Leader of the Tribe
Tuesday 13th August 2013 5:54 pm
Press Pause - an environmental poem
Monday 12th August 2013 11:14 pm
5 Miles To Home
5 Miles to Home (written for the Milestone Society)
When I'm out walking and hiking free
A milestone is often a friend to me
They're solid reminders of where you are
And t’ next point of interest, they tell you how far
But I’ve noticed something when around I do roam -
That I've never seen one that says "5 miles to Home"
I've seen "5 miles to Bradford" and "Leeds - 5 mile"
...
Sunday 21st July 2013 11:35 pm
Very Berry (or Some Ribes in Rhyme)
There's Blackberry, Blueberry,
Northern, Bog and simple Bilberry
Lowbush, Highbush and Mountain Cranberry,
Chokeberry, Dewberry, Elderberry, Guavaberry
Bearberry, Cowberry, Crowberry, Foxberry, Gooseberry and Mooseberry
Huckleberry, Jostaberry, Lingonberry, Loganberry, Myrtle Blueberry, Pineberry, Black Raspberry,
Red Whortleberry, Squashberry, Tayberry, Whinberry and Wimber...
Friday 28th June 2013 10:11 pm
The Word Gremlin
You're in the middle of the piece
You're really on a roll
You've mastered every syllable
And built it to a whole
Every intonation,
Every stress is well rehearsed
You know it inside out and back-to-front
Each chorus and each verse
You even know it side-ways
You've swum through every part
Can add to it your character
Your voice, your mind, your heart
Any lazy alli...
Sunday 19th May 2013 7:20 pm
I Wish I'd Had Candy Floss
Written in memory of those sunny summer and indecisive days of childhood at Batley and Dewsbury Parks.
At the side of the van with a window
In the park
Sunday 19th May 2013 7:08 pm
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