Lincolnshire Poems - Poems about Lincolnshire

A Man, Most Newtonic

...Here's to the fellow we hold dear,
his blood, it was said, teutonic. 
He holed up in County Lincolnshire
to escape the plague (bubonic).

'Twas there an apple fell on his head
and gave him a wo...

Discontented Minds

...Could discontentment be a vice? 
To be a farmer would suffice - 
yet, born upon this earthly sphere,
a boy in County Lincolnshire
was left by farming, cold as ice. 

Not content to sow and harv...

The Market Rasen Witch - Lincolnshire Folklore

...upon the Rase a troublesome crone
who meddled in the Rasen folk 
for she a witch!
a witch! their slant and well
she laid upon a cow a cursied blight
a cursied spell 
and lo would not this neigh...

Quincerra and Lancelot

...Quincerra queen of the white horse had a full load today
But she made an exception when she heard of the lost foal.
She said, I can easily tackle my list of have-to-dos another day.
For being the ...

A Perfect House For a Rabbit and Rat

...Matlock the hare has a good life
He is alone now, he has lost his wife.
But his offspring are near, visiting each day.
He loves his evenings, when they are far away.

Matlock loves to sit in fro...

Audrey Bowden

...A Lincolnshire lass was she
        in youth and bloom revealing,
and upon us all God smiled
when unto this world a child
       was born and bred in Healing

Red flower of the Midlands -
...

When a Salesman Comes a Calling

...Smead Say, the sinister ugly buggy cook covertly took action
Driving the wandering geek man into her neon computer screen
He smashed his head a bit on the edge, which gave her satisfaction.
She wa...

Ghoul Explodes From Coffin

...Ghoul exploded from his coffin with an enormous boom.
Two virtual students caught the sight on Zoom.
It was weird that this knave escaped his dank grave.
Dead in a cave, but now an internet fave.
...

Ye Bold of Lincolnshire

...Oh listen helots while my words be bold
To gather fire that fills our spirits mold
So brimstone melds the brick and mortar wold
We face death to defend these walls of old

Our wars be borne for ...

If You Drop

...If you drop a hammer
don’t do it on Mars
it might float for years
Then chip off some stars

If you drop a nail
Not on my roads in Lincolnshire
I’ve already had to pay
to fix a really flat tir...

The Liar Vampire

...Our sweet breakfast guest was a vampire.
His finger eating I did admire.
Listened to Philharmonic Choir
His falsetto lit the house on fire
Favorite apple pie was a Macintyre
We had purchased the...

Haikai - a Micro Anthology - Weather

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climate change... killing
spring bees...  spiders  many flies
early nesters starve

once joy the seasons...
the charm of springs overture...
winter defies it...

today.....

Where Were You In the 70's - Lincolnshire

...THE 70'S
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The first year we were married, bliss!
Our son Kirk was conceived and born.
In Lincoln, it was so remiss!
A cesarian, us both torn!

We feared for him and I...

Thurlby At Twilight

...A cummerbund of peach and tangerine
below Persian blue sky now washes pale,
Marsh Harriers and Starlings call, unseen,
competing in bizarre chromatic scales.
Sewn onto the horizon in a hem,
like...

Hollie Arnold

...Hollie was born with no right forearm, 
In Lincolnshire on June 26th in 1994, 
But now resides in Wales, Hengoed, 
To train at Cardiff Metropolitan Uni. 

The F46 javelin category suits her, 
A...

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