Poems

I want to apologies for yesterday… I lied to you once again… I should know by now that I shouldn’t… I lied to you, daddy even though I don’t want to… I want to tell you the truth… But I can’t… I lied to you, mummy even though I don’t want to… I want to tell you the...

Its three years now that my dear old pets left me My old dog Polly and my three cats all in one month Were put to sleep God took away the ones that I did love I know they are now free from pain in his care in heaven above In his garden of paradise they will again play...

It's bonfire night and the sky is full of crackles and bangs, brightly coloured lights. The damp November air; full of gunpowder and the smell of fires and smoke everywhere! Oh how I love this atmosphere. If only I had someone to tell about 'our penny for the guy' or...

Nervous breakdowns are an illness on its own Eight months in a hospital feeling so alone Every day I wonder how I will cope With life and stress there doesn't seem much hope When I was so ill my dear friend cared for me Suddenly she's in heaven but I know she can see...

I close my eyes, and they are here. Come from that secret place, where old friends sleep. They stir at my call. We are together now. Quietly, they come. So many well loved friends. Now we can go wherever memory takes us. Up to the hill? Down through the woodland’s...

The light fell early, into the long dark of the night. Sitting on the red brick wall, he wondered could they be right. The biddy’s he heard in the post room that day, was he to be called, would he have to go, was his letter on its way? Later the sirens whaled, and...

I hate cleaning kit; I despise it that’s that! I‘d rather get my head down and turn out it tat. Brass buttons must shine and boots have to gleam, there is never any time now for fun it would seem. Married to my brasso and divorced from my life, I spend more time in my...

Look in the Mirror and what do you see Is a stranger before your eyes If you stare ahead with determined look Is it someone you recognise Do you watch in despair As you comb your hair Perhaps turn your head to one side Is this the image you saw before When upset you...

The morning Sun is rising now Another day to start Yet another Summer is leaving soon And those halcyon days will depart So too the fragrance of Flowers in bloom And trees and shrubs an abundance of Green Giving way to the changing Seasons And a welcome to the Autumn...

There I was just turned Eighteen Been at college for a year Waiting for the call up, a small spike of fear Off into the unknown with my bags in tow I know my parents didn’t really want me to go New Iron, hangers, polish and cloth Checking the list twice to make sure I...

They call me their Angel. They think I can save them. But I can’t protect The life that God gave them. I dread talking to them When they first arrive. I know their first question Is if they’ll survive. In ways to give comfort, I don’t know what to do. Is it kinder to...

We proudly served and followed the flag, hailed as heroes – liberators of Iraq. We fought with courage, faced the ultimate test, with honour and valour we all tried our best. We achieved our objectives, forced the change of regime, counted our dead, young lives wasted...

I sit in the fading light of a cold waning moon, to contemplate the future of life's bitter gloom I dream of cold pie with sweet peaches and cream, but soon then I realise, it's naught but a dream I count then the stars in the sky all very bright, then shudder with...

I stand with my foot on the edge of a precipice With only one way down There is no stepping down no going back To step off will protect me from attack With one final thought I am taking the plunge Falling now faster as rocky outcrops pass by. Each seems like a...

WARS OVER PEACE ON EARTH THE ARMY SAVED OUR LIVES THANKS TO SOIDERS WE ARE ALL ALIVE

In 2004 my dear uncle died, I didn’t get to see him because I was a baby. I remember Chris holding me like he didn’t want to hold me. When I go to church I always pray and I say this ‘Dear Lord please can you bring back my dear uncle it’s no fun with please bring him...

I’ve always felt deflated That life has been unfair My teeth are pretty crooked I haven’t got much hair It was decided very early That I would not be tall With eyesight not too clever And feet designed to fall When handing out “equipment” I wasn’t first in line It...

What would I do If soldier like you I was ordered to Afghanistan Would I be true Bid friends adieu And be proud to do what I can Would I be brave And try to save A colleague down in the dirt Run to his side And try to hide His body from any more hurt I hope that I...

The regiments are falling boys, they’ve fought their best but lost. They’ve stood their ground courageously but now must count the cost. Through centuries of conflict and on many battlegrounds, for us they’ve made their sacrifice but now their ‘Last Post’ sounds....

There’s a lovely little village On the north coast of Devon That stands out in my memory For it’s quaint and it’s historic A never changing example Still there for everyone to see Old cottages and shops In a setting of great beauty Evidence of many a bygone era...

Dearest Ross I write this rhyme To try and help you pass the time I know you have a cunning plan And WILL defeat the Taliban So I write at Christmas one last time To tell you that the family’s fine Bub and Nanna send their Love And pray each night to God above Trevor...

When I met a soldier It was the best time of my life I had never dreamed that one day, I’d be sitting as his wife At first dating a soldier was such a lot of fun I hadn’t really thought of the concept of him carrying a gun When he first went away to Iraq I was worried...

