by Don Holmes | Feb 23, 2010 | Poetry
Prime minister forgive me if Your good name I might sully But is it true that there are times You turn into a bully? I’ve never hit or hurt someone It’s very true good fellow Although I sometimes have been known To raise my voice and bellow But there are stories Mr...
by Don Holmes | Feb 21, 2010 | Poetry
The chip shop was packed With a noisy crowd They’d been to the pub And were now very loud I tried to be distant And just look away I read all the boards But I heard someone say “What’s your problem pal Stuck up or what ? Let’s both go outside And see what you’ve got”...
by Don Holmes | Feb 3, 2010 | Poetry
In dark and distant days of yore When wild beasts roamed the vale There came a lone young traveller Who told a grisly tale His father was a knight of old Who served his master well He slew the fiery dragon beasts And broke their evil spell His armour wasn’t made of...
by Don Holmes | Jan 23, 2010 | Poetry
Bang Bang the drum slowly Carry the brave hero high Stand at the graveside together As loved ones bid him goodbye Bang Bang the drum slowly Remember the hero with pride Tell all his heartbroken loved ones Of his valour and how he died Bang Bang the drum slowly Comfort...
by Don Holmes | Jan 22, 2010 | Poetry
The Simpsons have gone off to Turkey-so what The Brownings are sailing to France in their yacht The Smiths and their family are flying to Spain And me and the missus go to Skeggy again The Simpsons all love their villa–a treat The Brownings found Calais just...
