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Poetry Talks

Just a quick thank you to Feniton WI for a great meeting recently. Thank you for your donations to Anthony Nolan and for buying Heartlands: the Poetry of Jeni Braund. I am available for talks to groups on poetry or … Continue reading

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The Autumn of my Life

The autumn of my life is done, It’s really been a lot of fun. The leaves have changed from green to gold Though often cracks start to unfold. The tree when young could bend and sway, Those long past lovely … Continue reading

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The Beech Wood

By chance, it seems I came across a cottage in a wood. Many a day I passed close by, not knowing where it stood. Perhaps the home of keepers past, whose woodland children knew, Its seasons and its secrets as … Continue reading

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The Seeker

The days when my soul goes wandering To find the eternal thread, Leaves hearth and home like an empty shell- These are the days I dread. When nothing is me, when husband and Children with clouded eyes Look to the … Continue reading

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Westward Ho!

More than these others you alone are home, Where childhood’s sweetest fantasy took flight. When shelter was denied a child and mother, ‘Twas you that took them in one moonlit night. Did you bestow this gift of love, this yearning … Continue reading

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Torrington

Strange little town that sits upon it hilltop, Surveying proudly valleys far below, The River Torridge wending through green woodland, Like ancient moat protecting you from foe. Tall pavement seemed to a child a giant’s doorstep, Old Market Sqaure where … Continue reading

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