Briggs Poems - Poems about Briggs

Clerihew Briggs

...Raymond Briggs of 'Snowman' fame
in childrens books he made his name
His  illustrations were wordless
silent humour  usp I'd guess...

Os Ted Briggs

...Floating, adrift in icy water; like discarded driftwood
(his Commander, Warrand, bravely stepped aside to let him pass)
the sole survivor so thought Ted; of the proud and mighty Hood.
Then came Bi...

The Lonely Traveller

...Just another lonely hotel room in another lonely town
The night is cold and I feel old
And there is no one else around
I need another lonely heart to keep me company
I feel like I'm swimming in a...

Christmas In the Cathedral of the Forest Deep

...
"Christmas in the Cathedral of the Forest Deep"




The silent heart is found 
embedded in the 
Cathedral of 
The Forest Deep

The lost jewel
...

Volupte Mysterie

...
"Volupte Mysterie" 



Fallen and risen
the volupte She ...

considers 

Her gods
are found
sore and wanting 

a new life 
breathing in 
...

Lawn Mower Facts

...Lawn Mower Facts

Briggs and Stratton is number one, 
Grandpa use to say…
They will last until the cows come home.
Then he dreamed a bit…

The Deere, Oh John, he plows forever, 
If you can af...

Blowfly Bert the Bowerbird

...Get the barby firing, put on the ready meat
have the odour wafting through houses in the street;
someone half a mile away, puts his nose in the air,
goes hell-bent on a bloodhound scent to get ove...

Why Elton Only Dates Christians, Part I

...You want to know who that guy is back there?
That’s Elton Briggs, and I have to say,
hot as you think that man may be,
you would be better off staying away.

You see I know all about that man,
...

The Reluctant Sailor

...I once was a farmer
I worked the land
I reaped the corn 
With a scythe in my hand

I ploughed my furrow
I sowed my seed 
I grew my crops
My family to feed

One day hot and thirsty 
With th...

An English Tapestry

...Today I walked in fields of green
I wondered at the sight
I saw rabbits playing in the grass
I saw birds high in flight

The sun was bright I felt its warmth
It filled my every part
Clean clea...

Where the Music Hides

...Please tell me where the music hides
Said the boy to the old man
I swear that I will seek it out
I'll find it if I can

Then the old man smiled at him
Slowly he replied
I'll tell you where to ...

The Little Match Girl

...The Little Match Girl

She sits all alone 
On the pavement so cold
Selling her matches 
At just eight years old

The snowflakes fall
And cover her head
She's so hungry its days
Since she wa...

The Hunted Fox

...The Hunted Fox  by Denis Briggs
                                        


Why do they chase me?
What have I done?
I hear their hounds baying
I know I must run

Their horse’s hooves thunder
...

The Weaver

...I am a poet 
A weaver of words
I'll bring you the sunshine
And the songs of the birds

I'll weave you a dream
With the words that I write 
I'll take you away 
To a land of delight

I'll wea...

Dead To the World

...In his head he saw the rising of the moon
In his head he heard the piper's tune
In his head all this was seen and heard
But with his mouth he never said a word

In his head he heard the thunder ...

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