Poems

The mirror showed a reflection of a woman in her prime thirty years behind her knowledge in her eyes She’d seen the world travelled far and wide had cried with joy celebrated life Mourned lost friends cried with grief known love and hate been a rock Sun bleached hair...

Men of the city of London Eat Marks and Spencer sandwiches Visit the local sushi bar And drink cool chardonnay Under a striped parasol Of a trendy street café The homeless boys of London Eat scraps from litter bins A crust and half a sausage roll A can of cheap cider,...

Alone on the bench she sat watching Calico, on a shimmering sea drifting, drifting sailing the breeze lazily billowing catching the air harnessing its power quite naturally In quiet contemplation she dreams, of being Calico adrift and free amidst the dancing sunlight...

I cannot sleep, only cry The pain is bad, my body screams It is dark night and silent here No one to hold me, wipe my tears I cannot think, the screaming grows My head aches, my eyes are sore The darkness is my despair Someone help me, show you care I can no longer...

The longer that I live and breathe…the More I become aware that Life is very short… And Death is Very long…and yet I know not how far I am From my last heartbeat…from my last breath.

Who, or what, is the Green Man? I’m glad you ask, my dear. The Green Man is within you, Though his presence is unclear. He stems from the time of mystery, When Mastodons walked the land And only nature’s wisdom Guided man’s pagan hand. You ask if you can find him?...

Watching sand trickle through the old eggtimer, Childhood friends holding hands gaze into the sky together, Sunny and blue, sunny and blue, we’re a part of nothing and part of it all! Birdsong, butterflies, sunshine and rain are creating rainbows of reality, A tiny...

“Johnny’s coming home!” Vera wants to shout it to the world! She tells anyone who will listen, the street echoes her footsteps as she knocks on every door! “My boy is coming back, coming home!” “When, when?” they all ask, “As soon as they release him!” she shouts,...

Drunk, Bitter, Paranoid, Hating, Crying, Dying, Failure, Enemy…..Friend, Achiever Loving, Laughing, Living, Mild, Confident, Sober.

Raise you’re glasses and fire three cheers for the bonny brave lads of the Fusiliers When wars in the offing and troubles afoot They send the Geordies to sort them oot So it’s up lad and at em and ower the top Keep on advancin' an divint stop Pride lights up our...

WORDS Words are beautiful, They traverse a virgin page Like water cascading over pebbles in a stream, Each chosen for its elegance, Mimicking precious gems in a necklace

Suspended on a fine silk thread Akin to an old withered leaf. A pendulum in the haze Seconds extend to eternity The chrysalis opens Dark eyes Scan the vista below Head rotates Jaws enlarge the opening One leg follows another To explore the outer casing Finding...

Down in the hollow that’s known as The Dell The Ash and the Oak are blooming in spring. Forest floor painted with nature’s bluebell While high in the branches birds nest and sing. Out of the nest there peeks a small fledgling Not ready for flight though craving to go,...

On Mondays Attired in Floral pinny, Knotted headscarf, Sleeves rolled to elbows, Grandma prepared for war. Armaments consist of Dolly tub, Posher, Washboard, Scrubbing brush, Long green bar of Fairy soap. War zone, Steaming hot water Fired by coal Ladled from copper...

Remember Ulverston? You and I, hand in hand Like teen-age lovers in mid-fifties bodies. Pewter coloured clouds sprinkled their confetti. We didn’t care, not you and I. The ancient market square, Encompassed in old buildings and new shops. Its quaint museum, with...

Son I have nothing to give You, except my love And courage and hope. Remember, when courage Seems to fade, have hope, When hope seems to dim, Hold my love to light your way. Take care my son Love always Mum.

He stood amongst the soldiers on parade At ease and proud and battle-hardened A man whose life had just begun and Remembered, a boy, playing in a garden. Toy soldiers lined up on the grass And sat in jeeps and dug out holes Paras rappelled from washing lines Marines...

You are on the opposite bank of the river to where I am… On your side you are where you have chosen to be … I am where I have chosen to be…between us…the ‘River Divide’. I do not wish to go to where you are…a dangerous and nasty place… I am where I want to be on my...

IF MY LOVE IS DEEPER THAN YOURS IS IT SUCH A SUPRISE A MAN TAKES TO MANY TOURS IN FRONT OF THE DEVILS LIES AND WHEN YOUR INSIDE MY WALLS YOU FIND TIME TO REBUILD YOUR SOUL CAUSE THERES NO TIME FOR FOOLS JUST ...YOUR DREAM .."YOUR" GOAL I AM ONLY SKIN AND BONE AND MY...

Last night I dreamed I searched the tired faces Of the soldiers as they marched You were not there. They marched in file In unit and battalion You were not there. Through a sea of camouflage Desert khaki, dress blues and kilts You were not there. I asked the...

I want to ask you So many things The price of cheese And diamond rings What are they selling In the shops? Do you use drinking water To wash your socks? Does the sand get everywhere Remember North Pier? Do you dream at night Of pints of beer? Do you see the same stars...

Sally sits in the large bay window of her seafront house overlooking Staithe’s harbour, it’s December 1939, and England is at war with Germany! Everyone is waiting for news, she leans back in the chair and closes her eyes, Peace and quiet settle around her like a...

I do not own the causes of my pain But they demand ownership of my mind Grief and trauma are not contagious But no-one wants to be touched by them The unseen wound that never heals The mental scars hidden from prying eyes You pass me by with surprising regularity...

Tunisian sunsets, the deserts allure, take the hand of an angel on this day and more! The golden door is standing ajar, yesterday is forgotten on this tropical shore! Listening to nightingale’s in the scented air watching fireflies’ dance it’s as if I’m there! Oh man...

