Other poems

Poems of life, family, and everything else that doesn’t sit on the seasonal wheel

Poems

• Singapore
  SingaporeBanana treesBamboo clampsHoneybeesRubbish dumpsGreen grassChoppy seaQuarry blastsChinese teaRambutan stallsSmall silver fishesJurong fallsForeign dishesThese were some of the things I sawWhen… Read more: Singapore
• Rain (with thoughts of Phil)
  The wind swirls through the leafy tressAnd funnels down the laneThe mist is thick and coldIntensified by the rainMost of… Read more: Rain (with thoughts of Phil)
• Silence
  SilenceUnimaginable perfectionExquisite quietNo noiseIntensity as such, that a heart beatthunders the atmospherespoils the quietOverawing, majesticPowerfulSilenceThe key to terrorThe opening to… Read more: Silence
• Thistle
  I took her for a walk today‘Twas-5° they sayI introduced her to the iceShe walked around it once or twiceAnd… Read more: Thistle
• Culture clash
  I met an old man today who staredAs I tried to wash my hairHe seemed fascinated by it allQuite content… Read more: Culture clash
• The Zoe and the Zom
  The Zoe and the ZomAre both of a crossOf a cow and a yakOr a Nak and an oxThe latter… Read more: The Zoe and the Zom
• Me
  Happy people all aroundMe. I make no soundI’m no good to have aroundMy life suddenly has hit the groundI might… Read more: Me
• Life
  A little baby – Oh what joyThen grows up-a little boyGetting bigger every dayOff to school, then back to play18… Read more: Life
• Regret
  I sit silently on my bedUnhappiness rears its ugly headDreaming of the good old daysOf rebellious thoughts and wicked waysOf… Read more: Regret
• If I were not me
  I think after all that I am meAnd if I were not meThen who would I beI might be the… Read more: If I were not me
• Rainow
  0 to be in RainowThe warmth of English HillsThe comfort of a bedAnd no malaria pillsThe church bells on a… Read more: Rainow
• Rannoch Moor
  Stop the train here please driverWe are high upon CorrourI can see a walk awaits meAcross this Rannoch MoorA pleasant… Read more: Rannoch Moor
• The start
  We left the comfort of our coachAnd strolled a strollers paceAnd then we reached this pleasant FjordAn enchanting peaceful placeWe… Read more: The start
• Puffin
  Today I saw a puffinI don’t think it saw meIt had a very pretty beakAnd was swimming in the seaAnd… Read more: Puffin
• 4 Iceland poems
  They sat in silenceEnchanted by this placeThe look of pleasureUpon their faceThe wild cliffs and hillsWondrously majesticThe isolated FjordDesolately magic… Read more: 4 Iceland poems
• When I am old
  When I am old and my works doneGive me the strength to carry onWhen my body is failing fastGive me… Read more: When I am old
• Rainow (for the Fete)
  Rainow in springtime is joyful and gayNewborn lambs at frolic and playBirds are nesting and daffodils shineMornings crisp when weather… Read more: Rainow (for the Fete)
• Hours of endless fun looking in the mirror
  I’ve learnt a lot these first six monthsI’ve learnt to eat and laughI’ve learnt to love my mum and dadAnd… Read more: Hours of endless fun looking in the mirror
• Another happy day
  My mornings they used to beSuch a tired and grumpy timeJust to start another dayUntil this sweet son of mineWakes… Read more: Another happy day
• Betrayal
  I hate the mobile phoneIt’s tonethat spells a text from herto himand turns my heart to stone
• Hurt
  Do I describe shock or surpriseor is it hurt in my sad eyes?Has this catastrophe taught me to hateMyself?Tragic betrayal… Read more: Hurt
• Broken promises
  I remember the day you put on this ringand promised yourself to methrough whatever would befall us in lifeOur union… Read more: Broken promises
• Hope
  Is there hope that Ican relax and trust and laughCan life rise out ofthis unhappy dark wildernessCan the sun shineand… Read more: Hope
• Childrens questions
  What is a familywithout a father?What womancan steel a father from his children?What does a child feelwhen daddy leaves?Does he… Read more: Childrens questions
• The end
  Sitting in the sun as they pack up my lifefeeling betrayed and aloneThis is the real end of our rainbowsaying… Read more: The end
• I am free
  I am freeFrom the shacklesthat have bound meI am freein my head and my heartI have grown through the soil… Read more: I am free
• Free
  Last year I was in a really deep holeAnd every time I tried to crawl outhe pushed me back inHe… Read more: Free
• Is this love?
