tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83363810663611979722024-03-08T11:08:09.644-08:00Limericks, Haiku, Poems and PoetryA blog and link to my posted content of poetry, limericks, Haiku and tips on poetry writing. There will also be some discussion as to the history of poems and poetry throughout history and the various forms around the world.William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-32436538043409713152018-02-25T12:31:00.001-08:002018-02-25T12:31:47.548-08:00"That Good Night"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">by William Elliott</span></div>
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William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-83482280789297881292014-02-19T14:38:00.001-08:002014-02-19T14:38:14.537-08:00The Guide Dog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last November, I was lucky enough to receive a guide dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California.<br />
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Having a guide dog has changed my life drastically. I am now much more mobile and outgoing personally.<br />
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Here is a tribute to my guide dog, Leif and to all other guide dogs.<br />
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<strong>The Guide Dog</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong><br />
Forwar, on.<br />
The handle pulls.<br />
Muscles move the journey on.<br />
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Walking pace by my side,<br />
A world to see,<br />
With you my guide.<br />
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Warm and soft,<br />
muscle and fur.<br />
Now and then a treat offer.<br />
Pull my boy,<br />
Hard againt the drag<br />
When praises are sung,<br />
Your tail will wag.<br />
<br /><br />
Thank you Dog,<br />
What a world you serve,<br />
Licks and hugs,<br />
Never swerve/</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-85302305396595979912013-03-29T10:09:00.000-07:002013-03-29T10:09:37.170-07:00Easter Poem<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
He came for me,<br />
He came for you.<br />
We wander with little to do.<br />
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He Hung for me<br />
He hung for you.<br />
We watch with nothing to do.<br />
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He prayed for me<br />
He prayed for you<br />
When Evil comes our lips are still<br />
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He shared with me<br />
He shared with you<br />
Do I ever share with you?<br />
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He came with light,<br />
He destroyed the night.<br />
Wecan all share His love of light.<br />
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He took away my fear of life.<br />
He saved us all from fear and strife<br />
Go with Him to Paradise.<br />
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In a stable the Promise came<br />
Sought no fortune or fame.<br />
On Friday the promise died.<br />
<br />
Three days later<br />
The Promise thrived.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-88727540274814465492013-03-27T13:19:00.000-07:002013-03-27T13:19:51.687-07:00Swan : A Haiku<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Swan glide on the lake</h4>
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Paddling; furiously, race</h4>
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Glide calmly serene</h4>
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This haiku, came to me watching swans at the local park. They seem to effortlessly glide through the water but when you watch more closely they are paddling themselves furiously.</h4>
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Often what we see as reality is not real, but is in our imagination.</div>
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William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-81409056506870599282013-03-17T18:00:00.000-07:002013-03-17T18:00:21.283-07:00Daffodils - William Wordsworth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Now it is March and when I think of this month, it doesn't bring to mind either St. Patrick or the Eides of March.<br />
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When I lived in England March in my garden was the month of Daffodils.<br />
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One of the greatest poems by Britain's pre-eminent Poet laureate of the late Georgian and early Victorian period, William Wordsworth was Daffodils, the story of a walk by one of the lakes in Englands Lake District, close to the border with Scotland.<br />
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The Lake District is well worth a visit in any time of year but this poem firmly sets March in my mind as a perfect time.<br />
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William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-17758079450500411462013-03-15T09:52:00.000-07:002013-03-15T09:52:49.528-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There was a young man of Obaan.<br />
Who decided to play in the Open.<br />
He hit the ball so far<br />
People thought it a shooting star.<br />
But he didn't win the Open.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-56339816813503113122013-03-14T13:26:00.000-07:002013-03-14T13:26:40.396-07:00Along the way: A Poem About Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Along the way<br />
We sing and play.<br />
Each day<br />
We Pray<br />
Just one more day.<br />
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Along the way<br />
We sit and staay.<br />
Call a friend<br />
Little thought of end.<br />
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Along the way<br />
We go through life.<br />
Lucky few to love a wife,<br />
Sad the ones with only strife.<br />
Sing a song, Play the fife.<br />
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Along the way<br />
Ne'er forget<br />
Your time is now<br />
Soon to be through.<br />
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Along the way<br />
Share the joy,<br />
There's no time to be coy.<br />
Thanks give for every girl and boy/<br />
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Along the way<br />
