They sit over the fireplace
Do you wonder what they think
Do they like to look on your face
As you stand and order a … Read the rest
My Poetry
The Real McCoy
It casts its shadow
Across the lawn
Even in the snow
And certainly in the dawn
The Damson tree asks
Me to rest in its … Read the rest
Wonderous Colours
A patchwork of wonderous colours
Spreads across the Shropshire land
Is this a painting by numbers
Coloured by natures hand
Fields of yellow, green and … Read the rest
Just A Tree
I have guarded this forest
For so so many years
I have witnessed peace and unrest
Seen laughter and tears
Children have climbed in my … Read the rest
War
War, such an aggressive sound
One that enters your brain
And you think battlefield
Or even worse nuclear rain
A word, it seems to me… Read the rest
Tyrley Lock
Intrepid canal travellers slowly float
Through the Shropshire countryside
Many on a decorative narrow boat
Don’t you want to hitch a ride
Entering and exiting … Read the rest
The Wise Old Owl
In a wooden glade
She silently stands
This wise old owl
That is never afraid
Forest walkers stop for a chat
Some seeking knowledge and … Read the rest
My Song
You are always in my heart and my song
I sing about times, good and bad
But they all have gone
And I only feel … Read the rest
Angels Watch Over You
You walk a lonely road
But angels do watch over you
They want to lighten your load
But they can’t walk in your shoes
Your … Read the rest
Shropshire’s Rolling Hills
I left to see, to learn
From the wonders in the world
But I knew I would return
As Shropshire’s rolling hills held my heart… Read the rest