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World Mental Health Day: Don't Chase The World
DON’T CHASE THE WORLD
Why do I feel such a waste of space?
Why is life always such a race –
To emulate, or, better yet
To surpass the success with which others have met?
Is this the world in which I live?
Is this the future I wish to give
To those who follow on from...
Posted at 08:33am on 10th October 2018
National Poetry Day: My Poem, Picked For A Purpose
A seed, a weed, is sown and grown,
This is your life, you know!
The soil, the toil till it’s full blown
Bring happiness and woe.
The root, the shoot, the stem and leaf
The pain the rain of life,
The sun, your joy, gives way to grief
As struggles become rife.
Nipped in the bud you wonder...
Posted at 11:49am on 6th October 2016
Three Thoughts For Christmas & The New Year
Have you ever found that sometimes, various, seemingly disparate, things have come together and you've heard a still small voice? Some truth about life that's been revealed to you? Something that's previously eluded you, but has now come into sharp focus?
It can happen, as I discovered, even in the busyness...
Posted at 02:26am on 20th December 2011
So You Want To Be A Writer? Questions & Answers
I was reading a poem titled “So you want to be a writer?” by author Charles Bukowski a while ago. It begins:
“If it doesn't come bursting out of you
in spite of everything, don't do it.”
And continues with the urge NOT to “do it” if you’re after fame or fortune, status or any...
Posted at 05:39am on 1st September 2010
Spoof Poetry: Or Gripes From The Chancel
No time for a blog today because we're about to go away for the weekend. So I thought I'd put up this poem for your enjoyment. It was sent to me some years ago.
IMMORAL, IMPOSSIBLE, GOD ONLY KNOWS(Tune: St. Denio)
1. Immoral, impossible, God only knows
how tenors and basses, sopranos, altos
at...
Posted at 05:10am on 20th March 2010
Bereavement Poetry - Death Is But A Door
IF YOU WISH TO USE THIS POEM FOR THE BEREAVED DURING A FUNERAL OR THANKSGIVING SERVICE, PLEASE SEE THE FREE REPRINT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE.
I lost my daughter some years ago, so I know what it’s like dealing with the loss of a loved one. You wonder...
Posted at 00:06am on 26th September 2009
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