Magnificent man feels the life force burning within! Corrupted and broken he returns to the dust! Hold on hold on to the glory of life! We’re causing dust in the sky, why oh why? Life on this planet is one bloody lie! Wars and famine, drought and disease man is the...

When day ends, and darkness brings the night, Man’s mind and imagination take flight, He sees visions, hears sounds, Which by day no concern is found. Understand nature, listen to what she has to say, Then even in the darkest night, fears float away. Listen to the...

The final re-union will be here soon enough; all those long tables set with candelabra and gleaming plates. The chairs empty; silent and untended. No more cold Remembrance Day parades in gray November rain, with mournful bugles calling across lowered flags for those...

It looks old, suddenly, slack-skinned and veins raised – the back of his hand which rests on the sleek fur of the sleeping cat. She purrs, curled upon his legs, the surety of youth runs in her veins, blue eyes not clouded by cataracts; while he sits in the silver,...

Suffering children everywhere, You cry for help and we’ll be there. Do not give up and fade away, Our love for you will never sway. A day will come when justice nears, To take your pain and endless tears. Evil deeds to you are always seen, By angels and the mighty...

Another year spent, another year wasted. Another year kept, from the joys I could've tasted. Another year spent, for those disappointed in me. Another year spent, being the person i'm NOT supposed to be. All the hopes and dreams I had for the years ahead, Are now...

Crying and shame Will I ever laugh again People try to help me through but there is nothing they can do crying and shame I will never laugh

Up in the sky Were you will rest when you die so they so say it’s a happy place The world we live in today Is our hell And when you lose someone God is telling you to move on even though you have to pay God in your sorrow and hate until you are out of his debt Or you...

What grace has given me let it pass to them To help them through what has happened Let no one stand in their way Guide them through the roughness of things Let nothing come between them and what they desirer Things may get hard But we will be there for them These...

You’re gone and you’ve left me behind, You’re the soul mate I never thought id find. I prayed that I would find someone That would take my breath away and You were the one that did that everyday. You don’t know why but you said good bye How’d you expect me not to...

War is over Peace on earth May love shine through So that one day the fight will be done, In our heart of hearts we knew this day would come There will always be a place in our hearts, That will never be filled So we miss you But we shall not cry, For we know we will...

Looking at a rainbow is like living a life! I weave a tapestry threaded with hope and watch it grow, Putting love in the centre it gets spattered with blood, Stains of rejection, loose threads of desire I wallow and fall in the deepening mire! Building a bonfire to...

Give me love and reason Some hope Instead of hate or treason. Cause I find it hard to cope Today is a year For our men to Shed a tear Was you in the Falkland’s is this you Well I was twelve in 82 Watching the men free the people Now I watch them feeling blue Whilst...

Hope is forever immortalised in the first birdsong of dawn, As others join in one solitary song becomes a chorus of joy! As the sun rises higher and higher so too do our dreams, From a perfect beginning - surely a glorious end? The part in between - held in our hands...

Children scamper on cobbled streets wearing blue and yellow rosettes, they are heading for the Backdamgate to watch the horses saddled. Parents follow looking proud as drums and fifes play 'Teribus,' 'they're coming, they're coming,' in the crowd now an excited buzz....

Our world Sends its sons And daughters To die In their ditches. Their world Sends their sons And brothers To die in Their places. Devils and ghosts Close to touch Worlds apart. The same flesh The same feelings. We come again A fourth arrival On the plain Of three...

It’s early spring at Cressage, The days are warm and bright. There’s blossom on the blackthorn. Wild flowers bloom, left and right. A white bridge stands majestic, Astride the Severn’s flow. Old pillboxes keep their vigil, Still waiting for the foe. The trees and the...

Here I am again, opening the door of your room! Sunlight and shadows, the light’s playing tricks! Yesterday’s here, you’re here! My heart is full as I step inside. Happy again, here in your room, I can see you, sitting cross legged on the bed, I ask you if you’re ok,...

We’re either chasing rainbows or counting stars, Catching snowflakes or just reaching for Mars. Another cloudy day in the middle of May, Hearts are broken again and again, Promises are made and never kept. All of the tears that we wept and wept! Secrets lie forgotten...

Everything is here Christmas cheer, The roasting deer, Stars in the sky and stars on the ground, Love is in the air the day is ours, Let’s make it last and for all our mistakes Cock a snook at the past, Tell the ghosts outside to run and hide, We have our love which...

A bit of fear – makes things clear, Like a lover’s hand wiping away a tear, Makes us understand when we’re dealt a bad hand! The best is yet to come! With patience and hope we try to cope. Sailing steady and sure to all that is pure! This life of confusion is one of...

A cocky little bird who’s always heard, His song is loud and oh so proud, Sitting in my tree for the world to see. Calling for a mate, with whom to share, His life of love if she will dare! He woos her while the snow is here, The March winds blow, and they build their...

Love is who we are, our reason to be, Setting us free from the importance of me! Making us glow to begin then grow from within. Loneliness is gone, we’re together as one! Love’s driving force, is the rock in our mind, Healing our souls and renewing our goals, All we...

Reflections of love on a summer’s day, A shoal of fish, a flock of birds, Moving together in perfect unison, The hovering hawk as he swoops to kill! The dancing leaves blowing down the lane, A toadstool ring in a woodland glade. A man stops digging and leans on his...

Tread quietly in the forest on an October evening, Scrunch the fallen leaves underfoot, not yet winter’s brown! Gathering twilight and a gentle drizzle cloak everything in silence , Nature’s ever changing raiment is all around! Thoughts like dusty moths flicker...