Sing and dance<br />
Life is yours<br />
By mere chance.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-85338960367324292562013-03-10T13:21:00.000-07:002013-03-17T19:27:08.498-07:00The Frog in the Night<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><em>The frog sings shrill screech.</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Comes from the night, velvet black.</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Spring </em></strong><strong><em>Rain falls soft cloud.</em></strong></div>
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The frog in the night was suggested by the recent spate of awaking frogs calling after dusk.</div>
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Recent rain has brought out frogs here in the Central Valley and the evenings are filled woth loud croaks and squeeks as they call to each other.</div>
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William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-82201126229235672682013-03-08T09:58:00.000-08:002013-03-08T17:58:04.202-08:00California Rain : A Haiku<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last night was a night of heavy rain here in Central California.<br />
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It must have reached somewhere deep in my imagination, because when I awoke this haiku was fully formed in my mind and unusually did not disappear with my morning shower or cup of tea.<br />
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I hope that you like it. <br />
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Let me know what you think with a comment or pass this on to your friends.<br />
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<em><strong>Skyfall of God's tears .</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong> Soft, Cold on my window pane,</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>California.</strong></em> </div>
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William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-11814382254679843492013-02-28T22:33:00.000-08:002013-02-28T22:33:51.338-08:00Train Ride<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Patter down the track,<br />
Never looking back.<br />
Clickerty clack, Clickerty Clack.<br />
Ride the rails, Ride the rails,<br />
Ride to where the sun pales.<br />
Down the track, down the track.<br />
Never look back.<br />
Clickerty Clack, Clickerty Clack.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-38168543312964920962013-02-25T13:59:00.001-08:002013-02-25T14:00:29.347-08:00Stumble in the Valley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A pace too slow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"Away we go!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With a clickety, click.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Rattle my stick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Stumble on broken ground,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A way through must be found.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Before the end of day,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Never to lose my way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I stumble on the valley floor,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Stumble to your very door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To stumble on to the love I'd crave,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Till you place me in the grave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Then for all the wanted need,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You and God my soul do feed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All in want of haste,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Left me to stumble and chased.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Run I cannot,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To that place too hot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Where there once<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Was my lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now I pass through your door,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The gift of life to adore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Praise and sing aloud,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Saves us all from the crowd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-42724923268583518392013-01-22T22:04:00.000-08:002013-01-22T22:04:31.265-08:00Valentine Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Standing on the corner,<br />
Waiting for some time.<br />
To share with a lover,<br />
Please be my Valentine.<br />
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Waiting on a corner,<br />
Waiting all the time.<br />
Ne'er does she pass,<br />
Ne'er my Valentine.<br />
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Shivering on the corner,<br />
Cold to the bone.<br />
Ring, Ring there goes my phone,<br />
Who is it calling be my Valentine.<br />
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"I see you standing,<br />
Why stand all alone?<br />
Come inside,<br />
And be my Valentine."<br />
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Warm pulses sing,<br />
As I walk to you.<br />
For you, <br />
My love will be true.<br />
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Ne'er Wait on the corner,<br />
Wishing for a Valentine.<br />
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Show her that you <br />
Love her<br />
Make everyday <br />
Your Valentine.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-60816619404428837732013-01-01T09:22:00.000-08:002013-01-01T09:22:09.179-08:00New Year's Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The party's cleared away,<br />
for a world ashen grey.<br />
Now all the hope are done,<br />
A new year has begun.<br />
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What is left to say,<br />
in a world so ashen grey.<br />
Hope for summers sun,<br />
When a New Year's just begun.<br />
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This year like the last,<br />
Will soon fly past.<br />
Buried with all the rest.<br />
No promise it won't be the last.<br />
