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Maud (Christopher Green)
Let us water your garden Maud As the rains are far away What are doing Green? Carving a love poem on my rifle butt sir Whatever for? To remember the prettiest girl in my home town Christopher Green had been on the island for over six years after being abandoned by the ship […]
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The Diesel Works
His grave has commanding views of the bay and once a year on his birthday his family and friends meet at The Diesel Works and remember him I have visited his home on many occasions and try to visit Calypso at least once a year The colours of the abundant flora is what strikes one […]
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Martha Travis
She sat on the deck of the Esmeraldas playing chess with the cabin boy But lost every game He knew of her heart of glass And read her every move His name was Sante Geronimo Caserio The week before we had been in Italy Visiting the quarries at Carrara As I was a sculptor Seeking inspiration Marble […]
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The Kingsdown Poems
I am sitting in front of The Zetland Arms listening to a Leonard Cohen song Dance Me to the End of Love rolls gently across the beach and dies quietly in the gentle breeze You are sitting on a memory bench looking out to sea We exchange no words but I know that you are thinking […]
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Lansdowne Dream
She stood naked on the brow of the hill Admired but untouched by those who passed her I watched her through my large sheet window Hello my name is Ralph Storm I am a retired merchant of Caribbean descent Near my kate gate was bringing the poor girl refreshment For the city was hot that […]
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The Poetry Field
You are now cushioned by waves of honey coloured wheat From my vantage I can see the doomed swimmers
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Anniversary
Anniversary My father was born on June the 30th 1926 Today is June the 30th 2017 My wife received a compliment about her complexion today Exactly ninety-one years after the birth of my father Anniversary My father was born exactly ninety-one years ago today His heritage was partially Jewish In his lifetime he never visited Norwich Today […]
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Flawless Skin
Your skin is flawless A girl in the church told me this as she was serving me tea I was told I was beautiful By a complete stranger who held my hand In the fields the surround this rural town The golden wheat is being harvested And as I watch the dusts in the […]
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RSVP Poems
Wedding Day It is your wedding day soon A day to share A day to remember A day just shy from the stars of December Wedding Day This day will be so special For your family four As you lay the fine ribbons In your marriage drawer Wedding Day The heavens are so excited That […]
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Dreamscape
In my dream I was due to travel into space Which made be nervous as I hated the idea of infinity My job also requested that I should travel to the USA Which was more to my taste as I love Central Park