Poetry themes
Celebrations
Poems on the theme of celebrations. 10 poems.
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Old Friends (but Young at Heart)
March 2017
At a certain age, it can be considered impolite to refer to one’s long-standing friends as ‘old’. Just for you, Patricia, a title that befits your character: Long-standing…
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Cue for a Song
March 2017
We measure time in minutes and seconds, / That flash past our minds like streak lightning, / But, at seventy-five, there is still time that beckons, / Even…
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The Vampire Bat
October 2015
Another gem from my young poet (L-ML), written especially for those who like to be / scared by Halloween activities: The Moon that howls, / The dark at…
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My Grandchildren
March 2015
Like rainbows in a stormy sky above, / These children colour greyness into joy. / Give thanks for all the wondrous shades of love / Created from this…
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I’m the Queen of the Castle
January 2014
You know who you are! I’m over it now, thanks to the passage of time and the power of poetry. Do you remember the girl with blonde hair…
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The Game of Life
December 2013
Written after having read an article in the Nursing Times. The tadpole and the jelly spawn / Were placed inside a tube. / The jelly spawn had letters…
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My Dedicated Team
November 2013
Everyone needs a Paul or James to help them sort out computer problems. ‘I’ve got a dreaded worm,’ I wailed / ‘It’s stopped my circuits working. / It’s…
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Safe from Shark Infested Waters
September 2013
If you have known that feeling of being trapped in a place where you are not really welcome but you sense you are tolerated, you might relate to…
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Birdsong After Rain
June 2013
(Even Mr. Fish famously wrote off this storm) / Still air now silences whispering trees / As nature gathers all her furies to her. / Air pressure builds…
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A Marriage Made in Heaven
April 2013
The sweetest breath of air in paradise, / The brightest golden glow of ripened corn, / For people such as you let it suffice / That lifelong love…