I think this was written around the same time as my poem Silks and Spices in the Time of Marco Polo. Once I heard the world was round Of course it must be flat That’s a very tall story, pooh to that! Philosophers say the world is round Surely that cannot be! The church argued… Continue reading Stories and Rumours Once Heard
Category: Other writing and poems
Country Life
It’s moonlight in the meadow The stars are shining true See the pansies dancing Purple, red and blue Walking in the meadow See the clumps of grass Walking in the meadow The time has come to pass Silver is the moonlight Gold are the stars Soon it will be twilight I bet I dream of… Continue reading Country Life
Blue
Blue is sea, blue is sky Blue is water that slowly winds by Blue is cold and blue is the moon Blue is the waters Upon a deep lagoon Blue is forget-me-nots Upon a summer’s day Blue is the bluebells In the month of May Blue is fresh And blue is cool Blue is a… Continue reading Blue
The Ghost Ship
I think I wrote this some time in junior (elementary) school along with a story about the ghost ship. The moral of the story: the (golden) pen is mightier than the sword! … In the moon, silvery bright I saw a ship shining in the night In the ship was a lady With beauty so… Continue reading The Ghost Ship
Unrequited
This was written such a long time ago. I was so very unhappy for much of my childhood and teenage years. Sometimes it pains me to read some of these poems, but I still want to share them because I believe that sometimes people can identify with certain aspects of them. So close together So… Continue reading Unrequited