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Born in Skipton raised in the village of addingham in wharfedale, moved to New Zealand for 36 years, now a resident of Perth Western Australia, i have 2 sons 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren..Sons were born in the uk, 2 grandchildren in New Zealand, 1 grandchild and 4 great grandchildren are true blue aussies.

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Haiku captcha contest

Blog Posted:9/17/2018 5:16:00 AM

Hiya Soupers, thanks to those that supported my contest..the entries were wonderful and a joy to read, the down side was 14 disqualifications and 2 withdrawal i think. they just disappeared..anyhow again thanks to those that made the winners list, and for such creative poetry....Harry

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Jan
Allison

Date: 9/18/2018 3:49:00 PM

Many thanks for my placement Harry, my congrats to the winners:-) hugs Jan xx

Gregory Richard
Barden

Date: 9/18/2018 1:24:00 AM

Sincere congratulations to all the winners!

Constance
La France

Date: 9/17/2018 4:06:00 PM

Harry, that was fun and thanks so much for my placement and congrats to all your winners ~

Mark
Toney

Date: 9/17/2018 9:01:00 AM

Thanks, Harry, for such an interesting contest. Congratulations to all the winners. Each of their poems were a delight to read :) I appreciate my placement and look forward to your next contest!

Eve
Roper

Date: 9/17/2018 8:48:00 AM

Harry, thank you so very much for my placement, it was a nice gift to see this morning. Congratulations to all the winners. Hugs Eve

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 9/17/2018 7:38:00 AM

There were some gems for the contest Harry. Thank you for hosting, congratulations to all the winners. Tom

Harry Horsman
Date: 9/17/2018 7:42:00 AM

Thanks Tom yes all of them were very good, enjoyed reading them.

