I have always enjoyed reading poetry, my favourite is still "Night Mail". Having learnt it by heart as a child from The Children's Book of Verse, I can still recite the evocative poem, my favourite line being "Faster than fairies, faster than witches". Aaah, now we're getting to the crux of the matter, right to the heart - fantasy and make believe - this must be where my love of the paranormal stems from.
I have always enjoyed reading poetry, my favourite is still "Night Mail". Having learnt it by heart as a child from The Children's Book of Verse, I can still recite the evocative poem, my favourite line being "Faster than fairies, faster than witches". Aaah, now we're getting to the crux of the matter, right to the heart - fantasy and make believe - this must be where my love of the paranormal stems from. In later years, through Friends Reunited, was put in contact with a childhood friend who turns out to be non other than that esteemed poet, John Greening. I have since become addicted to John's poetry, especially as many of his poems reflect the places and childhood he and I shared.
Writing, be it prose or poetry comes from the heart. It doesn't have to rhyme, it doesn't have to have fancy names for each kind of form. What it must have is feeling, emotion, depth and, importantly, touch the heart of the reader. Poetry is also a wonderful of expression, a means to release angst and emotion.
Many of my poems will never be read by others, they are written for me, by me, and in their time they have helped to understand and heal the pain and torment in my life. Many others are purely for the enjoyment of life, of nature, of all things. Often inspired by the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside around me or by people who have connected with me in some way I have shared one or two with you and hope each in its own way touches your heart.
iting, be it prose or poetry comes from the heart. It doesn't have to rhyme, it doesn't have to have fancy names for each kind of form. What it must have is feeling, emotion, depth and, importantly, touch the heart of the reader. Poetry is also a wonderful of expression, a means to release angst and emotion.
Many of my poems will never be read by others, they are written for me, by me, and in their time they have helped to understand and heal the pain and torment in my life. Many others are purely for the enjoyment of life, of nature, of all things. Often inspired by the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside around me or by people who have connected with me in some way I have shared one or two with you and hope each in its own way touches your heart.