Category Archives: Memories

Another Goodbye

Posted on September 1, 2018 by admin

  Herb W Bryce August 27 at 8:57 AM ·  ANOTHER GOODBYE Here we are again, Gathered in another place, another time, Same old ceremony, Same goodbye. What fault is it in the Human condition that brings us to this, Time … Continue reading →

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Stuck on Daddy’s Old Model T

Posted on April 23, 2018 by admin

= Stuck on Daddy’s Old Model T There I was, facing a bald open field, Chilled on a cold hoar-frosty day, Hunting for the enemy scouting group When I spotted a copse in the dip.   I half ran, half … Continue reading →

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Bowlful of Seashells

Posted on April 16, 2018 by admin

  Bowlful of Seashells H. W. Bryce   I have on my desk a bowlful of seashells.   As I sit and stare at them My gaze waters and ripples, And out of the shadowy colours Wavers an image– Of … Continue reading →

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Your Greatest Gift: First Prize

Posted on March 29, 2018 by admin

  Apparently I wrote this in Istanbul, Dec 1963. From a letter from me forwarded by little sister Marjorie, Feb, 2013. I called them My Jesus Poems. I follow these with a today poem, in the reaffirmation of humankind’s Greatest Gift. I … Continue reading →

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Evenings Are Long When at First You Are Alone

Posted on March 19, 2018 by admin

  Evenings Are Long When at First You are Alone   H. W. Bryce   Evenings are long when at first you’re alone, And silence falls as dead and deaf as stone. There’s no one else, and no one ever … Continue reading →

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Hey Folks – I’m Back!

Posted on February 12, 2018 by admin

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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Upon Looking Back

Posted on December 18, 2017 by admin

  Upon Looking Back Upon looking back At the turmoil of my life, I can see it all n ow, What I couldn’t see then: I did have the strength, I did deal with everything. I did grow stronger In … Continue reading →

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