20th Century
Four Poems
I have visited the 1st World War battlefields several times. I have attended the ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres honouring those lost with no known grave and I have sat weeping in the [more…]
Poetry
20th Century
‘The Promised Land,’ by Anon
Before the invention of social media, people in workplaces found ways to share humour, satire, and political commentary through handwritten or copied notes circulating informally among colleagues. Employees might create cartoons or sarcastic messages poking [more…]
Literature
Words Part – The Last
Words are the currency of communication; endlessly combined they express every emotions, pass on knowledge, contribute to an ordered society and fulfil many, many more functions. The Bee Gees had it right: ‘Words, words are [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part The Last
Nice comments by Brian and DJM regarding the standard of articles and serials published. They serve to amuse, entertain and educate us. Top notch indeed and I too am certain no other blog can match [more…]
Literature
Words Part Thirteen
Spring is sprung. The grass is gris, I wonder where the birdies is, The bird is on the wing, but that’s absurd. The wing is on the bird! Anon Beginning to feel like the season [more…]
Literature
Words Part Twelve
I am not sure where my love of poetry came from – in my grammar school we were introduced to so many great poets; Milton, Wordsworth, Taylor-Colleridge, Kipling, Dylan Thomas and others. I have followed [more…]
Literature
Words Part Eleven
These are some of my favourite short poems by William Butler Yeats The Lake Isle of Innisfree I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay [more…]
Literature
Words Part Ten
I want to introduce a lot of modern poetry but am constrained by the copyright rules and, due to lack of time, I am not able to do much at present. I expect to be [more…]
Literature
Words Part Nine
Three poems on the same theme – make the most of the time that we have. In the first poem two killer lines always get me. ‘But at my back I always hear Time’s winged [more…]