Swansea Poems

Premium MemberPart 1 Bonding

...Today, guys is all about bonding
Relying on your partner for support
We’ll split you into groups to begin with
Then you will give us your name and a brief summary of yourself
Keep it light. What ...
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Categories: swansea, emotions, humor, woman,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberAutumn Rains-

...Lo! The mounting Autumn tree Swansea green leaves 
Now owners beige yellow and red brighten color
 Leaves do spread separating from branches 
Falling to the ground the sounds of crashi...
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Categories: swansea, allusion, appreciation, imagery, tree,
Form: Free verse


Swansea

...Sad
Wasted
and
Negative.
Still
Everyone's
Ambitionless...
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Categories: swansea, places,
Form: ABC

Premium MemberFire Drill In Swansea

...We all went to Swansea 
To see the University
We had a nice lunch by the sea
In a place called Langland Brasserie

And later that same afternoon 
We got back to our hotel room
I settled down f...
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Categories: swansea, fire, paris, sleep,
Form: Rhyme

Answered Prayer

...He was just out riding his chopper,
All of a sudden he came a cropper.
A head on collision with another lad.
His head hit the kerb at a terrific rate
The trauma he had, left him in a state.
When...
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Categories: swansea, blessing, grandchild, prayer,
Form: Rhyme


The Headstone of Christmas Evans

...For those who visit Swansea
remember that it's where a legend sleeps

The Reverend Christmas Evans
the greatest preacher ever heard or seen

It is said that if you visit his graveside
and tell...
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Categories: swansea, myth,
Form: Rhyme

Paul Karabardak

...Paul suffered a stroke at the young age of ten, 
He was born 3rd October 1985 in Swansea,
He had been a keen footballer, it was his den, 
So was introduced to table tennis for his tee. 

At the ...
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Categories: swansea, strength, summer,
Form: Quatrain

Aaron Moores

...Aaron comes from Trowbridge in Wiltshire,
But recently moved his training to Swansea,
At London 2012 for backstroke he won silver, 
He has a learning disability, so swims S14.

In 2013 he won br...
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Categories: swansea, sports, strength,
Form: Blank verse

Stephanie Reid

...Stef, born in New Zealand’s fine country, 
Moved to Canada aged 4 with her parents, 
Where she had a boating accident aged 9,
Which amputated her right foot for her life. 

She’s married to fell...
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Categories: swansea, sports, strength,
Form: Blank verse

Maria Lyle

...Maria is a Scot born in Dunbar,
With fine, neat Cerebral Palsy, 
Spastic diipelgic CP is her car:
Mum got shingles in pregnancy. 

She’s only sixteen years old, 
So goes to Dunbar Grammar, 
Bu...
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Categories: swansea, sports, strength,
Form: Quatrain

Samantha Kinghorn

...Sammi was crushed in snow and ice, 
Under the beam of a forklift truck, 
Being driven by her dad on his farm, 
Such that her back did break, no luck. 

Her physio at Glasgow’s Southern, 
Sent h...
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Categories: swansea, sports, strength,
Form: Rhyme

Sophie Kamlish

...Sophie was born with an abnormal right foot, 
So when she was nine she chose amputation, 
She comes from Camden then moved to Bath, 
And now studies at Bath College Illustration. 

In 2011 she w...
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Categories: swansea, sports, strength,
Form: Rhyme

Jade Jones

...Jade is a wheelchair racer, distance events,
Competing in the 400m, 800m, 1500m T54,
Born with her femur missing she attended, 
Ormesby School which is in Middlesbrough.

From there she enrolled...
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Categories: swansea, sports, strength,
Form: Blank verse

Sophie Hahn

...Sophie was born with Cerebral Palsy, 
On the 23rd of January 1997, she’s 19,
And trains at Loughborough University, 
But was born in Nottingham’s glean. 

She’s won thirteen major titles, is top...
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Categories: swansea, sports, strength,
Form: Quatrain

Olivia Breen

...Olivia, or Livvy, is a Sky Academy Sports Scholar, 
Competes in sprint T38 and long jump events F38.
She was born in Guildford, England, to a mother, 
Who is Welsh and to a father who is of Irish ...
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Categories: swansea, body, desire, growth, health,
Form: Quatrain

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