John Knight Poems

In Southern England we had our first snow
of the Winter today Friday 18 December.
Only 25cm but everything ground to a halt.
Schools were closed - Parties cancelled
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When you were twelve in 1946 you did what all boys do
Fishing in streams and collecting conkers
Riding madly on unsafe bicycles
Bonfire noight - hoping for Fire Engine
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The 8th of March is International Ladies Day. Let us celebrate the Poemhunter International Ladies in all their Beauty as the show us in so many ways their Character and make the World a better and more fragrant place. This is written in BLANK VERSE - 14 lines each line 10 syllables,

Each Lady in her time plays many parts
Such joy begins when a Daughter is born.
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When two people think as one
That is LOVE
When two people share as one
That is LOVE
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A MONCHIELLE is a classical form of Poetry with the following prescriptions. It has five verses - each of five lines. Each line has six syllables and the first line in each verse is the same. Verse three must rhyme with verse five. It is an excellent form for a contemporary comment such as the current 'Snowbound' condition of the UK.

The promised snow has come
Forecasters said it would
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Diamond allotrope of carbon
Hexagonal in crystal form.
Cut and clarity and colour
Gives each stone a unique brilliance
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Where is Heaven is there such a place?
A place where God is real and Angels dwell
Can we find Heaven - while we're here on earth
Or does your life on Earth resemble Hell?
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ASPIRIN (1899) Felix Hoffman a pill is making -
To cure you if your head is aching
BRA (1913) Mary Jacob's made the perfect gift -
To give the ladies an up-lift.
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I wrote this blessing to read at my Granddaughter Rachel's Wedding. I read it just as we sat down for the Wedding Breakfast.

We stand before God to bless David and Rachel on their Wedding Day
May God - by whose will creation had its being
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Too late to - Say goodbye
Too late to - Hear your sigh
Too late to - Sooth your pain
Too late to - Come again
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