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February 4, 2013

My Daughter Elizabeth

Her life is a whirlwind, she tries to be calm. Her friends are many and varied, Always she is loyal and supportive. How fortunate are they […]
February 4, 2013

The Engagement

You sounded so happy when you broke the news, That you had proposed. So strong that I felt you could not go wrong. Beverley, bubbly, dynamic, […]
February 4, 2013

Policy Makers

So many unnecessary, bad decisions, it seems, by badly briefed politicians. Who are these people who advise? What real experience have they had in their lives? […]
February 4, 2013

Kingston Hospital

There she lay, her hopes and spirits high, Trusting the surgeon’s skill to save her. Due to nursing neglect her health had deteriorated And the staff […]
February 4, 2013

The Love of Myself: or Myself So Amazing

How stupid, not to see my magnificence. How stupid to pass me by, Does the dazzle of my magnificence , Not hit you in the eye? […]
February 4, 2013

Walter

Sweet dear jester of our time, We love and honour you, For you bravely give your humour, To everyone you meet. To see the children smile, […]
February 4, 2013

The Taxi

I look up, and my heart leaps with joy and relief, There he is, my black shiny cab with his lights lit up. Whisking along the […]
February 4, 2013

The Old Friend

He told me, he thought me delicious, My hair the colour of corn, My smile unbelievably amazing, He told me he could not take his eyes […]
February 4, 2013

The Abused Child

The abused child cannot run away and hide, For they are invisibly tied, exposed to the evils of mankind. Love care and protection has been denied, […]
February 4, 2013

Childhood

Scorn and ridicule our diet of everyday. Shouting and bellowing, feeding our fears for today. Unsure, insecure, unloved and unsafe, that’s how we lived every day. […]
February 4, 2013

Capri

Now, at this moment, There is nowhere else I would like to be Other than here in Capri. The sound of the sea, striking the welcoming […]
February 4, 2013

The War

What are we doing in the Middle East? As with no hard evidence at all, The Government subjected our youth to go to war. The Nation […]
February 4, 2013

Love

Love is goodness; love is profound. Love has a graciousness that is all around. Love is for everyone, the false and the true. Love is God […]
February 4, 2013

Limited Time

I love your brows, your eyes, your elfin look. Your kindness and gravity make me smile; Your inspiration; you’re non judgemental You are mine, all mine, […]
February 4, 2013

Cats

Beno came first, young almost tame. Then another one came, almost the same. Then Beno came with his brother. Then his mother came with her other. […]
February 4, 2013

For Bob

There is a gaping hole inside our souls Now that you are gone; But the legacy of love you left, Will be with us forever. So, […]
February 4, 2013

Trust

Trust visited my soul today; And unworthy thoughts and fears took flight. Trust has taken up residence now. Thank you trust, for giving me your gift […]
February 4, 2013

The Door

Bursting doors on England’s shores, are opening for all. For waves of desperate people are coming to her shores. With love and compassion England’s doors are […]
February 4, 2013

Delicate Love

My love for you is all embracing. It touches all I see, feel and do; Enhancing everything there is, Sharper, more beautiful, brighter. My love for […]
February 4, 2013

The Visit

The warmth of his welcome, was unique, kind and gentle; His brown Lebanese eyes, friendly and twinkling. Asking intimate questions easily – me answering uninhibitedly. His […]