Goose Fair
Goose Fair has been celebrated from days of old When geese were brought to Nottingham to be sold Thousands would gather for the sale While many others came just to drink the ale With so many people...
View ArticleI Am The Shadow – Promote Yourself
I am the shadow, I exist in a world of light, Blending into the darkness of night. My face you cannot see, My expressions, sometimes misleading. If you hear a whisper in the wind, It may be...
View ArticleIt is time
It is time to give To the less fortunate than ourselves It is time to pray For all the hungry people in the world It is time for peace To unleash All of the anger we hold within It is time To forget...
View ArticleThe Tramp
Cold as ice there he sat Dreaming about this and that, Of what could have been If he’d stayed within the social scene Each night his shadow lies under the lamp, He is identified as the local tramp...
View ArticleThe News
The rains came today Amidst news of government shutdowns. In a mid-town café All the faces held practiced frowns, Voices lingered, High pitched with banters pledged “Well I figured,” Shouted a nearby...
View ArticleBut I love you so
I gently wipe The tears from my eyes Remembering the love You denied Like a winter breeze Embracing the trees You disappeared Faded into the breeze Through the forest Through the trees To follow a...
View Articlefour Limericks by Mark Sherriff – Promote Yourself
WORDS I think I will write up some words, I’m scared that you’ll find them absurd, I’ll give it a go, ‘Cause you never know, Ideas take flight just like birds. MANNERS My parents taught me right from...
View ArticleHow Do We Read
When you look upon the written word How do you read what thought was sent It isn’t the type or print that can influence It is our own emotion, times we spent. For black and white, possibly color...
View Article“Top 10 Famous, Romantic Love Poems”
As long as there have been poets, there have been love poems. After all, if love cannot inspire, what can? Our minds turn to love on special anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and weddings, but how to...
View ArticleSTOLEN HANDS – Promote Yourself
Sunday Evening… All ready I’ve Suffered enough Of this Incurable Hopeless rage. I sit To try and write it out My feelings flowing From blood To words On this unforgiving page. See I once Held hands...
View ArticleWhere?
I woke with a start, I’m not sure why Reaching to reassuringly touch your hair Even that light pressure I seek to find But as I come awake, you weren’t there. The smile that was brought by good news...
View ArticleTryst
Butterflies fly in my heart And the sky smile casting light When the thoughts take birth Of you and feel immense mirth…. Dancing water of sea sings On itself music and melody And the birds on their...
View ArticlePastures New
With tints of grey in the sky Brave yet unsure Of dawn and all its glory, New dreams await with passion The poet with a story, So pen to pad lets once again Greet the day anew, Sunflowers swaying...
View ArticleScary Mary’s Back
Gathering around the witches cauldron The ugliest group ever seen Mary uttering nasty vile spells Then she let out a blood-curdling scream The leader of the nasty coven Was the witch named Scary Mary?...
View ArticleThe Visitor
A pumpkin knocked at my door I was shocked, I fell to the floor The pumpkin had a toothless grin In the end I asked him to come in The pumpkin shook my hand And said I knew you’d understand I wanted...
View ArticlePicture Perfect
She stood there by the ocean, The breeze gently lifted her hair. Of that seagull just above her, She was totally unaware.Seemingly floating in the sky, The seagull’s wings were still. I think it...
View ArticleEscape – Promote Yourself
She watched her oppressor Every move he made was important to her As she planned her escape, his demise Freedom, finally, from the emptiness in her eyes. Drunk on lust and whiskey, he attacked She...
View ArticleANOTHER LITTLE DITTY
ANOTHER LITTLE DITTY I’M TOLD IT SHOULD BE TRUE TO STOP WOULD BE A PITY THE THOUGHTS THEY MUST BE NEW I’LL NEED A LITTLE TIME TO FIND THE WORDS TO FIT FIRST OF COURSE THERE IS THE RHYME AND NEXT A...
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