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A bOOK OF POEMS BUTTERCUPS AND DASIES link to{item:Wisdom and words} |
"NEW FOLDER"  Copyright Mary Ann Mc Phedran 2015 No part of this book shall be copied or changed without authorisation from the author. When I was a child I would wander Over fields and meadows near my home Amongst the wild grass and flowers I would roam Oh how the hours would pass Making buttercups and daisy chains All dressed up to visit the past To those meadows and long grass In place are buildings tall and drab Live children vast Where the wildflowers no longer grow And they have nowhere else to go And they have nowhere else to go. Contents. Chapters 0-78 When I was A Child 0 Hooray It's Halloween 1- 78 - 5 Hooray it's Halloween guising going door to door All souls day remember our friends who are here no Halloween more Laughing and being merry at the party Lots of gifts I've been given today On this day, they say, all spooks come out to play Witches on broomsticks fly away Everyone having a jolly good time fancy dress and a glass of wine. Empty graves the souls have gone to a walk about Now it's over and I go to bed planning next year’s event in my head 6 By The Mountain The lake below Mountain waterfall's flow Nature’s greenery Sets the scenery Reflections of beauty shows A warm breeze blows And Gods creation glows 7 Bound Together Like two roses Entwined together Our Love is bound No matter what the weather We cling through winds that blow And strive to whatever life throws Until God decides one to let go Left is one solitary rose 8 A View with Nature On a summers day Looking out over yonder I stop to ponder And take in the view in front of me. The fields are squares of green And there's the church steeple It stands straight as a needle And here is the meadow in front of me Long grass and And one old tree 9 Fun at the Fair I had fun at the fair yesterday A wrist band Is how I chose to pay? The rides were so scary I began to pray The pirate ship swinging with a dip Then climbed so high Up to the sky Down to and fro I had such a thrill Shall I have I have another go? Oh yes I will 10 Wedding Vows I in a little chapel On this special day We stood at the alter Fifty years past We took our wedding vows And swore they would last We will gather together On this special day To celebrate with FRIENDS and FAMILY *** Two Little Frogs Two little frogs came to visit my garden today They were leaping about and having a play They gave me a fright and I let out a scream Now the two little frogs are nowhere to be seen I've looked the bushes and looked in the grass But no tittle frogs and I feel such an ass Because two little frogs came to visit me today And I have frightened them a way 12 Believe Believe in my ability to write Endless criticism I will accept Loyal opinions from other I'll heed Individual persuasion and confidence I need Everyone's help I will never neglect Vivid imagery and creative I write Every belief that success is in sight 13 The view The view from my window Is a wonderful sight Morning noon or night The trees can be seen Their leaves are A luscious green On their branches The blossoms are bright Across the garden fence, A sunflower peeps through] And it’s taller than me or you In the distance fields The farmer's seed he sows And his crops grow Row by row. In the evening When the sun goes down And the clouds go drifting by Darkness falls Then stars light up the sky 14 Dark And the sky is turning black The branches on the tree are Bare And there is no one to be seen anywhere There all indoors keeping warm Log fires and slippers on Curled in their favourite chair No sign of darkness any where 15 Christmas The snow is in the ground And tree tops sparkle and white A new day has adorned Baby Jesus has just been born Hush my child do not fret Up in the sky A star Will guide mankind to where you are Children's toys on the floor It's too cold to play outdoors Mama is in the kitchen Preparing the festive spread All her favourite recipes are in her head The Christmas tree in the corner Stands sparkly and looking grand All of these things we do on Christmas day To welcome Jesus into our homes to stay. 16 The Mill The old mill still stands Its propellers no longer go And all around the weeds do grow Orange sky up above The mill stands all aglow Lights up the history When once it was working long ago And the propellers round and round would go 17 Run Run Run Your Work Is Done A picture of beauty What a sight Standing tall Black as night A coat that shines And then he whines In the field the horse stands A powerful figure And looking grand Enjoy the freedom Your working days are over Your retirement just began Run run with all you