Category Archives: Grief

Hey Folks – I’m Back!

From this… Hey Folks – I’m Back   Black Bond Books here have just informed me that my book Chasing a Butterfly “was one of our top 3 selling poetry books of 2017!”   Hurrah!   PS: I’ll be back … Continue reading

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State of Mind

  State of Mind State of Mind Old age is just a state of mind It is what you make of it If along the way you can be kind Then you’ll be fine at the end of it Middle … Continue reading

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Grief – A Simple Theory

  Grief – A Simple Theory Nonsense Verse By HWB To accept acceptance takes an accepting ’tude. You have to strike an accepting mood. Sometimes to reject acceptance is just rude But you have to go through a long prelude, … Continue reading

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There Is No End Date Set on Love

  There Is No End Date Put on Love There is no end date put on grief, No limit placed on loss, You can grieve, long as you please, Take your time to find your ease… There are ways that … Continue reading

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My Jesus Poems

    My Jesus Poems Apparently written in Istanbul, Dec 1963 In a letter forwarded by little sister Marjorie, Feb, 2013 I Stood Where Jesus Stood I stood where Christ stood, I sat within His cell; And at the Garden … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Gamble

  THE ULTIMATE GAMBLE These are rough notes to match the rough battle, at Vimy Ridge, a key battle in the First World War and a proving ground for a new Army from a new nation that hadn’t fully  gelled … Continue reading

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A Thousand Pieces – Part Three

  A Thousand Pieces – Part Three GUEST BLOG By Arden Nering Parts are breaking down and refusing to go The gas is getting old and the oil’s running low We try to do all the things that we can … Continue reading

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