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Song
It made me look and stop awhile This song from bellowed breast On high, on branch, a feathered one Without a spring-time nest Low winter sun escaped the clouds And stroked the...
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St David’s Day Poem
St David’s Day Poem Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! As has become traditional on this blog, I’ve decided to mark St David’s Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi) by posting a poem by R.S. Thomas. This one is called To a Young...
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Sweet Smiles
Sweet smiles Of a child Sweet innocence Radiant skin Beautiful within Hours spent Playing, laughing Loving life Sweet smiles Of a child Turning to giggles Radiant skin Beautiful within Laughter...
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A Thousand Pictures
If I could paint a thousand pictures Each one would be of you I would place them all around my room So I wouldn’t feel so blue I know you would always be close So close to my heart If you were ever...
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We Are Not Alone
We are not alone Although we might feel we are Even in the midst of darkness We all are observed from afar For in that distance land of beauty Where our spirit friends reside Times when we feel...
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ANOTHER 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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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...
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“Autumn”– Promote Yourself
Autumn is like an old book: Marred spines turn mean yellow, staples rust red-orange. Every stained page is stressed by a splat of color. Rough-red, like an old tavern, we become hungry birds and...
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I 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...
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It 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...
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The 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...
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The 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...
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But 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...
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four 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...
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How 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...
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“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...
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STOLEN 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...
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Where?
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...
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Tryst
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...
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Pastures 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...
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