poems

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 […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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? […]

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 […]

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? […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]