might A powerful sight is the horse With his coat as black as night 18 The waterfall I walk along the path That leads to the waterfall In autumn with winds that gently blow The gentle breeze in your hair And branches on the trees will soon be bare The colours of nature all around And the beauty is magnified With the roaring sound As the water falls over rock on to the ground’s 19 I remember I wander by the old oak tree Me my husband and me and family I see your initials on the tree And I remember When it was just you and me On the branch we would swing Over the river And sometimes fall in The memories come flashing back And reality stop me in my tracks I have a husband You have a wife But as I pass the old Oak tree A little spark returns to me 20 Click Click Click 1 2 3 Wherever you be you will find my camera and me click click click Pictures one two three Pictures of rivers or a tree And even a picture of me click click click One two three at a wedding I clicked the bride to be and a car in flames the picture I claimed Click click click Once again wherever I be you will hear Click click one two three 21 The Dream I had a dream last night Not the kind That gives you a fright This dream was like a story book To read the pages Peep inside and take a look In a little red house Far inside the woods Lived the fairy Queen She wore a dress One half red The other half green A handsome Prince by her side Her soldier He guards his bride Fairies and elves all reside Inside a giant mushroom they hide A turtle dove To pledge there love Now go to bed and dream this book Open the page and have a look 22 The log Cabin It was quite late in the evening when I arrived at the log cabin. The sun was just going down and a blanket of black clouds was floating by displaying cracks of orange colour between them. I hauled my fishing tackle from the car into the cabin. It was still summer time and in no need for a fire. I took a rug from the cupboard, and spread it over the settee in case it turned chilly. I walked down the wooden deck leading to the water, to see the sun set and feel the warm breeze on my face. The reflection of the fir trees, the weeping willow all looked pretty, on the water. It was just like a looking glass. I rolled my trousers to my knees and removed my socks and shoes. I sat on the edge of the decking and dangled my feet in the water. I was at peace with myself, and looking at my reflection in the water, I looked like Huckleberry Fin. I was happy and I soaked up the atmosphere of the evening 23 Purple Pansies My yellow and purple pansies how well you have grown summers gone in my tubs and still your blooms are shown on a winter’s day when all the other plants have gone your beauty excels far beyond 24 Sacred Heart Oh Lord your heart Burns with love Your arms open out to me each day And in return I will pray For peace to return in the world today. Oh sacred Heart Your heart's on fire The love you give and peace you desire But still we complain and then we maim And go to war once again. Oh sacred Heart I pray each day That our love for you will never stray Written by M a McPhedran Blue Sunset In my mind I can see A place where I'm longing to be To see the sunset rise And sit beneath the palm tree To see them gently blow To feel the warm breeze on my face This place I'm longing to go And see its colours blaze On the water its beauty shows 26 Kindle My Love Kindle my love The fire has gone Ignite the flame that once kept Me warm. Stir the excitement Waken the thrill Stimulate your passion because I love you still 27 Christmas Children love Christmas day Happy Christmas you will hear them say Remember the child that was born In a stable in Bethlehem and a bright star shone Saviour sent from God on a cold and winter's morn To save the world from the devil's scorn Merry Christmas it's time to rejoice And Christmas eve all the children will pray Santa will bring toys on Christmas day Rocky Coast With cliffs so high In shades of night A purple sky All alone I wander by I hear the gulls Their distant cry From the shore below Across the sea where gentle waves flow. In shades of night and purple glow. 28 When entwined the love we make so passionate Intimacy is my desire your warmth and tenderness with every touch sets my body on fire the frenzy madness engaged in sweet Ecstasy 29 The Bench Beneath the Tree Can we go and sit On the bench beneath our tree The time is right On this fine summers night. We can take bottle of wine And talk about old times We can fill two glasses And toast to you and me Come and sit beneath our tree And take a trip down memory lane Talk about our memories When I was a girl and you a boy And life was full of joy. 30 New Year New Year we celebrate with a glass of wine Ending the old year when the town clock chimes Welcome let the party begin Your friends are all gathered round to celebrate Endless resolutions that we make And their all right for a little while and then we break Remember the old year that has gone out and the new one begins 31 Nowhere Down and down The road to nowhere But when I hit Rock bottom On this rocky road There is one road left And that is up and up And climb above The rocky road And go somewhere. 