Blogs by Paul

Brunel’s Hat

12/06/26

I hope you enjoyed the poem of the week about the hat of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Well, this week, with a group of delightful friends, I visited The Brunel Museum […]

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Puglia poem

08/05/26

So, there I was, soaking up the sun in my Italian holiday home, when … Springtime sun on a patio in Puglia, When a flitting and chirping heralds a flock […]

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There’s a Dragon in my Plum Tree

21/02/26

Coming very soon. My favourite poems in one volume. Ideal for birthday, Christmas, swatting flies, putting your drink on, wedging under a wobbly table leg, bashing your brother. Or – […]

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Mouses in Houses.

18/02/26

My neighbour and I both have a mouse in our house. Which got me thinking … I’ve a mouse in my house, With a louse on the mouse, And my […]

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It’s World Book Day!

03/03/22

World Book Day has come round again. I’m reading some poems at my local school, and thought I should write something for the occasion. This is a Villanelle, which has […]

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My Tall Ships adventure

22/08/19

I have to give my thanks to the Jubilee Sailing Trust for an all too short, but wonderfully memorable, few days on the Sailing Vessel Tenacious. The trust’s two ships, […]

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Playing Pooh-sticks

02/10/18

I have just made a visit, long overdue, to the Pooh-sticks bridge in Ashdown Forest, to pay my respects to the Best Bear in All the World. The stream was […]

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Christmas poem

24/12/16

I can’t believe it’s Christmas Eve already, and I’ve not written a blog for ages! New Year’s resolution – More Blogging! Now I love Christmas presents, but I think they […]

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