by Terry Maltby | Sep 9, 2016 | Poetry
September Brown Was her name Came in my life Like autumn flame So full of colour So full of song But all too soon September’s gone September Brown So full of love Together we touched The stars above Reached for the moon Laughed in the sun But all too soon September’s...
by Helen Berry | Sep 9, 2016 | Poetry
Who was this man who gave his life Did he leave a son, a mum, a wife Did death come quick, did he die in pain Never to walk these shores again To this man and the rest I owe such a debt The poppy a symbol lest I forget How do I live, do I honour his name Did the world...
by Richard Gildea | Sep 6, 2016 | Poetry
My languid form reclines as if in pose Whilst soaking up the warmth of yonder star A gentle breeze meanders ‘twixt my toes I sense in turn as each bids “au revoir” Tis glorious when life just saunters by No headlong dash to greet what’s yet to come No...
by Richard Gildea | Sep 6, 2016 | Poetry
I am aware my life’s on loan: tho due To be redeem’d when e’er Thou choose to call Still yet awhile, doth Pray my days accrue Allotted span perchance this once forestall Thru early years my Spirit roam’d as free No fear of intervention from ‘On High’ No obligation...
by Richard Gildea | Sep 6, 2016 | Poetry
Confession (hath been said) ‘tis good for soul Whilst contemplating ‘end of rope’ demise Helps concentrate the mind; brings self control ‘Fore dread of what’s to come, thru fear belies O’er years the same routine hath oft’ played out ‘Ere final walk to gallows sealed...
by Tom Sullivan | Sep 5, 2016 | Poetry
It’s time to remember those who have gone, They fought with valour until the job was done. Young men and women in the prime of their life, Many leaving behind a husband or wife. They shall not be forgotten as time passes by And as memories are recalled, bring a...
