by Dennis Shrubshall | Aug 6, 2014 | Poetry
Standing there sedately Over Oh! so many years The background to lots of happiness And also grief and tears Completely set in isolation Within railings to form the boundary fence People use it’s Hallowed halls for prayer Others their souls to recompense A stately...
by Dennis Shrubshall | Mar 30, 2014 | Poetry
On an April day in 1599 Oliver Cromwell was born In Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire In a country always torn With politics and religion A part of daily life His parents were of minor landed Gentry Far removed from poverty and strife A University education at Cambridge...
by Dennis Shrubshall | Mar 30, 2014 | Poetry
As I cast my eyes along High Road South Benfleet To an area known as Hopes Green There’s a parade of shops built in 1928 It’s where Lloyds Bank has ever been In the days when the Village was self sufficient Local traders supplied all their various Wares Banking within...
by Dennis Shrubshall | Mar 30, 2014 | Poetry
Autumn’s left us with golden leaves With evenings come the mist and frost Chilling the air around us And the last of the Dahlias will be lost Along with others except the hardy Roses Their last fragrant blooms avoiding the frost The flower beds are now all...
by Dennis Shrubshall | Mar 30, 2014 | Poetry
The thrill of a life as a Flyer Always many a young lads dream Only available to the elite A remote career it would seem But not so in much Wartime When many young Servicemen are sought The Army , Navy and Air Force The country’s enemies to thwart And this was the...
