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Dorset Poems - Poems about Dorset

Premium Member 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......

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Categories: dorset, autumn, bible, god, gospel,
Form: Rhyme
D I Y
... 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......

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Categories: dorset, break up, grief, water,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member Pigman, Pigman, that's us Harrah we Are!
... 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......

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Categories: dorset, angst, dark, death, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 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......

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Categories: dorset, beauty, bird, creation, england,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 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......

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Categories: dorset, appreciation, creation, god, peace,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member 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.......

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Categories: dorset, confusion,
Form: Limerick
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......

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Categories: dorset, africa, america, gospel, humanity,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member 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......

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Categories: dorset, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member 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......

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Categories: dorset, angst, appreciation, betrayal, business,
Form: Verse
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......

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Categories: dorset, angst, bullying, business, clothes,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member 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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Categories: dorset, grief, heart, heartbreak, lost
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In Others Words
...In the summertime On a summer holiday The north wind doth blow *** Line one - Ray Dorset. Line two - Bruce Welch/Brian Bennett. Line three- Unknown/traditional. 8 March 2021 Co......

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Categories: dorset, irony, summer, weather, wind,
Form: Haiku
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......

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Categories: dorset, conflict, courage, world war
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 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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Categories: dorset, adventure, birthday, holiday,
Form: Rhyme
John Robertson
...John had an accident with a motorbike, Which left him paralysed from the waist, So since then Sonar’s have been his like, Three to five sailor boats which haste. He’s from Sunderland and he......

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Categories: dorset, sports, strength, water,
Form: Quatrain

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