Stockton Top

September Sun invites you out
Maybe a trip to Stockton Top
Then by the canal a walkabout
But find a pub for a quick stop… Read the rest

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Hopes and Dreams

I wrote you a song
But how can words capture
The rights and wrongs
Of how my heart is in rapture


A song with words … Read the rest

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Phases

Don’t tempt fate, we are told
Be content with our lot
Streets are not paved with gold
Don’t these all get us in a knot… Read the rest

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Approval

We spend our lives searching
For positive approval
But our hearts are always hurting
As all we get is refusal

Why are we always wrong?… Read the rest

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Rocking Chair

I sit and rock on my porch
I watch people go by
So many on Sunday, going to church
But other days I just watch … Read the rest

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Glens of Antrim

A wonderous place of myth and history
A place of nine glens
Containing a world of mystery
But always welcoming new friends

Beaches, cliffs, waterfalls… Read the rest

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A Wedding

There is a wedding
Today in the Castle
Let’s hope no beheading
As that would cause a lot of hassle

Ladies in splendid dresses
Men … Read the rest

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A Road Trip

The Causeway Coastal Route awaits
Through Ballythis and Ballythat
And there is no need to race
Even when the road is long and flat

Sea … Read the rest

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Slipping Away

Slowly, second by second
The Summer is slipping away
Autumn has already beckoned
With the Sun setting earlier every day


Is it me, are Summers … Read the rest

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