Long Worcester Poems

Hannah, I haven't seen or heard you cry
not in the gray of winter day
or in the cold silence of our prisoner nights,
the others can hardly keep up with you on the marches
your face is changeless...

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Mimi and Mary T.
By

M P Walsh


It was 25 December,
And a snug-warm Christmas day.
The temp was over 50,
The weather: bright, not gray.

But a sadness on this Sunday fair
Perplexed me...what was wrong?
As I left the cape with...

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AS YOU CALL    
                            ...

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From back streets, alleys and hedgerows they came,
all sorts of people with children and dogs
filling the Chapel like a hall of fame;
the smell in the air had a whiff of bogs.

The best beggar in Worcester,...

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by Robert (Bob) Moore © 2016

For all who suffer Arthritic pain
they know when it’s going to rain
aches in joints, won’t go away
just got to get through another day

We all have it to some degree
I know...

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I cooked a pie with 
For my husband, the old git,
Cos he really had been upsetting me
I used a very special pastry
That was so light and tasty
To help disguise the flavour, OMG!

The carrots, leeks and...

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I start off being optimistic
With my big saucepan
Only as a last resort will I ever
Eat  soup from a can.
I assemble all the ingredients
From a list I’ve not written down
Caremelise the onions.
Until they’re nice and...

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THE     MISSING     DAUGHTER



He worked near the Thames  
Engineering computer systhames 
And other electronic  ithames.
This  young man came from  Gloucester :  
Went out...

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Ade is a 2.5 wheelchair basketball player, 
Who was born in Lagos in Nigeria in 1978,
His home town is Liverpool, a Mersey sayer,
In Spain club BSR Amiab Albacete is a date. 

He lives partly in...

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The big debate : “What is a city ?” –
A town created by a charter
And often with cathedral church
But sometimes with an ancient abbey.

St David's, Pembroke is the smallest,
Just twelve hundred citizens
And London is by...

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(Charles II after the battle of Worcester, 1651)

They spur their horses from the bloody field, 
the battle lost – a story old as time –  
the King in flight, his kingdom’s fate is sealed
in...

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Vicky is an archer, born on the 14th of April,
In 1977, and started getting that archery thrill,
In 2010 when she competed for the first time:
She found archery thru a friend’s lucid dime.

She lives in Malvern...

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Mel had to berate a bad car driver, 
Who, at traffic lights, nearly hit her,
She said “Life flashed” in rigid fear, 
When the car towards her did steer. 

She rubs shoulders with Crockroft, 
As a...

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Rebecca was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, 
Aged seven and was born in 19th December 1999,
In Droitwich Spa which is in Worcestershire county: 
She trains, works out at Worcester Swimming Club. 

Spotted by a British Swimming...

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At the age of 17 Ian broke his back, 
In a motorbike accident, had rehab, 
He then worked for a w/c company, 
Who showed him w/c basketball fab. 

For 3 years he played in the...

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Phil is a Welshman from Cardiff, basketball,
Who plays for the club the Sheffield Steelers,
On the 2nd February 1994 he was born tall,
And wears vest 11 for TeamGB, has feelers.

His classification is 3.0, he’s experienced,
‘Cos he...

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I had set up the table with a tablecloth full of memories
That will leave them mesmerised
The smell that was coming from the kitchen door
It tickled the taste buds
I had outdone myself this time

The meat was...

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Terry was born in Redcar, Middlesborough, 
On the 28th day of June in the year 1983, 
And he flips between Worcester and Spain, 
To train for his basketball matches actively. 

In 2008 at the Worlds...

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I am a proud red rooster
  from the friendly town of Worcester*
Equipped with a brain the size of a pea
  I'm glad it's my red comb that people see

The highlight of every day
...

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To visit a museum 
Where you’ve never been before
Means you have the opportunity 
To amble and explore.

At the Worcester* Art Museum
Were mosaics on display 
And some special arms and armor
In an orderly array.

There were works...

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