important...
03/10/2017 11:31:44
poems: Publish and be Damned
Publish and be Damned
I smile looking at my very first poem,
Those rushed words scribed in a...