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    Fun with Poems
    Fun with Poems
    Fun with Poems
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    Fun with Poems

    By Ralph Hill

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    This little book has been compiled from many years of writing poems (verse): about sixty on reflection, and I have split it into sections because I want it to be mainly fun for readers who can choose their own interests. I have always tried to avoid obscurity or difficult phrasing so that although I call it a book of poems I am well aware that for the most part it is not a book of poetry (far be it from me to make such a claim) but a book of verse, limericks, doggerel and prose. Just so long as it brings a smile or a memory.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateSep 25, 2012
    ISBN9781477230756
    Fun with Poems
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    Ralph Hill

    Ralph Hill's life took him from a North London Council estate, around the world with the Royal Navy during the Second World War and into a long career as a teacher. With an enquiring mind and a philosophical bent, he turned many of his experiences and reflections on life into short stories, several of which have an underlying moral theme.

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      Fun with Poems - Ralph Hill

      © 2012 by Ralph Hill. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 10/11/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-3062-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-3063-3 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-3075-6 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Cheap Board

      The Garden Chair

      Speak Out

      Camping

      The Fashion Show

      The Dentist

      The Painting Lesson

      Family Values

      Twinkle, Twinkle

      The Navigator

      People from the Office

      SLIGHTLY SERIOUS

      Why Are Poems Sad

      Don’t Shake That Tree

      Coppers

      They Wear No Labels

      Pushkin’s Ghost

      My Cup

      Remains Half Full

      Greed

      Rogue

      Friendship

      Sailing

      The Old Grey Hat

      Walk Tall

      They Never Fade Away

      The King’s Shilling

      The Odd Sailor

      Windmills

      Childhood

      Pride

      A Memory

      The Twisty Road

      LIMERICS

      Thoughts On

      Teignmouth Electron

      Ode To Winter

      The Great Storm

      The Pendulum

      Sixty Years

      Politics

      Dreams

      Friends

      To Stem The Maple

      The Bandy Coot

      Flaherty Flynn

      The curious worm

      The Siamese Cat

      The Cormorant

      POSTCARDS TO POETS

      Post Card to G.K.C.

      Post Card To Li Po

      Post Card to Robert Frost

      Post Card To Swinburne

      Post Card To John Keats: A Sonnet

      Post Card To Shelley

      Post card to Charles Dodson

      Post Card to Edward Lear

      Postcard to Stevie Smith

      Post Card To Arthur H. Clough

      Post Card To Ted Hughes

      Postcard To Dylan Thomas

      Adieu

      Also by Ralph Hill:

      SALTY STORIES FROM THE CHAIR

      Pub 1909

      Printed by Author House and available from Amazon and any book seller.

      ISBN: 978-1-4389-7986-8 (sc)

      Intro to this little book.

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      Presentation in 1906 by Society of Poets in USA

      Appreciation

      My sincere thanks to those who have encouraged me in writing this book including Poetry Com in America, friends in New England, and the many people who, unknown to them at the time, provided me with much material and to Clair Cox and Steve Trice who finally persuaded me to stop stalling and to put pen to paper. To all of them I hope they think it was worth it. If nothing else it has given me much joy in the recall of so many happy moments.

      I must also thank April Ross of Author House in Indiana who put up with my numerous changes of mind about content and editing. Working at a distance of some thousands of miles and totally different time zones presented its own problems together with my deafness which made telephonic discussions impossible. April coped magnificently.

      DEDICATION

      I dedicate this book to SALLY HANLEY in the US who persuaded me to write the Limerick section. Her sense of the absurd is totally delightful and her constant supply of unused American postage stamps kept me on the ball.

      INTRODUCTION

      This little book has been compiled from many years of writing poems (verse): about sixty on reflection, and I have split it into sections because I want it to be mainly fun for readers who can choose their own interests. I have always tried to avoid obscurity or difficult phrasing so that although I call it a book

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