Poems
This page is for some of my poems, written over the years.
I'll add more as I rediscover them - or write some more...!
Feel free to share them, as long as they are suitably attributed to me
Poems with a Christian slant...
Spontaneous poem written outdoors on silent retreat in April 2023 at St Beuno's, N Wales, reflecting on the need to get away from the hustle and bustle...
Spontaneous poem written in my garden July 2022 when having some quiet "God-time"
Written and performed in Autumn 1981 during 2 weeks Preliminary Teaching Experience at St Anthony's Primary School, Watford, before beginning Secondary Maths PGCE course
The lyrics for the song I wrote in 1981 for my own wedding - sheet music available in "Other Christian Music"
Other poems
Written and performed in 1979 for the after-show meal following the Priory Players' home-grown pantomime “Pantomonium”, where the evil Black Baroness makes all the Fairy Tales go wrong - I played the hero dog Bonzo. Poem written as a quirky back-story to the plot, for the cast to enjoy...
Written in 1988 when working as a Survey Executive for ICI Paints (Dulux) in Slough. It was published in the ICI Paints Market Research Magazine.