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Stories in Rhyme - Maureen Higson
© 2016 Maureen Higson. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.
Published by AuthorHouse 09/19/2016
ISBN: 978-1-5246-6138-0 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-5246-6139-7 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-5246-6137-3 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016911971
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Contents
Dedication
Preface
Poetic Ride
A Letter from a good neighbour
Vicars Secret
Said the Wise man
New Toy
Surviving
Revelations
Worst kind of Politician
Appreciation
A dream Adventure
the healer
Relentless Time
The Appliance
The prizewinner
Dueling
Sea Voyage
Dream Time
A Softer Ambition
Forgotten.
The Haunted Sea Captain
John’s Home.
Wonder Cure
Ghost Train to London
Fairy Witness
The Champion
An Interlude
Calling Will’
The Rogue
The Invictus Games
Black Holes
All at Sea
Musings
The Hat
The Spell
Dracula’s Date
The Haunting
The Shed
An Old Friend
Beloved
Sob Story
Well Matched
Dr Jones
Pen Portrait of Tess
Living Memories
A Horsey Tale
A loving Son
Was it you?
Dance Duo
Cops And Robbers
The Tree.
The Ghoul.
Peace and Quiet,
Blame.
Who Rules?
Pain.
A Battle of Wills
In a Word
The Lesson
A Divided Heart
Lost Self
Devastation.
The Ghostly Stranger
A Night Out
Another World
A Painful Romance
Finding The Clue
Calling Time
The Highwayman’s lady
A Way of Life
An Elderly Pursuit.
Lost Identity
The Escapee
A Sad Tale.
Sea Adventure
Locked in Heaven
Betwixt Between
A Day Out With John. (My Lad)
Mars Bound
Weather Warning
Grandfather William. (apologies to Lewis Carroll)
The Bond
Free Spirit
Illusion
The best of Enemies
(an english attempt at a wild west tale)
Freedom.
Food for Thought
Happy Birth- Daze
Bedevilled
A Cautionary Tale
The Critic
The Toff
The Kingdom
The Star.
That’s Life
A Love Affair
The Wish
Lifes Changes
Visitation
True Love
The Spectre.
Dancing Queen. (apologies to Pam Ayres)
Loves Roundabout
A Greenfingered Solution
Infidelity.
Conversation.
Myrtles Magic.
Funny Poem
About the Author
DEDICATION
To Tony, Who suggested I write this book, and has been a tireless support.
To Roseleen, for her imaginative encouragement.
And Kath. appreciating the fun times.
PREFACE
Poetic Ride
I ride a powerful poetry horse
we storm through words and phrases,
leaping into seas of inspiration
and the mind fog it erases,
Weaving tapestrys of stories
while we are in full flight
turning, twisting sentences
until the lines are right
Sprinkling exclamation marks,
commas here and there
so now a poem’s taking shape,
and with a sense of flair,
His winged heels touching stories
that speak of fools and sages
For me to weave them into rhyme,
and lay them on the pages.
A Letter from a good neighbour
Dear Mr Reginald Hesquith Esquire,
I am writing to tell you your house is on fire,
I have been a good neighbour for quite a few years,
So I’m hoping this message will quieten your fears
in saying the firemen have gone to much trouble
by quelling the flames on most of the rubble,
I think you’ll appreciate there isn’t much left
of the house that was once an impressive address.
But I’m hoping your holiday is going well.
Respectfully yours,
Augustus John Snell.
Vicars Secret
Intriguing sounds are emanating through the vestry door.
Sounds like the vicars occupied, but how..I’m not quite sure,
He isn’t practising a sermon, or a very somber psalm
The noise is out of character, and fills me with alarm.
He obviously has company, but the bishop can’t be due.
I know he isn’t seeing me, it’s definitely not you,
So who’s stifling a giggle, to the clinking sound of glass,
and the raucous laughter tells me that he isn’t saying Mass.
Overcome by curiosity I must see what I can spy,
But peering through the keyhole I stare into someones eye.
Said the Wise man
I’ve said it before, now I’ll say it again
You carry two bags while you’re on the Earthplane,
In the first are the problems you’ll need to sort out,
The second holds answers that takes care of doubt
You all know the first one, holds all of your pain,
But the second tells how not to do it again.
The first shows exactly what you must work through
The second gives