32 A summer’s day A country road You and I would meet We wandered through The avenue of trees And listened to A slight rustle From the leaves Of a gentle breeze From the wind that blows 33 Travel I feel like boarding a train And travel around Destiny to anywhere I will meet exotic people Some of them just plain We will have interesting conversations But most of all I will be free just to be me. 34 My Triumph Motor Bike I once had a Triumph motor bike In my leathers I was quite a sight The wind in my hair No helmet would I wear Full throttle out I rode up and down The country and round about Burning rubber Until my engine burnt out 35 We Quarrel We quarrel At once we Regret We are both Too stubborn to Forget We rake up things that happened in the past Sending our friendship Downhill fast When the day’s end Comes in sight And both too stubborn To say goodnight Then in the darkness I pray God will grant us Another day To put things right. 36 On a Summers Day On a summers day A country road You and I would meet We wandered through The avenue of trees And listened to Gentle rustle Of the leaves You and I together Down the road Hand in hand would go In love With eyes that shine And two hearts In perfect rhythm Together beat. 37 Calm after the Storm We had a ragging row last night It was such a terrible fight And we're both too stubborn To put things right But come evening and on to night Before we shut our eyes real tight We have to make up To be calm after the storm Cuddle up and keep each other warm 38 Magnify your profile Always looking grand Grand gestures you make when you converse Noble in your mannerisms Imposing wherever you can find an audience From every angle you look gorgeous Careful with your clothes and dress smartly Elegant when you glide across the dance floor Never forgetting your manners To find this gorgeous man will someone help me to look? 39 Christmas has come and gone and a New Year has just adorned It's time to move on New seasons will begin spring is just around the corner. Clear your dead flower borders. Plant life will soon begin and Blossoms will flow from trees like snowflakes Birds a new season will adorn SPRING 40 Travel Around I feel like boarding a train And travel around Destiny to anywhere I will meet exotic people Some of them just plain We will have interesting conversations But most of all I will be free just to be me. 41 My Maker My God you are my maker All that I am I owe to you King of all other beings Every script I write you are the author of my inspiration Remembering what you gave to the world Offering my love in return For peace I will pray My adoration and devotion I kneel to thee. 42 My Love for You A mountain I will climb To prove my love to you My feelings for you Will never stop From the highest tree Branch to branch I will hop 43 New Year New Year’s Day Has just adorned And a pleasant morn I've had a few maybe 1 2 3 But there are no pink elephants That I can see My friends have just left 44 Valentine We have been together many years Been through hard times floods of tears Happy and sad times We faced together Now in our golden Years Retirement fun and leisure Forever you're my valentine 46 Sunrise In the morning When we are still in bed On the sea A golden colour you spread Many people come to see This wondrous sight You display At daybreak of their day 47 What will this year bring It's time to reflect What will this year bring Will it bring me respect? Or will it reject I can't sit and worry all day here I think it's time to have another beer So my friends I wish you good cheer And a very happy new year. 48 A Breath of spring It's time To open your eyes And look around you The trees are budding There are wonderful things Happening on the ground There's little shoots taking root And the daffodils are on show Birds are singing at dawn There's fragrance have adorned Spring has just been born. 49 Ask and You Will Receive Ask and you will receive Said the lord When we are worried and in stress To our faith in God we turn a miracle we expect Other times Our faith in God we tend to neglect 50 Life Flashes Life has its ups and down Sometimes it lets you down Flashes warnings And pleasure mornings Flashes of the sun Up or down Will you laugh? Or will you frown Flashes of life You have no say Is it pleasure or misery? 