Poetry themes
Health
Poems on the theme of health. 23 poems.
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Farewell
March 2018
You called today, ‘Please walk the dogs.’ / Of course we came, how could we not. / The threshold barred by dying bird, / Its legs still tremble…
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Water’s Myths and Ghosts
July 2017
A quiet moment, a public seat set upon cobbles, a view of ancient quays and associated buildings, and a little knowledge of a river’s past gave me this…
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Walk the Dogs for Me, Please!
May 2017
A friend calls – she is in crisis. She is desperate for the truth; I cannot lie to a friend. I cannot leave the house today / Because…
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Faking It
December 2014
A rap to remind us all that such descriptions as ‘Hand-made’, ‘Home-made’,’Natural’ are all in the eye of the beholder. Did I make it? / No, I bought…
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My Curtain
September 2014
If someone you love is going through a dark time, be patient, listen and be there whenever they need support. Words written by a beautiful daughter and wonderful…
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Lost Worlds to Find Again
July 2014
The room is dark; / The walls are stark; / The streets are dim; / Like the place I’m in. The streets are bare; / There’s no-one there…
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Not Pedalling, but Drowning
May 2014
For all those who hate being in open water but dared (once in their lives) to face the fear, and with some gratitude extended to Stevie: My boat…
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Unanswerable
March 2014
Caring for someone – a duty or part of our understanding of life’s journey. Either way, it’s not always easy. Is there enough time to capture her heart?…
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Time Line
January 2014
Written well before I kissed my Little Sister goodbye, this captures something about grief that is universal. Some lines cut short, s o m e s t r…
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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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Tempus Fugit
December 2013
For the eternal rememberance of things. She suckles gently, nestles down to sleep. / You listen for the reassuring breath. / It comes, and cues you for a…
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The Gift of Life
November 2013
In memory of a very special young woman who left a wonderful legacy – precious memories and two beautiful children. ‘What colour was the paper Daddy?’ / ‘Silver…
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Reflections
November 2013
A simple story of saucepans in memory of Bryan, and the kind of customer service that evades many of us today. The stainless steel, so crafted, catches the…
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Questions, Questions
November 2013
To whom does a child turn when they lose a parent? Grandpapa is a good start. Blessings on you Eve and William. Papa, tell me you are old…
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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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Words Are All We Have Right Now
September 2013
This is dedicated to all those who have lost loved ones. The pain is real, the loss persists and life is never the same without them. When eyes…
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Ode to a Style’s Lost Style
August 2013
Inspiration is to be found in strange places and within strange contexts. This poem is dedicated, not so much to a stile alone and stranded between two fields…
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Isolation’s So Not Fair!
August 2013
Those who fall out with fellow students and offer physical or verbal abuse in retaliation, could look forward to being supervised by a teacher during lessons and at…
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Green
June 2013
One way to keep pupils attentive is for them to know that their teacher is noting their work ethic, behaviour, whether set objectives have been met; better still…
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Not Everyone Embraces Progress
June 2013
Those redundant items that litter your household may come back to haunt you. / This is a lesson in caring for all those spectacles that have allowed you…
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From Land to Water
June 2013
For all those who thought that someone was being helpful by providing them with a temporary place to lay their head. What they got instead was to see…
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Cold Start
June 2013
Wet windows, missing frost by inches; / Fingers feel those icy pinches; / Cold and damp squeeze hard on skin; / Frosty fabric slaps my shin; / Shoes…
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GOD’S TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH
March 2013
For all those who have dragged themselves into work the morning after influenza strikes. I cough and wheeze the whole night through; / My head feels as though…