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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
3/9/2023	Thwarted	Haiku	nature,
3/6/2023	Woopa Bank	Free verse	environment,nature,
3/6/2023	Nature's Worst	Haiku	nature,
2/24/2023	Cloudburst	Tanka	sensual,
2/22/2023	Centre of the Storm	Tanka	nature,
2/8/2023	From the Tower	Haibun	anger,angst,
2/6/2023	Balloon	Senryu	identity,
2/1/2023	Cemeterey	Tanka	devotion,
1/29/2023	Century-Twenty Two	Free verse	social,society,
1/25/2023	Season's End	Other	seasons,
1/25/2023	Musk	Senryu	deep,
1/24/2023	On Earth	Limerick	angst,
1/24/2023	Deb Hankins	Free verse	death,lost love,
1/20/2023	Metamorphois	Free verse	nature,
1/6/2023	A Date With Milton	Free verse	death of a friend,
1/2/2023	Moordibirdup	Free verse	care,
12/28/2022	Lmilton Hankins	Senryu	appreciation,dedication,
12/26/2022	Solstice	Haiku	nature,
12/11/2022	Life's Lottery	Haiku	people,
12/8/2022	Virus	Etheree	trust,truth,
12/4/2022	Colours In the Sky	Rhyme	sky,
11/25/2022	The Back Bone of the Dales	Haibun	tribute,
11/14/2022	Way Down Under	Quatrain	nature,
11/11/2022	Naked Exposure	Nonet	nature,
11/8/2022	Counting Syllables	Footle	fun,
11/7/2022	The Only Star For Me	Tanka	love,
11/5/2022	Raining Within	Tanka	sad love,
11/4/2022	Acoustics	Haiku	nature,
11/4/2022	Of This Year	Tanka	nonsense,
10/28/2022	Throw No Stones	Tanka	hate,
10/25/2022	Connie	Senryu	thanks,
10/21/2022	I Recall One Summer	Dizain	nature,remember,
10/19/2022	Sweeps Her Broom	Quintain (Sicilian)	care,
10/12/2022	Total Control	Limerick	environment,
10/3/2022	Silent Night	Monoku	silence,
9/27/2022	The Transformation	Haiku	nature,
9/20/2022	30th September	Sijo	birth,birthday,
9/12/2022	Copse	Haiku	nature,
9/8/2022	A Different Song	Free verse	nature,
9/3/2022	Ember	Free verse	senses,
9/1/2022	Harold Shipman	Free verse	abuse,death,
8/29/2022	Where the Streets Are Full of Pity	Haibun	addiction,sad,
8/18/2022	Hint of Change	Quatern	nature,
8/17/2022	Poetry Soup 2022	Name	writing,
8/15/2022	Missing You Elvis, Sun Records	Free verse	dedication,
8/14/2022	Hunter	Haiku	nature,
8/10/2022	Mother Earth	Haiku	nature,
8/7/2022	Just August	Tanka	nature,
8/4/2022	From My Prison Cell	Haibun	fate,hope,
7/30/2022	With You In Mind	Haibun	memory,
7/23/2022	Someone To Care	Haibun	angst,
7/16/2022	Breath	Senryu	friend,life,
7/13/2022	Flirting With Desire	Tanka	love,
7/10/2022	Thought It Was Love	Senryu	allusion,angst,
7/7/2022	Careless Love	Terza Rima	world,
7/5/2022	Easy Peasy	Senryu	power,
7/5/2022	Stick Or Twist	Senryu	power,
7/5/2022	An Open and Closed Case	Senryu	political,sad,
7/5/2022	Tied To Tradition	Free verse	irony,
6/29/2022	Manu Pango	Free verse	nature,
6/26/2022	Sun	Haiku	summer,
6/21/2022	All In a Day	Diminished Hexaverse	nature,uplifting,
6/14/2022	A Winter's Song	Haibun	nature,
6/14/2022	Leave the Children Alone	Free verse	children,
6/12/2022	Indulging	Free verse	memory,remember,
6/11/2022	Leaf	Verse	death,life,
6/9/2022	Once Upon An Alley	Free verse	angst,
6/5/2022	Mazy Mind	Monorhyme	muse,
6/3/2022	Red Alert	Nonet	war,
5/22/2022	Buckden	Free verse	nostalgia,
5/22/2022	Some Fell Upon Stoney Ground	Rhyme	abuse,destiny,sad,
5/19/2022	In Days of Old	Senryu	nostalgia,
5/16/2022	Through Her Fingertips	Free verse	joy,
5/12/2022	Work Smart	Monoku	encouraging,
5/7/2022	A Day In May	Rhyme	happy,river,
5/5/2022	Living To Die	Epitaph	angst,best friend,
5/5/2022	Nwo	Senryu	deep,
4/27/2022	Heinous	Rhyme	animal,death,
4/24/2022	Hogan's Heroes	Limerick	satire,
4/20/2022	Vicious Circle	Tanka	angst,time,
4/19/2022	Mirror Talk	Monoku	conflict,
4/10/2022	After the Nightmare	Free verse	feelings,international,
4/8/2022	Miracle Moment	Haiku	nature,
4/5/2022	Waiting For the Light	Haiku	nature,
3/31/2022	Spartans Bridge	Tanka	war,
3/20/2022	After the Drought	Haiku	joy,
3/9/2022	All Within a Night Shift	Free verse	adventure,appreciation,me
3/2/2022	A Moment In March	Verse	angst,
2/28/2022	An Addingham Man	Rhyme	muse,remember,
2/23/2022	Precipitation	Ninette	rain,spring,
2/22/2022	Bad Bossman	Shadorma	power,
2/18/2022	Mirror Weaver	Etheree	creation,
2/13/2022	Flash of Colour	Senryu	color,sun,
2/4/2022	All Living Things	Senryu	beauty,creation,
2/3/2022	Sorry	Free verse	sorry,
2/1/2022	Autumn Rigmarole	Haiku	humorous,nature,
1/28/2022	In the Spotlight	Haiku	nature,
1/23/2022	Slipin' Away	Free verse	deep,
1/23/2022	A Figure of Speech	Free verse	bible,faith,
1/22/2022	Blast From the Past	Monoku	fun,giggle,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
'uniquely You'	Free verse	introspection,life,
Plockton - Wester Ross	Rhyme	adventure,angst,death,fea
Virgin America	Free verse	adventure,allegory,animal
To Me True Love Is	Verse	love,romance,
Gold Star	Narrative	childhood,war,war,star,bl
