Anthology

My poem 'IT'S RAINING' is to be puplished in the Forward Press Anthology
'The Symphony of Life' January 2012. This is one of a number of poems I will have had published in Forward Press Anthologies in the last 18 months.

I Missed Them All Today.

I missed my wife today
while she had to be away.
Realised how lonely I’d be
if she wasn’t here with me.

Without her love and smile
life wouldn’t be worthwhile
I missed my wife today.


I missed my children today
seeing them happily at play.
Sunny days and ice creams
bedtime stories before dreams.

They’ve grown and moved on
now my little ones are gone.
I missed my children today.


I missed my father today
working Monday to Friday.
Taking us out on Saturday.
preaching in church on Sunday.

Taken from us far too young
long before his life was done.
I missed my father today.


I missed my mother today
busily getting through the day.
Dinner cooking, smelling good
afternoon read when she could.

Never a moan, often a smile
looking after us, all the while.
I missed my mother today.

I missed them all today.

Poem of the month

POETRY RETREAT.COM = Voted my poem 'Children No More' as Poem of the week for 17th September 2011

Gold Awards

ALLPOETRY.COM = Gold Award in contest with 'All I Need Is You.' 15/09/2011
and Gold Award in contest with 'Keep Love's Candle Burning' 25/09/2011

Bronze Award

ALLPOERTY.com = Bronze Award in Contest 2/09/2011 for 'Strolling By The Sea'
(3rd place)

Honary metion

ALLPOETRY.COM = Awarded an Honary Mention in a contest for 'The Man You See'.

Gold Award

ALLPOETRY.COM = Gold Award in Contest Achieved with 'The House On The Hill'
on 20th August 2011

Love's Light Shining

I’ve found dark places,
in my mind.
But I’ve seen the
light there too.
You’ve been the light
of my life.
Since the day I
first met you.


You shine your light
in my heart.
So I’m never lost
in the dark.
And I can just
look at you.
To see love's light
shining through.

If you’ve dark places
in your mind.
I will do the
same thing too.
And shine a light
from my heart.
Of all of my
love for you.

I’ll shine my light
in your heart.
So you’re never lost
in the dark.
And I will just
look at you.
So you see love's
light shining too.

BRONZE AWARD

ALLPOETRY.COM = Bronze Award for 'A Friend In Me' 5/8/2011

Children Of Our Time

They look up above to the skies
with their young and innocent eyes.
Little children not really knowing
where their young lives are going.
Some are born of kings and queens
others just of people with dreams.
Some are born into families so poor
others destined for riches and more.


Adolescence will arrive out of the blue
their bodies will change, they will too!
Many will become technology slaves
and adopt some rather strange ways.
Boys will see girls, in a different light
and dream of them deep into the night.
Boys will wear clothing with a hood
girls will say they’re misunderstood.


They’ll be arrogant, just wanting fun
a bit like us, when we were young.
Some may learn from what they see
in the ways of people like you and me.
But they all deserve a chance in life
even just to be a good husband or wife.
To find happiness in whatever they do
and to know success and humility too.