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  • Dennis Robinson (8/23/2012 5:10:00 AM) Post reply | Read 1 reply

    Hi - I'm Dennis and I'm new to this site.
    I'm searching for two poems written by my Sister and first published in " On the threshold of a dream-vol 3" and " Distinguished poets of America" (both published by, I think, The National Library of Poetry.
    The first poem is called " The Bay" - first line begins: - " The field, now devoid of lush grass..." (it's about a horse rather than a harbour) and the second is " The Auction" first line begins " The roan shivered slightly from...." and is also about a horse. The author is CA Wilson who used to own a stables with many horses used for childrens and adults local rides. I would, if possible, like to find both poems on a website so that I can print copies and have framed for personal reasons.
    I would be most grateful for any help anyone can offer. Thank you. Dennis

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    • Laura Burns (8/26/2012 3:12:00 PM) Post reply | Read 1 reply

      I don't think these are available on line. Distinguished Poets of America is available through Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Distinguished-poets-of-America/dp/156167043X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8 ... more

  • Don Boyd (8/20/2012 1:38:00 PM) Post reply | Read 2 replies

    Looking for a poem that I cannot find. It contrasts the impact of women sharing with women and men sharing with men. One of the lines is something like, " ... and men leave with the pain of no one knowing."

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    • Don Boyd (8/22/2012 10:05:00 AM) Post reply

      Thanks Laura, that's it. I have shared this poem with many men when talking to them about the benefits of participating in a men's group. Don't know how I lost it.

    • Laura Burns (8/20/2012 8:08:00 PM) Post reply

      OF LIBERATION By James Kavanaugh Women gather Free to chat of impotent husbands And not quite forgotten lovers, Sharing dreams with old or new friends And confiding desperation, Baring s ... more

  • Mariska Meijer (8/15/2012 3:47:00 PM) Post reply

    hey, I am looking for a little poem I cut out and saved years ago when I lived in the UK, but I cannot find it anywhere! I'ts about a little boy who has a little girl friend and one night in bed he is telling his mom or dad about it. and he describes missing her as " it hurts inside" . It's just a sweet little poem, but it made quite an impression and the description was lovely. I hope someone can point me in the right direction! thanx

  • Ivan Mcguinness (8/15/2012 8:24:00 AM) Post reply

    I am looking for a poem that is based at a cricket ground and involves two old ex players, one blind. The sited one guides the blind man to his seat and describes the action.

  • Glen Gough (8/11/2012 6:27:00 PM) Post reply

    Help please finding 2 bush country poems of Australia....I cannot find them, nor do I know who wrote them.
    One called......'BOKO" (where his bones are bleached and drying, There beneath them I lay dying) etc
    Other called.....'The SKITE' (we were all in a bunch, having our lunch, when a stranger appeared with a long flowing beard) etc

  • Kyle Wilson (8/6/2012 7:09:00 PM) Post reply

    For my Toastmaster group, I have a poetry " speech" to do. It has to be 6-8 minutes long. Most of the good ones I have found are either under 3 or over 10. Any suggestions?I would like something that is witty but thought provoking.

  • Lee Tracey (8/5/2012 9:53:00 AM) Post reply

    The question of who wrote the poem IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY - My wife - Maria Tracey, is now in a rest home suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia, she is now. She was born in 1928. In sorting through her papers and effects I found a large number of hand written poems and many drawings, mostly of animals. One of the poems was titled YOGI BEAR, however the reference to stairway to heaven does not come until the final lines and the title is not IF TEARS... The actual poem is: : I THINK OF THAT DEAR PUSS TODAY - BUT THAT IS NOTHING NEW - I THOUGHT ABOUT HIM YESTERDAY - AND THE DAY BEFORE THAT TOO - I'LL THINK OF HIM TOMORROW - AND THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW THROUGH -I'LL THINK OF HIM FOR ALWAYS - A VERY SPECIAL LITTLE STRAY. : : : HE WAS SO LOYAL AND SO TRUE - A GENTLE FAITHFULL FRIEND - I DID NOT WANT TO PART WITH HIM - BUT I HAD TOO IN THE END - IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY - AND MEMORIES A LANE - I'D RUN RIGHT UP TO HEAVEN - AND BRING HIM BACK AGAIN.

    The date on the handwritten scrap of paper is 1947. What I do know about her early iife is that she was a constant winner of prizes at the Welsh Eisteddfodau. A verse from another poem: - Please God when I am lonely - And wonder why you've gone - Forgive my tears and heartache - And help me carry on.

    Lee Tracey
    dvr@dsl.pipex.com

  • Jane Trayte (8/3/2012 10:27:00 AM) Post reply

    i am looking for a poem about a hair being found in the bed. A couple discuss whether its black or white. I think he states that it is a cat hair but he doesnt own a cat and is actually being unfaithfull

  • Kelly Harrington (7/31/2012 12:01:00 AM) Post reply | Read 1 reply

    I am looking for a poem that starts with:
    " Oh my darling sweet potato, do you carrot all for me?"
    If anybody knows the rest, please contact me at kellkat14@yahoo.com
    I have been looking for this poem for a long time! ! ! thank you! !

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    • Laura Burns (7/31/2012 9:58:00 AM) Post reply

      Poem is found here, but without the sweet potato beginning: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/do-you-carrot-all-for-me

  • Kin Zweb (7/30/2012 11:49:00 PM) Post reply | Read 1 reply

    Anyone know the poem " The Witch of East Seventy-Second Street?" . Begins, I think, 'I shall put upon you the telephone curse....'

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    • Laura Burns (8/14/2012 10:49:00 AM) Post reply

      It is by Morris Bishop. You can find it on the New Yorker web site.

    • Laura Burns (8/5/2012 3:30:00 PM) Post reply

      The poem is by Morris Bishop and can be found here: http://www.qi.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=1184&start=0&sid=472e997ab161b35c02900042b971d238

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