The Warp and the Weft	Couplet	inspirational,
Simple Words For Simple People	Free verse	love,on writing and words
Unconfined	Quintain (English)	lost love,
Thirtieth High School Reunion	Rhyme	funny,school,me,me,
Sentinel of Strength	Rhyme	dedication,mother,women,
Wisdom	I do not know?	life,
In the Sun's Last Glow	Quintain (English)	heart,lost love,may,red,
How Do I Say Good-Bye?	I do not know?	death,father,loss,sad,hou
'memories'	Free verse	confusion,life,love,
A Great Unease	Rondeau	life,me,
The War's Over!	Free verse	allegory,introspection,li
Dark Angel	Sonnet	angst,
Senior Moments	Rhyme	funnycar,
The Devil In a Bottle	Verse	life,happy,dad,work,praye
My Poems Are Children To Me	Free verse	poems,
Tapestry	Acrostic	life,mum,
Modern Marketing, a Sonnet	Sonnet	angst,men,
Harridan In a Housecoat	Quatern	people,children,father,da
The Puppet Master	Dramatic Monologue	introspection,
Missing Mom	Rhyme	daughter,loss,love,mother
Woman's Work	Sonnet	allegory,caregiving,dedic
Morning In the Conway House	Couplet	life,me,morning,
Broken Eyes	Rhyme	life,sad
The Green Eyed Lad	Quatrain	friendship,fun,green,long
Leadership	Rhyme	on work and workingpeople
Contract	Ballad	adventure,
Itsy, Bitsy, Teenie, Weenie Brain	Lyric	funny,political
5 W's	Quintain (English)	friendship,
Henry the Eighth	Narrative	historyme,age,age,body,me
An Eagle's Prayer	Rhyme	faith,inspirational,visio
Skin Deep	Rhyme	introspectionmen,
911 Aftermath Misguided Haters	Verse	fear,on work and working,
White Lace	Sonnet	life,seasons
Poet	Free verse	art,tribute,
No Greater Hero	Free verse	dedication,father,inspira
I Pine	Free verse	nature,
Devils Deadly Dime	Dramatic Monologue	abuse,day,irony,judgement
Pain	Ballad	adventure,
Love Scattered	Free verse	love,sadlove,me,
Poets	Quatrain	confusion,funny,art,art,p
Summer Restored	Haiku	nature
Natural Born Dreamers	Dramatic Verse	baby,death,loss,me,sad,ti
Time Unwinding	Free verse	imagination,inspirational
Taliban	Acrostic	angst,people,places,war,
Wind Mutters Softly	Haiku	nature
Occupy My Home	Dramatic Verse	introspection,
What Easter Means To Me	Rhyme	faith,holidayheart,easter
Save the Last Dance For Me	Couplet	love,romantic,dance,night
Once Upon a Car Ride	Free verse	confusion,depression,fear
How a Blue Rose Came To Be	Rhyme	death,imagination,love,ro
Wishes and Dreams	Couplet	day,deep,dream,health,lif
Do You Remember	Sonnet	daffodils,friendship,
Poetry	Tanka	on writing and words,
Not Gone Forever	Tanka	nature
Down For the Count	Rhyme	health,
Ruby Lips	Light Verse	love,passion,romance,love
Yesterdays People	Free verse	life,peopleautumn,
Lest We Forget	Light Verse	goodbye,
A Question of Faith	Etheree	faith,
As Lovers Go	Personification	nature,summer,sun,
The Dart Chalker	Rhyme	humorous,sports,
Wishful	Dramatic Monologue	inspirational,journey,lif
Snowdrops	Rhyme	nature,winter,winter,
Jungle War	Quatrain	history,war,home,home,
Just Too Much	Rhyme	introspection,
Greed and Deceit	Free verse	angst,family,
Taken	Rhyme	fear,grief,
Dementia	Rhyme	life,sympathy,life,life,
The Strange Marriage of Love and Pain	Personification	love,marriage,pain,
Yesterday	Acrostic	boyfriend,
Guns	Couplet	death,life,nice,nice,
Peer Pressure of the Worst	Couplet	fear,life,loss,war,
He Touched Me	Free verse	miracle,
Gift Exchange To Brian From Mandy	Couplet	friendship,poets,
Modern Life	Rhyme	funny,life,car,me,work,wa
Bethlehem's Star	Free verse	faith,holiday,
A Road Still Driven	Quatrain	inspirational,love,
Morning Has Broken - 1	Quatrain	day,fantasy,fear,me,plane
Morning Has Broken - 2	Quatrain	fantasy,
Autumn Reverie	Rhyme	nostalgia,autumn,flying,
A New Year	Rhyme	holiday,peace,peace,
Our Christmas Eve Dinner	Couplet	dad,humorous,mom,prayer,
And Now For Something Completely Different	Free verse	mystery,funeral,old,funer
Broadway Airs	Free verse	introspection,life,city,
No Tickee, No Washee	Quatrain	journey,life,old,old,
The Flame	Rhyme	life,light,
One Second Delay	Free verse	introspection,me,me,
Woodland Path	Couplet	friendship,inspirational,
Eleven Words	Free verse	lifeold,tree,old,tree,
Color Me Purple	Rhyme	emotions,
Sweep In Like a Summer Breeze	Lyric	husband,lost love,
We Don'T Need No Stinking Contests - Wrong	Couplet	irony,satire,words,
Waves of Roosters' Songs	Rhyme	introspection,
Dangerous Green	Rhyme	humor,
Cancer - Remembering What You Want To Forget	Free verse	cancer,remember,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Poet Destroyer A	United States	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Karen Anglesey	United States	Read
Phil Boy	United States	Read
Constance La France	Canada	Read
Sherifat Aduku	Nigeria	Read
Harry Horsman	Australia	Read
Mandy Tams The Golden Girl	United Kingdom	Read