  His friendsHis eyesHis bodyHis soulIs allPart of the pictureI paint inThe skyAs I lie in bedThinkingWhyWas I so luckyTo meet… Read more: Is this love?
• Robin
  RobinBefore we metI knewThat youAnd IWould flyAnd then your smileThe way you wereReached out to meAnd as weGot closeI sawYour… Read more: Robin
• Love
  Take me to a gardenAnd smell the flowersLet me take you up a mountainAnd adore the viewTake me to a… Read more: Love
• Forever
  Sharing loveRunning wildFlying highWaterSkyYou and ITogetherFor everUntil we die
• Why do you weep
  Why do you weep? (On the eve of Robins Dads death)Why do you weep, I am not goneWithin your life… Read more: Why do you weep
• Laundrette
  Watching washingGoing roundSittingStaringThinkingBeingMake time to do nothingLet the dog eat your tumble dryerSave the planetAnd claim backTime
• Brother and sisters (when Oliver couldn’t hug me to protect him from my germs)
  Have you found it hardTo hold back a hugWanting so much to hold someone In your armsTo let them float… Read more: Brother and sisters (when Oliver couldn’t hug me to protect him from my germs)
• Miserable moment on the motorway
  RoutineMundaneIt’s all the same Live to die ChallengeSucessLoveLaughterLife! It’s all the same Just live to die Why?
• Oliver
  Why does your life have to endWhat do you think when you close your eyesAre you frightened or angry insideAre… Read more: Oliver
• Snow walking
  Shimmering silver in the airA dash of rainbow in the skyLow lying cloud below the peaksAnd gentle hum of chairs… Read more: Snow walking
• Goodbye
  Goodbye I’m in BlackpoolMiles from homeTo see a band play I’ve arrived andThere’s a t shirt for saleWith a double… Read more: Goodbye
• Rufus
  BarkMy bark has come backI’m better he cried!The family cheeredAnd they all glowed insideHis bark has come backHe’s better they… Read more: Rufus
• Rhosneigr
  Carpets of colour bathing the heathDunes undulating sponge underneathSea laps the shore, sand stretches for milesWind blows my hair to… Read more: Rhosneigr
• Fiasco
  It may be considered a fiascoOr a failure of Sainsbury and TescoThat Steve and his wifeHad lived all their lifeWithout… Read more: Fiasco
• Beach
  BeachDog runningGirl throwingKite flyingFeet walkingBeach Sea wavingWind blowingUs laughingDog waggingBeach Kite stuntingkite rollingKite chasingWe’re runningAway! Sun settingDark drawingFun fadingHelicopter comingPrince!
• Lost in Uffizi
  Lost in UffiziOchre stamps identityOf the region TuscanyAnd Dante leaves a memoryFor Firenze and it’s historyBut now its full of… Read more: Lost in Uffizi
• Beach party
  Just back from the beach partyWe’re on the BBC!Fish and chips and lagerAnd a cornflakes cake for teaDancing to Arthur… Read more: Beach party
• Dear Pascale
  (Thought for a friend)My tears are for a friend who’s hurtingMy heart aches with her every fearMy love is lost… Read more: Dear Pascale
• Love making
  ImmersiveEncompassingExhilaratingExhaustingExcitingFulfillingLovingTogetherness
• Commuting by bike
  Cos they thinkThey cant hear a carThey can walk outSo I shoutRing my bellF***ing hellFast down the hillAnd they think… Read more: Commuting by bike
• Friends on trams
  Starting the day with a strong tea in bed Family breakfast then show Bill the shed Then hop on the… Read more: Friends on trams
• Where does beach pottery come from?
