Category Archives: Poem

O Keeper of Souls

  KEEPER OF SOULS   H. W. Bryce   To all we have lost to Covid 19 O mighty Keeper of Souls, Please keep the soul of my (Annie).* Please tend it in your Garden of Grace. Let it blossom, … Continue reading

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  WHEN A MASK IS A GOOD THING H.  W. Bryce   A masked man is a threat, Other than the Lone Ranger and the like. Masks are for bank robbers, thieves, Hold up men. Masks mark threats, Represent danger. … Continue reading

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Mr. Bryce Regrets

  Mr. BRYCE REGRETS   Mr. Bryce regrets he cannot attend today, He is sorry, he is town bound And cannot travel today. Mr. Bryce will try for a better way.   He wishes you well, and wishes to tell … 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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Fellowship

  FELLOWSHIP   We live inside our own wee worlds, Within our community inside our country; Communication sometimes fails. Yet your World and mine are rich, so rich we have Love to spare. Let us trade in love, true And … Continue reading

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Looking Back

  Looking Back   The aromas echo…in the air. The voices waft and linger… And the memories feel of lovers Who danced upon the strand.   Once, when I was younger, And my voice was that much stronger, I held … Continue reading

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