51 Travelling I feel like boarding a train And travel around Destiny to anywhere I will meet exotic people Some of them just plain We will have interesting conversations But most of all I will be free just to be me. 55 Hogmanay Up in bonny Scotland We are about celebrate A most important holiday It will be a very special event. Every nook and cranny will cleaned The furniture will have a special gleam On the eve of the day We call it Hogmanay 53 MOTHER My Mother wrapped me In a blanket soft and warm When I was first born And she laid me To suckle on her breast Kept me nicely dressed Mother you did your best The sickness and turmoil in your head Lying in a hospital bed Your strength you could not keep With Pain and worry so deep To where her child will sleep When the light goes out for keeps All these things I think today And I have turned out OK I love you with every breath I take Remembering you every day. Distant Clouds Distant clouds go rolling by Away up in the sky The hills are far down below Where trees stand and rivers flow Little houses dotted all around And people live on the ground With busy lives they rush to and fro Children playing beneath sunshine's glow Where beauty pleases the naked eye And distant clouds go rolling by 54 Christmas It's that time again We rush around And never stop Long queues We join in the shops Presents for the children On Christmas day Unwrapping and paper everywhere Cooking and preparing The turkey spread But before we eat Please bow your head It's time to pray And remember why we celebrate Christmas day. 55 Help Me Bare My Cross Dear God help to carry my cross Whenever I'm down give me strength To shoulder my problems like you When I'm sick and there's no hope Help me to be strong and soldier on And when I awake help me to serve you with every breath I take Until you call me to come home Help me to bear my cross wherever I roam. 56 It’s Not Your Fault Always pleading you're innocent Must be someone else to blame Ending with your character unblemished Leaving the wrong for someone else to put right. Endless pleading of your not guilty Someone else has to accept the consequences Some other person started the fight 57 The Traveller The old man he travels All around the city he goes He sits in the park to rest The sun on his face Before traveling at a steady pace His trusty dog by his side Tramping around along the road An old bus shelter is his humble abode They have tramped about shared peoples scorn And lie side by side keeping each other warm. Summer Days Summer days and leisure hours In the garden I roam around the flowers Winding my time away On a lazy sunshine day. And that silly old ant Munches a leaf on my plant The bumble bee Is buzzing by the apple tree Cool drinks on a tray Is How I like to spend my summer day 58 My Expensive Umbrella I looked in a shop window today Bright rain wear is on display It has rain coats and wellingtons With matching hats of yellow and blue One product stood out from the rest An umbrella on display is best. It's bright and colourful from the rest It had bands of yellow, red, and blue It is nice but expensive to Your price tag is too high for me to own you But temptation has been put in my way So in I went and bought you today And now I'm left with no pay 59 Ask and You Will Receive Ask and you will receive Said the lord when we are worried and in stress to our faith in God we turn a miracle we expect other times our faith in God we tend to neglect Old I have reached the stage and you can call me old But it has it's vantages, and I can be bold Wear loud coloured clothes when I dress Chat at the corner of the street And I don't need to know who ever I meet But during the long winter nights Too cold to walk and take in the sights So nothing left but to go to my bed Read a book before I lay down my head. 60 Dreams When I go to my bed I have haunted dreams Inside my head Horrible faces from the dead My eyes I close real tight And pray to God to hear my plight To come to me in the night And banish the faces from my sight. 61 The lonesome traveller Walks many a town In all kinds of weather He travels around His feet and the road meet As he tramps the street Taking shelter where found He sleeps on the ground On a park bench he'll ponder With food wrapped in foil Before the road takes him yonder To labour and toil He travels around From morning till late On and on Till he meets heaven's gate 62 Help Me Bear My Cross Dear God help to carry my cross Whenever I'm down give me strength To shoulder my problems like you When I'm sick and there's no hope Help me to be strong and soldier on And when I awake help me to serve you With every breath I take Until you call me to come home Help to bear my cross wherever I roam. 63 When I was a child I would roam and run wild No worries to fret about Time to run play scream and shout Ramble over fields and dales Fishing nets and water pails 64 The Evening Light. I return to the shore In the evening light When the sun goes down And I admire This wonderful sight A splash of red explodes All through the sky A soothing Moment of calmness And peace is displayed. 