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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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Searching the early years at soup

Blog Posted:4/20/2020 9:11:00 PM

Spending some time, re-reading my favourite poems list on soup,

came up with this poem from Michael Jordan, some of you will remember him,

he wrote and posted this in 2007. How apt this is for today..

Virus

unseen entities
malevolent in nature
inner-war begins

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Elaine
George

Date: 6/1/2020 3:45:00 AM

Michael Jordan. The master of couplets. Wonderful man who I thought should write his life story. So many life lessons he has learned. One of the Greats! Sincerely, Elaine C. George

Mandy
Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 4/29/2020 3:53:00 AM

Finger on the pulse with this find harry xx

Edward
Ibeh

Date: 4/27/2020 7:20:00 PM

Wow, that's 9 years before my PS debut. Awesome find indeed, Harry:-) It's as if he looked into a crystal ball!

Connie
Marcum Wong

Date: 4/27/2020 2:46:00 PM

I appreciate his spot on poem and you for sharing it with us. I also want to thank you for commenting on some of my older posts. I have so many favorites I wouldn't know where to start. This site offers so many benefits. Thank you. Blessings, Connie xxoo

James
Fraser

Date: 4/23/2020 10:51:00 AM

Hiya Harry, yea, I recall Michael very well. Not sure of his poetry whereabouts these days. Many thanks for taking the time out to browse my oldies. Take care, James x

Gregory Richard
Barden

Date: 4/22/2020 5:28:00 AM

Long before my time, but very appropriate ...

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 4/21/2020 5:44:00 PM

Wow that's amazing Harry, like he saw it coming, Hope you're well. Tom

Constance
La France

Date: 4/21/2020 4:41:00 PM

Harry, I do recall Michael, he was a wonderful poet and then suddenly left and yes his poem is very appropriate for what is going on in the world _Constance

Arturo
Michael

Date: 4/21/2020 3:13:00 PM

You are living the full life...a true blue blessing...as for the Haiku...Jordan got the message early...from here on our antennas will be monitoring not to get caught again...

Jan
Allison

Date: 4/21/2020 1:19:00 PM

What a topical poem, many thanks for doing the blog and also dropping by on some of my older work which rarely get viewed these days. :-) hugs Jan xx

Quoth
Theraven

Date: 4/21/2020 12:20:00 AM

Harry, This is an interesting tidbit from all those years ago. Wonder where viruses got there start back then. -Richard

Brian
Strand

Date: 4/21/2020 12:20:00 AM

Yes Harry,I remember Michael perhaps post a few more from your list will bring back some more memories,a little nostalgia during this lockdown for us 'oldies' will 'season' the soup as we sup each day.

Brian Strand
Date: 4/21/2020 7:05:00 AM

So many to choose in my fav folder here is one classic from Elaine George-Golden leaves flutter ..../ Flapping black wings fill the sky..../ And summer is gone....

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/20/2020 9:22:00 PM

That is a really nice one you found, Harry, and I would like to thank you here for going around viewing your fave poems recently. You have honed in on some of my best poetry, taking the time to tell me why it impacted you. Thanks so much. You are always the gentleman.

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