Best Reid Poems

Stef, born in New Zealand’s fine country, 
Moved to Canada aged 4 with her parents, 
Where she had a boating accident aged 9,
Which amputated her right foot for her life. 

She’s married to fellow Paralympian fast, 
Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos, 
And they both train...

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Melissa always dreamed of being a beach lifeguard, 
But when it got to the age when she asked about it, 
She was told she could not because of her eye sight, 
Since she is visually impaired and so can't see well. 

Whilst studying sports science...

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Gordon, or Gio, is a wheelchair tennis player, 
And comes from Helensburgh in Scotland, 
He won the very first Wimbledon this year, 
For the wheelchair men’s singles grandstand. 

Six weeks after leaving hospital with a chair, 
He won the B Division Singles in Glasgow
At the...

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Thirty-two imperfect kisses march out across the very first page of a scattering 
Of another lover's love letters.
A book which, read cover to well-loved cover in an hour or so, 
Contains unimaginable sadness and unabridged despair,
But undeniable love, too, much like our own.

My Love, my...

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from the minute you gave your soul 
into the safe keeping of Jesus Christ
you went on to lead an upstanding, 
productive and blessed life
from the moment you met and married your true love, 
your husband Kenneth Reid
you reaped a bountiful harvest 
and built a business...

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Manifesto of Reid Lewis

All of the great men that ever lived created a manifesto. Here is mine. 

	1-That although Black and White Folks are diametrically opposed
	     living together is a necessity and mutual respect, not admiration
	     should...

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Old suzanna..' Oh; old suzanna.. reid.'
She promoted 'jabs and genocide'
With a  black heart full of greed.?...

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(Reid Glacier, Alaska, 2024)

Reid Glacier - Glacier Bay

Your electric blues
Reflect the light of deepest space
Like tropical waves
Suspended in time

Slow moving
At the pace of mountains
Water seeking water
Like a child returning home

(9/20/24)...

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