What is the definition of pride? Is it something one can see? Pride can be so many things But this is what pride is to me Soldiers; Row upon row of heroes Chins pointing to the sky Chests braced, standing proud Heads held high A shining medal, duly deserved Officers...

Home at last to the familiar damp shallow valley, Smug beyond smut spattered collier burrowed woodlands, Helter skelter rail clattering shadow travelled cornfields, Ear-piercingly squealing across rain leaky roadbridge, To anonymously steal from the smoky stone...

See the sun silvered sweep of immature wheat Encircling that insignificant lane, which once secreted A host of exhausted eyes, and bestowed such gracious seconds Of succour to the stupefied minds of they who trembled In petrified prayer, then sacrificed youth above...

When I watch The News at Ten The headlines are about dying men. Military men walk out the door And leave their families to go to war. It’s not just about the Taliban fighting It stops the innocent reading and writing. Why does a religion all about peace Attack the...

The Morning creeps up slowly The twilight fading fast My body near exhausted Another day at last With the dawn rising to greet me I'v'e yet to wake on this delight This day it shall immerse forever And in great sadness, I shall just wait for another night My senses...

Let the eagle fly They say Let the smallest Of all amongst thee, Go free Let the wind Approach the heavy beacon And allow this Thing of beauty to fly Depart at noon To rise at sunset The eagle must learn to fly Embrace the world At it’s glory From the clouds view Let...

Let the mourners come One by one Approaching the deceased one Let it be said As this man Is laid to rest The tears will flow Upon bitter ground To the end Allow the bells To start ringing And for the service To begin Let the mourners come But the grievance Has not yet...

I give thee A blessing To take my daughter’s hand At this I know There is much They’ve yet to understand With flowing gowns And pressed suits The materials embodied The beginning of pursuit With wine over flowing And fine words man must speak … My daughter Is married...

Your country needs you Is that what that man preached to you With worn out posters And a plead in his eye This country needs you As I apply Your country needs you Oh what a view The time is amoung us Now what do I do … Your country needs you Is that what the man...

Allowing me to see the light of day Beneath all the changes Which occur within my life I filter the bad, and it becomes right.

Time to remember the good times Before age and infirmity called When youth gave you unending vigour Before you felt useless and stalled Time to remember your first love Who set your poor heart in a whirl How she would thrill and delight you You swore there ‘d be no...

I've been known to write an ode or two Especially late at night When I know folks might look for something to read Or on a subject throw some light For when you visit a Website It opens your eyes to a different world How other people lead their lives Or sit in their...

First thursday in October A time we know so well When the Lord Mayor rings out His famous Goose Fair bell The happy crowd that’s gathered Will surge towards the rides Mums and dads and aunties With children by their sides The dodgems and the waltzers Are still the...

It's dangerous to generalise and say 'they are all no good'. Different gifts and talents are needed, I'm sure that's understood. Do you feel superior? or is it really fear? Put away your prejudice and your bigoted idea. You're equal to the next person, no better or no...

Looking for God in a hard world is not easy. Does anyone care about the poor and needy? Why are the rich so greedy? Violence wars and hatred, famine and drought, So many go without, It's no wonder people start to doubt. Some people say there is no God, But with the...

Over the last few years, your people have been top-class, Your sympathy has been priceless, as our fallen heroes pass. The respect that you have shown, to their families and friends, Has been more than was expected, your love has shown no end. So many times your...

Kept stored away under lock and key Were her soldier’s final words Unopened, unread, until such time They needed to be heard As she held the crisp white envelope Her tears she could not hide Her fingers trembled as she revealed The letter sealed inside Unfolding the...

Many have looked upon little men who are green wondering if their eyes do deceive what they have seen Surely it is a pursuit of the young To play with these little guys, having fun But there is more to them than meets the eye You can ponder while staring at the stars...

Is it a teenager after his ball, Or a menacing stranger prowler on call, Or is he in uniform bearing bad news He is not coming home The knock at the door No more knock at the door He's forgotten his keys No more Knock at the door Hi honey it's me Knock at the door...

Fighting on a foreign shore so far away from home. Fighting for a nation, yet they can not call it home. They will let you spill your blood to help ' land of the free' But to live in their Great Kingdom they will charge a hefty fee. From a tribal Island nation They...

It seems those people paying taxes Can’t keep the rest that just relaxes The Tories say they’ll turn the tide And stop the slackers easy ride They say to do this is repugnant And many of us will be redundant Thus cutting costs at one swift stroke Before the country...

Down our Little Hulton Irwell Road ... it's; 'Young versus Old'. Us lads don't want to play with toys, we want to play football and make a noise. We play from morning till night; sometimes under the street light and sometimes in the garages for our real 'championship...