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Live each day with cheer<br />
Doubt not and never fear.<br />
This is a New Year of hope again.<br />
The New Year has just begun.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-18648743120569584042012-12-07T14:47:00.001-08:002012-12-07T14:49:18.958-08:00'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Dr. Clement Clark Moore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
'Twas Dr. Clement Clark Moore that named the traditional reindeer in this poem which helped create our modern day "traditional" Christmas.<br />
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Can you name all the reindeer before you watch the video?<br />
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No you will not find Rudolph there. Rudolph was actually created for an advertising campaign in Chicago during the 1930's.<br />
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This is a lovely rendition of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas.<br />
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Enjoy.<br />
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Merry Christmas!</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-84187238897522816882012-11-30T09:37:00.002-08:002012-11-30T09:37:57.749-08:00End of a Dog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I want to ease your pain<br />
Never more, you'll run again.<br />
Those tired old eyes.<br />
Your long sad sighs.<br />
You stumble on our walk,<br />
I look and see that familiar stare,<br />
Yet I know the puppy is no longer there.<br />
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And when your head lies down to rest.<br />
I know I did my best.<br />
For eighteen years you were my guide<br />
Then With a nod your old heart died.<br />
Now forever in memory true,<br />
Nothing left for me of you.<br />
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No rattle of trotting claw<br />
No scratching of the door.<br />
No sad goodbye morning bark.<br />
No cheery yapping at the park.<br />
Only silence fills my day.<br />
Since the morn you went away.<br />
My heart breaks for you <br />
For so long you were true<br />
Now there is nothing here of you.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-11801704427259777802012-11-03T16:38:00.000-07:002012-11-03T16:38:53.499-07:00In Flanders Fields - Lt Col Dr. John McCrae<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a name='more'></a>As we approach yet another Rememberance Day, let us take another look at the poem which gave us the enduring symbol of rememberance, the field poppy.<br />
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In some ways it is ironic that John McCrae chose the field poppy as the marker of the battlefield and the horror of warfare. The field poppy had long been seen in folklore as a means of sleep, as a source of opiates it caused drowsiness and was for the Romans a aid to rest and forgetfulness. The field poppy spread across Europe with the Roman armies and where they grew wheat so grew the field poppy.<br />
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The poppy thrived in disturbed ground, the short life cycle of the plants meant they could grow flower and set seed in less time than the surrounding wheat crops. By the early twentieth century wheat fields often glowed red with this delicate flower and the ground was filled with millions of seeds ready to grow and bloom at the least disturbance.<br />
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In 1914-1918 the great disturbance came as World War One broke out. Flowers of poppies bloomed across the battle scarred landscapes of France and Flanders.<br />
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This excerpt from a Charlie Brown animation gives us a nice rendition of the short poem by Dr. John McCrae.<br />
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I hope you like it too.</div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-14213185150775990082012-08-23T14:40:00.001-07:002012-08-23T14:44:55.469-07:00Something Blastoma... A Poem of Cancer Diagnosis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In recent months I have had a roller coaster ride of emotions.<br />
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Last December I had what I thought was a bad cold and Bronchitis. Following a Chest X-Ray and other tests giving results from "Valley Fever" ( a nasty fungal lung infection) this would be my first time. I got a even nastier diagnosis from a doctor. Lung Cancer.<br />
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Though the doctor was not sure of the result for certain. He came up with a stunning piece of news. I will tell you now though that I am not taking this doctors word, and have made arrangements for a second opinion in a few days. <br />
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But that is by the by.<br />
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The news was a shock. As with many traumatic events. I was moved to write a poem. "Something Blastoma..." is the result.<br />
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To read <a href="http://voices.yahoo.com/something-blastoma-poem-11696804.html?cat=5">Something Blastoma... A Poem CLICK HERE.</a></div>
William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-40869377084607649512012-05-27T11:28:00.002-07:002012-05-27T11:29:16.174-07:00Memorial Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hunched he stands,<br />
Head hung low.<br />
Above the sound,<br />
Jets fly low.<br />
An old man , no place to go.<br />
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Above the sky,<br />
Of Truest Blue.<br />
Whiteness Red stained,<br />
For you and me.<br />
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The flag,<br />
Unfolds upon the breeze.<br />
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As he stands,<br />
'Neath the trees.<br />
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Beneath his feet,<br />
A friend or son.<br />
Who gave his all<br />
For Everyone.<br />
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If peace shall come our way,<br />
Let us not forget<br />
The Cost<br />