  Unlike the forecast it was sunny after all We managed to keep out the wind with our warm hats and… Read more: Where does beach pottery come from?
• Vallorcine
  I think this is my paradise Imaking my way on a path through chalets deserted for the winter Crunching fresh… Read more: Vallorcine
• Panic on the slopes
  So there I was Pounding up a snow clad hillside Deep snow Steep hill Pride in my heart and fitness… Read more: Panic on the slopes
• Mountain senses
  Come with me to the mountains Every breath you take feels pure And there is no smell Only cold clarifying… Read more: Mountain senses
• When I thought you’d died
  When I thought you’d died my heart turned inside out I wasn’t aware of it beating, only yours mine was… Read more: When I thought you’d died
• Cindy
  My tears flow freelyAnd inside my heart weepsYour purr, your furYour endless presenceLighting our livesSharing our homeRushing to find usAs… Read more: Cindy
• To Gill on the death of her mother
  Cast aside the memory of nowOf an old and broken bodyAnd weary muddled mindAnd let the memories flow and floodOf… Read more: To Gill on the death of her mother
• A Shoreham swim
  Bracing wind and cloudy skies Violent choppy seas Deserted beach with seaweed strewn Will you swim with me? We crash… Read more: A Shoreham swim
• Hug
  Says I love you I care I’m there for you To hold your worries And you hold mine Release our… Read more: Hug
• Thoughts on boarding school
  I was abandoned And alone In a strange world of conformity No love to hold onto No familiar smell Rules… Read more: Thoughts on boarding school
• James 2
  There’s a new James on our sofa Same white shoes in the hall Arsenal and not United But also a… Read more: James 2
• After
  My world shrunk after your accident I moved Through Anger and fear, love and hope From carer to entertainer to… Read more: After
• Death
  Death surrounds us From the ravages of war to the death of my dearest Uncle And our neighbour And as… Read more: Death
• Mariupol
  I try to imagine the darkeness The hunger The despair But I can’t I’m not there Is there acceptance of… Read more: Mariupol
• Mermaid
  I slipped into the sea today I felt like a mermaid without a tail The irony wasn’t lost on me… Read more: Mermaid
• Climate emergency
  Humans are destroying Earth For what it’s worth The Earth will survive But we won’t be there We have stripped… Read more: Climate emergency
• Footprints
  Pause Reset Rest awhile Where will your footprints be remembered? Tread lightly where you can There is no other land
• Boris
  How can you Stand up anywhere And expect us to believe you Where’s your respect for the people Vote Brexit… Read more: Boris
• The price of what I wear
  The ‘wear me once dress’ Never cost less But It’s costing our future The carbon, the water And yes, It’s… Read more: The price of what I wear
• The root of evil is greed
  In blissful ignorance we hide Behind rising seas and burning skies Precious habitat rent asunder As into wilderness we plunder… Read more: The root of evil is greed
• Scotland
  Even indoors it feels cold We have left the warmth and drought of an early summer behind us in Sussex… Read more: Scotland
• Ferry queue
  Stationary cars, but you can sense the air of anticipation A line of almost matching motorhomes in perfect formation Cyclists… Read more: Ferry queue
• Wednesday
  I’ve got that holiday feeling What day is it today? I wake to a silly sheep Thinking grass was greener… Read more: Wednesday
• Injustice
  I pause to listen as skylarks scold And try to smell the houses of old I can almost smell the… Read more: Injustice
• Machir beach
  Time stands still The wild Atlantic waves Beating an incessant rhythm The crunch of my footsteps Like the beat of… Read more: Machir beach
• A man made Scottish wasteland
  No, those lambs aren’t cute Their families have grazed this land to within an inch of its destruction And sod… Read more: A man made Scottish wasteland
• My best friend
  Close friends surround me with joy Shared experiences changing us both forever Beautiful footprints on each other’s hearts And as… Read more: My best friend
• My best friend
