Dorset Poems - Poems about Dorset

Mary Anning 1799 - 1847

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Born in Lyme Regis Dorset
a palaeontologist fossil collector
in the English Channel marine bed cliffs
and a coprolites (faeces) detector
who at only twelve years old
found the first tw...

The Window Shakes

...The window shakes from rain fast-beating,
From grey-torn clouds the sky fast-fleeting,
Relentless vapours madly swirling,
First autumn deluge earthwards hurling.

The chimney howls from wind mad...

D I Y

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    There once was a man who came from Dorset,
    Who tried to repair his leaking faucet.
    But he sure did not think,
    He would soon break the sink.
    When he misused his multi tool sa...

Pigman, Pigman, that's us Harrah we Are!

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We all headed off from Chingford, from good old London Town
Us the McGregor Brothers, and 'Pigman' our murdering clown

Leaving the 'Turtle and Monkey' very close to 'Dorset Street'
Whe...

Westward

...Westward
in the winter mist
unwavering
wing-beat rhythm
thrusting
purposeful
powerful
pale creatures
of a pale world,
outstretched
magnificence
reshaped
from the haughty elegance
of arch...

It's A Busy World

...It’s a busy world, 
And life can be so full, 
Do this,
Do that,
Be here,
Go there.
But sometimes
It’s just good
To sit,
And watch the clouds go by.

So easily
Enticed
By advertis...

Caught short

...There was an old woman from Dorset
Who forgot to fasten her corset
When she was in town
Her knickers also came down
 To save her face 
She had to race
To reach a water closet....

Easter-Wester and Resurrection

...I
A few hours after April 9th began
My puppies yelping woke me, helping
Me be thankful for this holiday -
Easter day! Better yet: Resurrection Day
For Easter was pagan, named for Oestre
A Persi...

Cletihew Barnes

...Dorset poet Wiilam Barnes they do say
a C of E rector in his day
Determined to de-saxonise
clothed his verse in dialectic disguise...

Some World News

...The western media will report less on the Ukraine 
As the worthy underdog.. as putin closes his grip
There, there is real understanding now that Russia
Is able to influence food supplies.. And ene...

Bidding For Brands

...Boohoo is bidding for Boo-Boo
But Yogi’s not seeking a deal,
He’s scanning the park for a picnic
Looking forward to his evening meal.

Warner Brothers deny their involvement
So investors are ke...

Old Wounds Never Healed

...November 29, 1919

Dearest Janet,
I would love to come to your parents' Boxing Day Party.
I adore you. I want to marry you.
But if you are still angry I will understand.
Just give me a sign ~
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In Others Words

...In the summertime 
On a summer holiday
The north wind doth blow

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Line one - Ray Dorset.
Line two - Bruce Welch/Brian Bennett.
Line three- Unknown/traditional.

8 March 2021
Co...

Dunkirk

...Lines of youth on forsaken beach,
waiting forlorn for an unseen saviour.
Jagged metal machines of war lying lifeless,
once proudly ridden beyond the sea.

Billows roll where bodies now loll,
tu...

The Craggy Hills

...Upon these craggy hills, I sit and in wonderment, I stare 
Gods beauty is reflected everywhere 
thundering surf crashing below
It's Thomas Hardy's world we know

The limestone rock formations 
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