Christmas England Poems

Happy 212th birthday Charles Dickens

Though written three hundred 
and sixty five days ago,
the following poetic commemoration
doth not warrant any modification.

Said prolific author born February 7,...

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The bric-a-brac shop waits on Rue Nationale.
In a sleepy French town.
It opens at ten,
And closes at one,
Till three.
Then on till seven in the evening.
Madame opens...

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London collapses
trains, planes, and automobiles
trapped and flash-frozen emplace 

Christmas lights still bright
If one ventured through the night
ghost carolers in the mews...

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Christmas lights flicker
a till receipt flutters by
The Castle Hotel

© Gail Foster 25th December 2022...

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You starred in "The Visitation" which was an episode of Doctor Who.
Your life ended thirty years ago today on December the 11th of 1992.
You died...

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This piece was actually written by my 84 year old neighbor when he was 14 and it was the posted in the school magazine, before...

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We've lost a talented actor who was named David Warner.
His friends, family and fans have become his mourners.
Warner's life ended and millions were devastated when...

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I met a little man up on The Green
On New Year’s Eve, and he was two foot two
With quite the reddest nose I’ve ever seen
And...

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I’ve just made some bubble and squeak
Fried leftover food, it’s unique
I add cooked green sprouts
In massive amounts
No wonder I fart for a week!

*Bubble and squeak...

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The rain falls hard outside. 
Grey clouds fill the skies.
A cold feeling is here.
The lost feelings won’t disappear.

What of us now?
Life’s changed beyond doubt.
Life where...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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On one Christmas Eve  

To those who believe  

News was declared  

Honest and fair  

Information needed for those trivial pursuits ...

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 School was out for annual Christmas break
Ice and snow hung around many a week
A friend and I did what one should not do
Went onto...

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Go free labour 
See you later 
So close to the post last time
now toast, a ghost of a past time, 
won’t win with Corbyn that’s...

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Spartan

Some men are born to play, 
and some… are not.
To them life is without common joy,
at least the kind others partake. 
But it is instead...

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