  I feel I lost my best friend this weekend We went away as a four and left as a three… Read more: My best friend
• Mermaid
  I slipped into the sea today I felt like a mermaid without a tail The irony wasn’t lost on me… Read more: Mermaid
• Grandchildren
  Did you say grandchildren are coming to stay Hold on to your hats we’re all going to play Up with… Read more: Grandchildren
• Weymouth
  I relish the sand nestling between my toes The gentle lapping upon the shore The fresh cooling breeze holding me… Read more: Weymouth
• Pisco Sour
  No sign of Paddington here after all In deepest darkest Peru But anything could happen After a Pisco Sour or… Read more: Pisco Sour
• The Sacred Valley
  It’s a visual feast Pictures only tell part of our story Travelling through the sacred valley Basic homes, many half… Read more: The Sacred Valley
• Peru
  I feel the grip of Western greed Wrapping it’s cheating arms Around this simple Incan culture Young people living in… Read more: Peru
• Machu Picchu
  Above this very special place I feel the call of the Incan king And his Quechuan people What magic did… Read more: Machu Picchu
• Christmas
  We’d just sat down to watch the king When we heard a knock on the door There was plenty of… Read more: Christmas
• Coming back
  So, as I pass through my old life On a slow moving train A murmur of memories Pop in and… Read more: Coming back
• Halloween
  A black witch came to visit The night of Halloween She danced and flew around us Bewitch-ed and between We… Read more: Halloween
• Old friends
  Beer beer did anyone cry As the strollers gathered in town Come to the very, yes very best Festival of… Read more: Old friends
• A vegan in Peru
  I was an Alpaca eating vegan At least when in Peru But I didn’t try the Guinea pig Despite the… Read more: A vegan in Peru
• Happy birthday
  Happy birthday to me 60 has set me free To be wonderfully me! Letting go of responsibility Loving you all… Read more: Happy birthday
• Did the post office ruin my birthday?
  Did the post office ruin my birthday? I don’t think it did so you see Cos next week I’ll have… Read more: Did the post office ruin my birthday?
• Snug
  Waiting for a lift to the beach And sitting here in my wetsuit jacket Feeling ever so slightly Too bloody… Read more: Snug
• Farewell
  This is about you. Not me. It’s how you see me. Not about me. Toxic i maybe But then you… Read more: Farewell
• Frosty in France
  As we cross the Thames And wind our way Through Kentish fields Hilltop church spires Grey above a sea of… Read more: Frosty in France
• No airports here
  Breakfast in London Lunch in Paris Dinner in Barcelona On the top deck of the train It’s like sitting in… Read more: No airports here
• New beginnings
  Goodbye to the home I grew old in To the house I built next door Adieu to the community I… Read more: New beginnings
• Never
  Worries flooding in like the rising seas The silence space of empty bees The muted joy of a warming sea… Read more: Never
• Forever
  Your heart beats with mine as I float in the sea We dive through the swell with laughter and glee… Read more: Forever
• Forever men friends
  Three single men smoked weed and drank beer and went for a walk over the wheelchair friendly bridge Only it… Read more: Forever men friends
• Vicci and the foxes
  As she sat and sipped her cup of tea Two foxes came to join her They nestled close for company… Read more: Vicci and the foxes
• Morning
  Crescent moon like a wisp of feather Pale pink sky like a flush of heather Eastern hills glow full of… Read more: Morning
• Situation drastic
  Spain is covered in plastic Vegetables grown for 3 crops a year Drenched in pesticides Workers in fear Exploitation Devastation
• I dreamed I met Chris Stewart
  I dreamt I was walking through almond blossom With a world famous Buddhist God And my footsteps lightened with every… Read more: I dreamed I met Chris Stewart
• British summer time
  Waves rushing between the groynes A relentless roaring pulsing force A ship on course For the harbour Rattling pebbles, fizzing… Read more: British summer time
• Where am I?
  I feel I’ve entered a Zombie apocalpse An almost silent world Everyone sitting in front of their coffees Going cold… Read more: Where am I?
