Best Man For All Seasons Poems

...for the Rev Eric Shirvell-Price


A blizzard of papers blanketed his desk.
His pipe rack stood like a chess piece, 
mutely waiting to be shifted.
Sepia toned photographs lined the mantlepiece,
like soldiers standing at attention, 
and there was a smell of stale tobacco.
Volumes and manuscripts burst
from a bookshelf,...

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moral tug-of-war
King Henry VIII's divorce-
Sir Thomas no more...

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A Man for All Seasons.

Well Barack Obama has won a last,
The Country swayed like barley grass.
We all look forward beyond today
The people now have had their say.

The World still spins around and round
But squares itself for a brand new sound.
For hope it resonates, what a...

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...for the Rev Eric Shirvell-Price


A blizzard of papers blanketed his desk.
His pipe rack stood like a chess piece, 
mutely waiting to be shifted.
Sepia toned photographs lined the mantlepiece,
like soldiers standing at attention, 
and there was a smell of stale tobacco.
Volumes and manuscripts burst
from a bookshelf,...

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Is exactly who you are!
There for us all, you are a humble, 
shining star.
When feeling down, you stand there
for me?
A humble poet, dedicated first, to
God’s divinity.
Then always, at work, you, serving humanity.
You are some special human, who never complains!
Not even in the midst of emotional...

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A man for all seasons,
A well seasoned man.

Creating borders and gardens,
With a well drilled plan.

A natural flair for a detailed scheme,
Hornbeam or Box for that private screen.

Colour and structure always in mind,
Planting for futures and halcyon times.

Dad loved his work with his very full life,
Beautifully...

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