Fell in love with poetry at Grammar school after reading Rupert Brooke. Membership of the Manchester Poetical Society lapsed after moving to North Wales. Professionally, a career as a motor engineer, then after redundancy qualified as a teacher in Adult and Further Education and as a Business Adviser and Trainer. Interests include motorcycling, steam locomotives, guitar playing and stretching the mind.
Widowed, four adult children and four grandchildren. Living in North Wales, close to the sea.
FLANDERS MUD
A song of the soldiers, after the war
Flanders mud, Flanders mud,
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August Bank Holiday
What shall we do today, Maggie?
Let's take the kids to the country;
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I like the way that trains come into stations,
they have a sense of purpose, seldom found
in buses when they reach their destinations:
even aircraft act like they're reluctant
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'And this is Queen Victoria' said the guide
'As you can see she's not amused'.
He laughed and moved on.
A gawp of tourists trailed behind.
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I saw you in the swimming pool
And recognised you straight away,
Despite the fact that you've grown fat
And your hair is going grey.
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