Category Archives: Life

How Green Was Our Valley

Posted on April 7, 2020 by admin

  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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Patience

Posted on March 2, 2020 by admin

  PATIENCE H. W. Bryce Troubled by the hurt that life brought into my life, I went for a drive. I know, I shouldn’t drive while Under the influence of anger and strife. But I did. I found myself out … Continue reading →

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I NEED SOCKS

Posted on January 27, 2020 by admin

  I NEED SOCKS Thinking of the homeless and the destitute And one who has just been rescued   (chorus) I need socks, I need shoes, I need to sing the blues, I’m alone, I’m feeling sad, It’s been years … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 17, 2019 by admin

    SHORT NIGHTS, LONG DAYS Short nights, long days. They’ll make you long and lean And hungry, like yon Cassius. They’ll wake your temper short, Earn distrust from the many. That long day’s night makes life a fright Your … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 23, 2019 by admin

  LIFE IS AN OPEN VERSE H. W. BRYCE   Life is an open verse, Often undisciplined                rugged and rough /with broken lines, unlike its synonyms, Frequently enjambed.   With calms between the storms, With reasons, maybe rhymes, … Continue reading →

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ELEGY TO THE ART OF LIVING

Posted on October 1, 2019 by admin

ELEGY TO THE ART OF LIVING H. W. Herb W Bryce The true art of living involves The ability to beggar your neighbour. If your neighbour has a treasure that you want, Have it; he’ll thank you for freeing up the … Continue reading →

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From these Hunched and Aching Shoulders

Posted on August 27, 2019 by admin

  From these hunched and aching shoulders Let drop the onuses of work and duty, Worries, fears and fretful tears. O merciful Gods of health and welfare, ease up the Ache of pressure, introduce me to the Odes of pleasure. … Continue reading →

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