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Kilmarnock Poems

The Forgotten Highlights of My Life

...Being adopted living in the country
an only child but knew sweet contentment
although had beginnings of a stammer
life was happy feeling no resentment

At the age of 12 there on my own
watching...

Categories: kilmarnock, life, memory, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

My Personal Abc

...Ayrshire is where I grew up
Bible is God's book inspired and divine
Christine the great love of my present life
Drawn into contentment a real true sign
Encouragement found in God forever my frien...

Categories: kilmarnock, life, memory, self,
Form: Acrostic

My Old Town's Sad Decline

...It was my first time back since covid
to my home town Kilmarnock by name
over recent years there's been changes
few for the better but what's to blame?

The town has deteriorated, so many closur...

Categories: kilmarnock, home, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

As a Teenager All Alone

...Looking back over my teenage years
socially not together as others are
feeling alone keeping my self to self
being extrovert was a step too far

My main source of enjoyment each week
was soccer...

Categories: kilmarnock, for teens, lonely, teenage,
Form: Rhyme

The Free Bus Across Country

...It's one of the plus's of living in Scotland
if you are over the 60 plus age band
travel is free from John O'Groats to Dumfries
giving one the opportunity having a free hand

In a land like Scot...

Categories: kilmarnock, freedom, life, travel,
Form: Rhyme

A Coconut Lick

...I do truly love my ice cream
nowadays so much of a choice
so many flavours dark and light
but there's one that's my Rolls Royce

This one's the one I always ask for
not every cafe has it in sto...

Categories: kilmarnock, best friend, life, sweet,
Form: Rhyme

A Day In Kilmarnock

...
Distress!
Driven by time
tension, traffic, turmoil,
Washington D.C. drags me down.
Taking the train to nearby Kilmarnock,
antiques and art shops fill my day.
At KC's Crabs and Cues,
...

Categories: kilmarnock, 11th grade, adventure, vacation,
Form: Rictameter

1984 In London Alone

...There I was on overnight sleeper
catching the Kilmarnock-Euston train
didn't sleep much on the way
hit the capital 6.30am met the rain

I was there for a week much to enjoy
got into sally army ...

Categories: kilmarnock, life, london, memory,
Form: Rhyme

A Tale of the Two Kilmarnock's

...Kilmarnock is two places split by Atlantic
one in Virginia other in Ayrshire
they are of different character straits
all bringing their own dimensions higher

The Virginia  brand settled way bac...

Categories: kilmarnock, america, history,
Form: Rhyme

Memories of Yesteryear

...There I was walking down memory lane
taking a trip back to old Kilmarnock town
stepping back to routes of the past
where I was brought up makes one astound

So many changes since I have left
th...

Categories: kilmarnock, life, memory,
Form: Rhyme