65 Winter is here In your boots out in the snow Nothing to stop you having fun Tree tops are sparkly and white Everything looking bright Remember to wrap up warm Dangerous for the elderly And it's too cold for them to go outside Your help will make them smile Some hot drink will keep them in the pink 66 Travelling Puff train Puff train Where are you bound? Your wheels go round And round You leave Smokey trail Puff puff puff All along the rail And your wheels Go round and round They hammer on the rails Chicado chicado chicado And your horn blows 67 Oh beautiful tree On this fine spring morning Tall and mighty you stand When spring is dawning Your blossoms and colour on show In the gentle breeze In winds that blow Your delicate petals flow around Like snowflakes they fall to the ground. And bright green leaves in place will spring And once again the birds on your tree will sing. 68 Light is Your Touch The sweet light touch of your embrace I love the soft smile upon your face We have been together for many years There has been good times and bad And sometimes sad But our love is strong Nobody can compare our special bond It will go on and on and on 69 Easter day Come out and pray On this bright fine morning The Son of God has risen A beautiful gift he has given Your sins have been ridden At a price he did pay Everyone enjoy your Easter season 70 My Teddy Bears Me and my teddy bear We travel together everywhere To see the cow That jumped over the moon And had a laugh with dish and the spoon And followed the pied Piper But not very far And had a ride in Toddy’s red car Now it's time to close my story book Tomorrow me and my Teddy Will have another look. 71 Nature’s Green A beautiful spot I have ever seen Is nature's ever green Trees and shrubs planted from The road near by On the banks and towering high The conifers and fir trees Sway gently in the breeze Dotted between blue skies are clouds On high To create a misty scene On the paths below Where people go and rivers flow Are grasses green and wild flower’s grow 72 Who Walks who I had a pet dog His name was Rex All white And very Good looking Through the door He would escape Sometime during the day Other times very late I have climbed over fences To bring him back But my little Rex He is very smart And in my pyjamas I looked a right tart I bribed him with treats And cookies too But my little Rex Says I’m having fun with you 73 My Granny and Me by the Sea A day by the sea There was my Granny, and me A little yellow hut Some sticky buns And a cup of tea Me on the sand With my bucket and spade And Granny, she sat in the shade Oh how I would like to be As it was by the sea In the little yellow hut By the sea With my granny and me 74 Daisy Chains When I was a child I would wander Over fields and meadows near my home Amongst the wild grass and flowers I would roam Oh how the hours would pass Making buttercups and daisy chains All dressed up to visit the past To those meadows and long grass In place are buildings tall and drab Live children vast Where the wildflowers no longer grow And they have nowhere else to go. 75 When I was a child I would roam and run wild No worries to fret about Time to run play scream and shout Ramble over fields and dales Fishing nets and water pails 76 Nature’s evergreen Beautiful spot I have ever seen Is nature's evergreen Trees and shrubs planted from The road near by On the banks and towering high The conifers and fir trees Sway gently in the breeze Dotted between blue skies are clouds on high To create a misty scene On the paths below Where people go and rivers flow Are grasses greens where wild flowers grow? 77 Pavement Artist On the pavement he sits With chalks in his hand He draws and colours Pictures so grand. Churches, ships, And even an alligator Money in a pot He will spend it later. Down comes the rain from his drawings He will refrain Now the pavement is empty And all clean again 79 Lost Huddled on a blanket In an old shop door His eyes have a look of despair And he knows he is going nowhere His life is going downhill fast With his cup in his hand Begging for a fix Another wrap will do the trick Then his eyes will open no more. |
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