by Don Holmes | May 31, 2011 | Poetry
Here I am in a foreign land Aware of hate and danger Prepared to give a helping hand To any needy stranger Here I am on foreign soil Unsure who’s friend or foe Tired–and temper on the boil And scared to let it show Here I am in a foreign town Searching room by...
by Don Holmes | May 10, 2011 | Poetry
Rat- a- tat- tat The rhythmic beat As drums urge on The marching feet Then bugles blow To raise the pace On to the front The foe to face Sergeants shouting At one and all Determined that The pace won’t fall Colours waving All held high Reminders of The wars gone by...
by Don Holmes | Apr 29, 2011 | Poetry
The crumbling edifice of love Falls slowly to the ground Shattering my confidence And hope that I had found Down comes that towering giant In clouds of choking dust The girders that once held it Now twisted-steaked with rust Where once I breathed such sweet air Now...
by Don Holmes | Apr 29, 2011 | Poetry
Life can be so cruel It takes away the spark Wrenches at the present And leaves you feeling dark Someone who you care for Intelligent and bright Is hit by creeping illness That soon will dim her light Why is it that this loved one So filled with bubbly life Should...
by Don Holmes | Apr 29, 2011 | Poetry
Slowly turning brown In the early Spanish sun Applying sun tan lotion Till every part is done Drifting into dreamland Forgetting cares and woes Exchange rates now forgotten Now warmth is on your toes Hordes of happy campers On Spanish costas lie Spending all their...
