poems

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Michael

My lover lies in deep slumbering bliss, His sweet breath reaching to the heavens to kiss. All is quiet, save the beating of my heart, Beating […]
February 5, 2013

Humble Verse

The power of humble verse is considerable, To say in a line the most beautiful, or the most despicable, To paint a portrait of honesty, of […]
February 5, 2013

A Tribute

I see her at a distance walking swiftly to greet me. She is, from her voice, just as I had imagined her. Chic, well groomed, a […]
February 5, 2013

Baby P

You are known to us as Baby P Shame on us, to allow poor practice to remain. Suspending with pay professionals, whose excuses sound so lame. […]
February 5, 2013

Brushing Shoulders

To be with truly good people, feeling their aura around them; Immersing ourselves in their shadows of greatness Enriches ourselves, for knowing them. Their example and […]
February 5, 2013

Daniel on his Birthday

I would loved to have seen you on your special day; But sadly, it was not to be, My love and good wishes, I send to […]
February 5, 2013

Dick Monk

My heart leapt with joy on hearing of your well deserved award. I felt some justice from Government at last had been performed. Recognizing your staunch […]
February 5, 2013

Disquiet

What is this disquiet I feel? An omission of deed not done; A letter not written, a thank you not given; The day not done, yet […]
February 5, 2013

Dr Americos

How many are there, who are truly great? How many in a lifetime do we actually meet? Shadows of those past and present in our memory, […]