Posted in Family Poetry, Poetry on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I want to see my mother’s eyes of blue
I want to see some happy memories too
But though I try and try with all my might
all I ever see is red and white
I want to smell the hops and see the green
I want to conjure up what childhoods mean
but every time I shut my eyes up [...]
Posted in Family Poetry, Poetry on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Although your age in months
Is but a meagre minus three
I’m writing this to let you know
You mean the world to me
Just thinking of the joy you’ll bring
In all the years to come
Replaces all my winter moans
With glorious summer sun
I want to introduce myself
I’m your Uncle G
And tell you that you’ll always have
A friend right here [...]
Posted in Inspirational, Poetry on October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I walked a mile with Pleasure
She chattered all the way
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say
I walked a mile with Sorrow
And ne’er a word said she
But oh, the things
I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me