• Save our oceans
  Plastic islands float in the ocean Choking nature with a rhythmic motion Plastic tides wash up on our shore Plastic… Read more: Save our oceans
• Fowey
  Relax and breathe Seaside joy Moving yachts Land ahoy Warm sun Bright boats Sandalled feet Winter coats Laughing gulls Lapping… Read more: Fowey
• Brian’s bench
  We sat four a breast Marvelling at the perfect size of ‘Brian’s’ bench Immersed in the view Making friends with… Read more: Brian’s bench
• Schools out
  I see them here I see them there In fact I see them everywhere Lads are loafing Girls are glowing… Read more: Schools out
• Steyning festival
  I was walking past St Cuthman With the venue in creation A town in preparation, Our streets in decoration A… Read more: Steyning festival
• Sea view bench
  I like the idea of a bench by the sea where people I love can remember me but for goodness… Read more: Sea view bench
• Midsummer mermaid
  I couldn’t quite believe it You had to be there you see I ate flowers for breakfast Drank seaweed beer… Read more: Midsummer mermaid
• Being
  We are mere fragments of history Temporary beings And as we experience life ups and downs It is only through… Read more: Being
• History
  Here I sit in a ruined chapel History tells of Saint David’s birth here By the restless sea and flowery… Read more: History
• Cliff jumping
  A joyous moment Mad people jumping into the sea Not for me They, as happy as can be
• Maud
  Unwelcome isn’t the half of it She’s  hijacked the space that’s for sure She didn’t even ask first And now… Read more: Maud
• Happy 3rd birthday Cleo
  If you look up to the stars tonight Under the light of the moon You will see a beautiful sparkly… Read more: Happy 3rd birthday Cleo
• Festival fun
  So there I was sat on the loo When the south wind it suddenly blew It was jolly gusty too… Read more: Festival fun
• Grandchildren on the beach
  There’s no sharks in the sea GrannieBob said Just a few worms in the sea bed So they swam and… Read more: Grandchildren on the beach
• Love notes and little boats
  A hug that paints a thousand hearts A loving poem afloat Bobbing gently in the sun On our forever boat… Read more: Love notes and little boats
• Poem to the grandchildren who think they’re in a castle
  Far far away in a land full of bananas Was a castle on top of a hill Baby dragons flew… Read more: Poem to the grandchildren who think they’re in a castle
• Poem for Pascale
  French but with a Manc accent she said I’d say just French, quite French But we called her the Belgian… Read more: Poem for Pascale
• That beer
  The day started with a plan But ended another way Derailed by the windy day So we arrive hungry and… Read more: That beer
• Morocco musings
  There’s a camel in the car park And an ibis in the drain A flock of storks are circling  On… Read more: Morocco musings
• Glyndebourne
  We were there Front row seats as the orchestra took their places in the home of opera What a treat… Read more: Glyndebourne
• Big Issue
  You’re hastling me Yes you are I don’t carry cash I don’t really want the magazine I’m sorry to hear… Read more: Big Issue
• Sea swim
  I’m in a joy bomb An explosion of dance And I prance And I leap Can this be real That… Read more: Sea swim
• Dementia
  Have i forgotten who I am This empty shell like a living casket I’m lost inside, in a sea of… Read more: Dementia
• Reservoir lament
  No rains came A drought Said the water company And we banished our hosepipes Emptied our bathwater onto flowerbeds And… Read more: Reservoir lament
• VE Day (80th)
  For me it’s not the victory But that their bravery Should live on in memory To those that defended our… Read more: VE Day (80th)
• Train ladies
  3 ladies sitting on a train One with a beret on and gold glittery shoes Her beauty shines through, with… Read more: Train ladies
• Steve
  Does death claim us all in the end Wrapping  round its’ dark tentacles and stealing us away? Or is life… Read more: Steve
• Obvara
  I can imagine this vase on my sideboard Filled with colourful felt flowers that were a gift from Copenhagen Tell… Read more: Obvara
• Diana
  Farewell to the little old lady Not! You were my inspiration for growing old And if I may be so… Read more: Diana
• Colourful
  3 ladies sitting on a train One with a beret on and gold glittery shoes Her beauty shines through, with… Read more: Colourful
• Shoreham
  I pause for a moment as I’m walking past The churchyard with its freshly mown grass An ancient church from… Read more: Shoreham