Category Archives: poem

The Wheelhouse Ballad

Posted on 10 January, 2014 by PoetJanstie

House concerts are the norm in North America; much less so in the UK. It was therefore a real find and a lovely surprise to be introduced to a place called The Wheelhouse a couple of years ago, whilst on the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Ballad, Folk, fun, Music, poem, poetry, Roots | 10 Comments

The Air We Breathe (A Poetic Collaboration)

Posted on 16 July, 2013 by PoetJanstie

[This was originally born, last summer, from the photo provided by Shan Ellis-Williams, which spawned some poetry from three of us, members of the Grass Roots Poetry Group. It is now presented to Victoria Slotto’s “Writers’ Fourth Wednesday:”, this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Collaboration, Free Verse, Hope, melancholy, nature, nostalgia, Pleasure, poem, poetry, Wonder | 29 Comments

Fortune

Posted on 11 June, 2013 by PoetJanstie

They see our hard earned fortune there, in marbled city suites, floating on a silky sail, the nap of leather seats. They had the opportunity, the pool of genes, whose code requires a reservation for a public school and Spode. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Ballad, Hope, Money, poem, poetry, political | 20 Comments

A Dog’s Life

Posted on 1 May, 2013 by PoetJanstie

(for Jazz) Your soft and furry skin was like a prize that felt as if it were a therapy, reward for when we were too short of time to pander to your young demands, and yet you never once gave … Continue reading →

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Posted in age, animals, Blank Verse, Death, family, Love, melancholy, poem, poetry, sadness | 32 Comments

Snow Dog

Posted on 3 April, 2013 by PoetJanstie

Photo by Barbara Anstie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The depth of it exceptional, and all at once she lies and sits and stands below. She smiles, then in her mind she skips, her paws tread deeply in the soft white powdered snow. An … Continue reading →

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Posted in animals, melancholy, poem, poetry, political, Sonnet, Weather | 12 Comments

And I Love Her Still

Posted on 14 February, 2013 by PoetJanstie

I found a note from one remembered love, It’s one she’d written many years ago. She’d washed her fountain pen and had to see if it would write just like it used to do! It flowed so beautifully, this conversation … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blank Verse, Love, poem, poetry | 10 Comments

Elegy for Penny

Posted on 7 February, 2013 by PoetJanstie

It isn’t the loss of the shirt from my back, nor the house that’s levelled and gone. You couldn’t replace the air that we breath or the love, ’bout which there’s a song. Refrain But you gave me power and … Continue reading →

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Posted in age, Ballad, children, Money, nostalgia, poem, poetry, sadness | 4 Comments

All, Save One

Posted on 29 January, 2013 by PoetJanstie

[This poem was written for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27th January 2013, and is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. It was recently inspired by Rachel Lucas’ very well written blog post – Mozartsgirl’s Reflection and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Death, Fear, Hope, poem, poetry, sadness, War | 31 Comments

The Secrets of Life

Posted on 21 January, 2013 by PoetJanstie

The riptide pulled and weighed us down, swimming in our shoals. It bent us in our will to win, oh weary, sorry souls. Oh tiresome, terrifying days when scholars moved to preach that all of Christendom was ours, but always … Continue reading →

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Posted in Ballad, experience, family, Fear, Heroes, Hope, Love, poem, poetry, wisdom | 38 Comments

Christmas Tree

Posted on 22 December, 2012 by PoetJanstie

Christmas tree O, Christmas tree, bring me a little magic so I will see where I can dwell in places far away and hear you tell the tales of yesterday. Christmas tree O, Christmas tree, bring hope of dreams as … Continue reading →