Best Funchal Poems

The beach at Orca Praia – Funchal Madeira

The powerful deep blue ocean
Expends its tidal force
Pounding down upon sea pebbles
With thud and smash so coarse

Watching from...

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One of the loveliest islands I've been
Malta fits that bill without doubt
Valletta and Mellieha are real highlights
summer sunshine is an attraction to count

Venice is one...

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This years holiday took us to Madeira
an island of exquisite beauty so rare
having a history rolling back decades
raising its inhabitants looking so fair

Columbus himself stepped...

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A Games Maker at London’s Paralympics 2012, 
Stephanie used to be a competitor able-bodied, 
In the Great Britain team, mind on the Olympics, 
Even tho’...

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Rebecca was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, 
Aged seven and was born in 19th December 1999,
In Droitwich Spa which is in Worcestershire county: 
She trains, works...

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Matt’s dad Mike works in IT for Nissan, 
So when he won gold at Rio de Janerio, 
For the 100m freestyle in the S9 category,...

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Bethany swum for Ireland in London’s Paras, 
Her teacher dad used to be a church minister, 
She enjoys the Christian Fellowship Church, 
And raises her...

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Andrew came in behind Daniel Dias, 
Brazil’s most popular swimming star, 
Three times at Rio: 2 bronze, 1 silver, 
In the 50m butterfly, IM and...

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Scott was born premature, five weeks, 
With his brain fused to his skull, 
It was Crouzon syndrome, dysostosis, 
And doctors operated to null. 

He was...

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“Perfect practice makes perfect”,  
Is Charlotte’s motto in life, principa:
She swims and plays piano, oboe, 
Loves musicals: Les Mis, Wicked.

Born without fully developed legs,...

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Susie was inspired by the Beijing Paralympics, 
To pursue her talent at swimming, to train hard, 
So she was classified as an S7, deformed limbs,
And...

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Harriet has Beckwith-wiedemann syndrome, 
Something which shortened her right side, 
And she also his difficulty with blood sugar, 
But she’s a dog lover of Baya...

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May England be
     a enormous ship called:
     "Queen of the Seas"
      And...

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Jon always does a Rubix Cube, 
Before swims for his nerve, 
He’s a self-confessed motorhead, 
Loves driving Lamorghini’s. 

Born on the 30th of May in...

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Stephen is Libby Clegg’s younger brother, 
Their other brother is James - all 3 at Rio, 
Because they all have Stargardt’s Disease, 
A deteriorating eye...

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