Category Archives: Advocate

One Day a Year

  ONE DAY A YEAR   H. W. Bryce   Today, September 21, 2020, is UN International Day of Peace   One day a year. One day a year. Is that all peace is worth? One day a year?                Well … Continue reading

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Aching for a hug

  ACHING FOR A HUG   H. W. Bryce   My arms are aching for a hug, My heart is yearning   for my drug— That’s you, my love, and you my friend, And you and you and you, my all, … Continue reading

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To Those Gone Before

  TO THOSE GONE BEFORE H. W. Bryce   I will not say goodbye, nor so long, But see ya, soon, won’t be long. To your memory we kneel, With our love we place our seal. To all of you … Continue reading

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Funeral Service

  FUNERAL NOTICE   H. W. Bryce   Dearly beloved, we are gathered here this day, We few of our company who remain, to celebrate the death of one among us, one who touched each and every one of us. … Continue reading

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The 11th Commandment

  THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT In honour of Vimy Ridge Day, April 09. My poem is below. The good and the evil. First World War Monument to victory over the evil. Second World War “crematorium” ( a sort of mass murder … Continue reading

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How Green Was Our Valley

  HOW GREEN WAS OUR VALLEY H. W. Bryce How green was our valley before the city came. Back yards were full of gardens, now our cupboards Are filled with produce from abroad. What a shame. The sky turned black … Continue reading

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Content

CONTENT CONTENT   To Understanding and acceptance  H. W. Bryce   I was drawn to the article, by title, by description; by words. I went there. I was fascinated. I went to her personal page… She was black. I did … Continue reading

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