White dove of peace Wings outstretched in static pose Inelastic as the royal icing Unnatural, not real; unyielding, To the knife that hovers Held in our bonded hands Above the colourless flowers Starved of earth, in which to grow. Fairytale wedding, too sugary sweet A...

The one thing I learnt very early in life The importance of a Mum & Dad The love of a Happy Family Tho’ riches we never had And as I read the words you wrote It all quickly came back to me For the hands of time keep rushing by But it is easy for me to see That you are...

Until the Hunt Pulsating heat on painted dogs, relentlessly fingers the hushed shade of the Kopjes, where they rest till the shadow of dusk cries. ........................... If Only... They kill to eat, to feed the next generation Not out of greed or for self...

Get out of bed, slurp coffee, wash and dress. Get into the car, main road, traffic, stress. Put the radio on, listening to the news. Raining now, I’ve caught the workday blues. I’m walking in the office, turning the computer on. I’m sorting out the things that are...

A Tribute to your Mother Though she’s no longer with you here Reflects the love and high esteem Held by you year on year As you display the words she wrote For all on here to see The story of her Service life In perfectly rhyming poetry And when her rhyme had finished...

This young lady's a bit upset At what she's seen outside That all the work she put into the flower bed Has apparently withered and died But now this female slouth With magnifying glass at the ready to hand Looking for a reasonable answer to why Her plants met their...

I’d say the peacetime soldier ain’t worth a tinker’s cuss. They’re layabouts and drunkards, and often something wuss. So if our fire brigade or dustbin men refuse to work today, Well; get the squaddies off their arse, and make them earn their pay. They skive around in...

On village greens in each county Buglers would give out the call To labourers scything the harvest And masons repairing the walls The drummers would beat out a rhythm That few of the crowd could resist Recruiters would badger the shy ones Until not a soul had been...

Begotten from the womb, that gave up the Titanic, In keel your fate was written, fatal, mortal, tragic. Oh, little Flower, babe of less than one, Guarding older mother-ships, your charge was well done. Your brave little hull, stopped the finger of death, Your brave...

We may be parted and alone The days be long and dark The rain may fall incessantly And still the morning lark But dance we will despite the weather And walk through fields of fragrant heather On summer days as evening falls My heart will long for you Its love will...

Men of war steadily passing by Invisible to the beggar’s blinded eye Ignorant of kites swirling high in the sky Moving outside the world of you and I Heedless of the hungry child’s pleading cry Wary of all innocent passers by Men of war keep passing by

Our love holds us in so many ways Through our lonely nights and days The single meal taken alone Should be a banquet with you The solitary drink quietly taken That should be a party for two Coming home to an echoing empty place No greeting smile from your welcoming...

Could you spare just two minutes for a good cause Can your really busy schedule afford the pause? Just two very short minutes is all that we ask Can you possibly spare them from your day long task? Time is precious isn’t that what they always seem to say? But what is...

I’m a cheeky young chappy, cheeky that’s me I live in a mansion near Clacton-on-sea I play in the sand with me bucket and spade I wear designer sun glasses but me mates call them shades I go home in the evening before the sun fades I drink soup from a basket served up...

As I landed in the desert, oh what a dreadful sight There was bodies all around me, I wet my pants with fright, My captain said go forward son, but keep your head down low, Just then a bullet pierced my helmet I guess I was too slow, And as I laid in the desert dust...

Canvas stretching the Savannah Horizon a softening watercolour Palette green and granular brown Acacia bleeds a thorny crown Paper Mache of hinterlands Landscape of Africa commands. Pups emerge from coolness deep Painted dogs brush eyes from sleep Socially...

Oh! Woe is me what’s happened Where has my work all gone Someone’s pinched all my poems Perhaps used them for their own I thought that posted here For other Members to read Could be a way of sharing Without their safety I would exceed Maybe they’ve been removed to the...

Canopy swinging Primeval great ape Forages for food Leather-faced focus On loggers below Move far away Babe to protect Refuge elsewhere Leave fruit to rot Nest mother Hammock slung Till sun rise Smoke curl Crackle Fire!

Over the south soft rolling hills of the South Downs, Horizon wears beauty, as Royalty wear crowns, As water-weak Sun streaks the pink-red morning skies, In the far past distance, a cold Autumn night dies. Dawn's final destination of awakening, As each tiny flower's...

Mother Nature caresses the fallen Returned to the earth with love For the spirit of the fallen Return to their God above Where each one is laid to rest A carpet under the sod Angels will accompany the fallen Into spirit where there shall meet their God Mother nature...

Dora was a dancer When they met in Central Park Nicky was in I.T. And they talked till it was dark Dora studied ballet In Iceland where it’s cold She longed for the Big Apple And the sights there to behold Nicky’s new apartment Was a place for them to meet The welcome...