Much of, my working life has been spent in the world of English language teaching, both as a teacher and manager. Employed by the British Council for eighteen years, I have worked in various countries including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yugoslavia, Indonesia, and Greece. I am retired now, and enjoy the creative process of writing poetry.
What is it that makes the world go round?
Our planet bears us on its back,
as it flies through the night without a sound.
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What have I achieved?
I've made no waves:
the shore remains unchanged
I've wielded no new brooms:
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You're free one moment, having fun or not,
as the case may be, rehearsing dreams,
playing the lead role in an unfolding plot
written for you by your destiny:
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After living many years abroad
it's good to come back home to grow old
and make friends who were shaped in that same mould
into which you were, decades ago, poured;
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