Of Memorial Day.</div>William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-56708974312925290932012-03-09T18:33:00.001-08:002012-03-09T18:33:39.881-08:00That Certain Smile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
That certain smile<br />
No time can take.<br />
Within my heart,<br />
You'll never break.<br />
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Those shining eyes<br />
Hold no surprise.<br />
O'er your shoulder glance<br />
Make my heart dance.<br />
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Your soft blonde curls<br />
My fingers trace.<br />
Love is always <br />
On your face.<br />
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In angers fire,<br />
Another desire.<br />
In lovers light<br />
We do not fight.<br />
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My heart grows near,<br />
You lend your ear.<br />
I whisper of love,<br />
My turtle dove.<br />
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Sing just for me,<br />
From you so free.<br />
I give all I have<br />
To be with thee.</div>William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-79327455002368229542012-02-16T21:28:00.000-08:002012-02-16T21:28:57.961-08:00Darker than Night- A Poem of Blindness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Darkness comes,<br />
From sudden light.<br />
Darker now than darkest night.<br />
Nowhere for me to fly,<br />
Why should I not lie?<br />
Who knows what to say?<br />
Who would care for more today?<br />
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Love is blind,<br />
Or so They say.<br />
Justice blind,<br />
So why I pray?<br />
God took away your sight,<br />
So that you might see the light.<br />
How cruel to blame,<br />
My God!<br />
Who are you?<br />
What am I to do?<br />
Pause and wait in silent prayer,<br />
Someone out there really does care.<br />
Hold my hand for all beware.<br />
Now I am atop the stair.</div>William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-82629492640195603292012-02-12T05:05:00.000-08:002012-02-12T05:05:38.672-08:00Broken Valentine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In class we'd talk of themes,<br />
You'd never hear my dreams.<br />
Talk of how Brooke's Soldier dies,<br />
Of Owen's guttering lies.<br />
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Then trembling in the halls,<br />
I'd wait until the bell calls.<br />
Wait in trembling fear<br />
Would you even be here?<br />
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Then in answer to its ring,<br />
Then my heart began to sing.<br />
There you are my dazzling blonde.<br />
Whom my heart will always be fond.<br />
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In your eyes of shining blue.<br />
Love for me I will see.<br />
Take from my hand,<br />
This card of Love on your dresser to stand.<br />
"<br />
What is this?"<br />
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I hear that laugh.<br />
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Then a moments sad sigh,<br />
Card in hand you pass me by.<br />
To the waste bin you do toss.<br />
My heart for a loss.<br />
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Strike me for a fool,<br />
Gave my heart for you to rule.<br />
When in times anew,<br />
Someone else will e'er be true.</div>William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-28167129496620493752012-02-01T06:02:00.000-08:002012-02-01T16:14:50.711-08:00Four Seasons: To My Wife<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
You make Angels in the snow,<br />
"It's Cold Don't ya' know?"<br />
You laugh and throw,<br />
A snowball at my toe.<br />
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I love you more and more,<br />
When wind and rain do roar.<br />
The warming of the days,<br />
Beings light to your face.<br />
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In Spring I hear you sing,<br />
Watching swallows on the wing.<br />
You hold me in your arms<br />
Share all your charms.<br />
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With the Summer's fire,<br />
You do inspire.<br />
We walk along the beach,<br />
Now you chase, but just out of reach.<br />
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Then when the world goes brown,<br />
You never wear a frown.<br />
Oh my darling wife,<br />
Each year you bring light to my life.</div>William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336381066361197972.post-26885301333759926222012-01-25T19:43:00.000-08:002012-01-25T20:13:57.074-08:00First World War Poetry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As Wilfred Owen wrote in the introduction to his anthology of First World War poetry, published shortly before his death in 1918. "There is no poetry in war, only pity, and the poetry is in the pity."</div>
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This is a wonderful collection of the greatest poetry from World War I. Among the poets are the aforementioned Owen, Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brook and Rudyard Kipling.</div>
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This anthology brings together the patriotic, the heroic and the tragic face of war poetry.</div>
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I cannot say it is beautiful, much of the poetry is hard and ripped by the struggle of life in the trenches of France and Flanders, but it does tear your heart with the pity of it all. And as Owen said, there lies the poetry.</div>
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In darkness do I wander,<br />
searching for? I wonder?<br />
For the dearest love to ponder,<br />
Are you there? Lover or a bounder?<br />
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To steal my heart? I wonder<br />
Or break my heart assunder.<br />
Love me now and tender,<br />
For your love is a wonder.<br />
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Dance with me a polka,<br />
As we did when younger.<br />
Brush away this fever<br />
My darling dancing Diva.<br />
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Bright, Blackness, Taps along.<br />
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Touching faces seeing no more.<br />
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Grey ghosts file by. Blind.</div>William Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354385239634757529noreply@blogger.com0