Poems About Life Love Friendship
Posted in Poems on Nov 1st, 2009
As those of you who have followed my poems know, I often write because of something in my life stirring me to comment.
Quite a number of years ago my life long friend married for a second time. Both he and his lady had grown children and I chided him how someone as plain as he [...]
Posted in Poems on Oct 29th, 2009
Many years ago I used to attend meetings of poets.
At one such meeting I heard a Russian called Yuri tell a story. He insisted the lights be turned out and he then lit a candle. He really created a mood and then told his tale. It struck me that so much of our history and [...]
Posted in Poems on Oct 18th, 2009
I am sometimes disappointed at the way we set up barriers to prevent us reaching our true potential. We lose courage and daring as life buffets us about, never realizing that it’s the struggle that is the essence of life.
We should celebrate our triumphs and learn from our tragedies. Yet so many of us cower [...]
Its a Girl!
I have some news of a personal nature. Most times I write poetry when something occurs in my life which has a profound effect on me. Last week, on the first day of spring [in Australia], my daughter had a baby girl, her first child.
Spring signifies a new beginning for life and what [...]
Posted in Poems on Jun 22nd, 2009
Many times I have contemplated what my real purpose in life is. I wrote this poem at a time when I realised that simply musing, whilst entertaining, was less important than actually doing things and that wasting time simply robbed you of life. Life that could be spent in getting things done.
Comes a Time
Comes a [...]
Posted in Poems on Jun 17th, 2009
I’ve posted Ollie’s latest poem Journey on poemhunter.com and it already got 2 reviews. This is a great site with thousands of poems from poets all around the world. Like it? Please leave a comment on poemhunter too.
Here is what Ollie said about Journey:
I have found much of my life to be a two edged [...]
Posted in Webmasters Favorite Poems on May 26th, 2009
I found a great short inspirational poem called Don’t Just Give Up by a lady who goes by the handle of C5. She is writing her day to day life as poetry. One poem for each day for one year.
The poem was written as a personal message to herself, but I found it to be [...]
