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Never!
Never Once I knew a pretty woman, Lovely as a fresh Spring dawn; Fragrant as a balmy flower; Sweeter far than honey of the bee. Her I loved with fierce emotion; Loved her with consuming fervour; Loved her tenderly. […]
The British Soldier
The British Soldier The British soldier’s life of firm resolve Is one that guarantees no moment free From care. When troubles loom, se must evolve A fitting system through which to resolve The complex crux of each contingency That threatens safety. Se must always have Initiative to […]
Futurity
Futurity As ghosts from the past may guide us hereafter, Memories may shape what yet is to be. As parental traits have predestined children, Dreams have foreshadowed futurity. As sleep is the gate to daily awakening, Death is the door to eternity.
The Poets
The Poets Some Minds Have seen, in visionary mode, Reflective wonders in a raindrop’s heart; Love leaping, veiled, within a sudden glance; The hidden meaning in some cryptic sign; Mystical glories of Eternity: Have heard Faint footsteps of the unseen […]
Moon-Ship
Moon-Ship As lovely as those stately craft which once would slide Across vast, then-uncharted seas, so you can glide Upon the star-flecked unprospected firmament. This very night I watched you as you gently spent An age-long, […]
The Reason Why
The Reason Why (There Was No Better Way Than This) Why was I born? That’s an odd question to a man About to die!. But since you ask, I’ll answer you. The […]
Lyric Skylark
Lyric Skylark Lyric Skylark Often I’ve stood on some wide upland swell And heard a lyric skylark, higher still, Spiral abroad its fantastic refrains Of liquid descants as it poured pure notes Into the whorls of my […]
Poetry and Bathostry
Poetry and Bathostry Poetry and Bathostry are antitheses. That is momentous, descriptive, evocative, Memorable perfection, controlled and gracious thought, Which draws a comprehensible picture of life In metrical designs of vivid artistry. Shapeless, undisciplined, prosaic, vague, This is Arhythmic, ungrammatical and trivial, Unpolished, unimaginative, […]
Holidays
Holidays A few short hours of homeliness – Snatched minutes of sheer bliss – Before returning to the drudge Of working under constant stress. How we love each carefree moment Of release before we trudge, […]
The Wreck of the Pelican
The Wreck of the Pelican One day the Pelican FromBristolharbour ran, Bound for the shores of tropicAfrica. Aboard her there were ten, (Four women and six men), Who journeyed with her; each a passenger. The weather, then, was calm; The breeze a salt-tanged balm Wafting the grimy […]