Stories in Rhyme

By Maureen Higson

Most people are familiar with that old English idiom, A picture paints a thousand words. I would more than heartily venture to say, in describing Maureens poetical work, that each one of her poems paints a thousand pictures! A unique take on the world at large with customary, whimsical eye for comic detail, the book portrays the humorous side of human nature in an amusing and sometimes endearing way that, for me, certainly captures a quintessential raw essence in wonderful concoctions of rhyming word descriptions. All of them, of course, having her characteristic twist-in-the-tale, delicious irony that has become a trademark that is so prevalent in all her poems. Heres an opportunity for you to discover and savor a real feast of fun.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Aug 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524661373

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© 2016 Maureen Higson. 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 09/19/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5246-6138-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-6139-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-6137-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016911971

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Contents

Dedication

Preface

Poetic Ride

A Letter from a good neighbour

Vicars Secret

Said the Wise man

New Toy

Surviving

Revelations

Worst kind of Politician

Appreciation

A dream Adventure

the healer

Relentless Time

The Appliance

The prizewinner

Dueling

Sea Voyage

Dream Time

A Softer Ambition

Forgotten.

The Haunted Sea Captain

John’s Home.

Wonder Cure

Ghost Train to London

Fairy Witness

The Champion

An Interlude

Calling Will’

The Rogue

The Invictus Games

Black Holes

All at Sea

Musings

The Hat

The Spell

Dracula’s Date

The Haunting

The Shed

An Old Friend

Beloved

Sob Story

Well Matched

Dr Jones

Pen Portrait of Tess

Living Memories

A Horsey Tale

A loving Son

Was it you?

Dance Duo

Cops And Robbers

The Tree.

The Ghoul.

Peace and Quiet,

Blame.

Who Rules?

Pain.

A Battle of Wills

In a Word

The Lesson

A Divided Heart

Lost Self

Devastation.

The Ghostly Stranger

A Night Out

Another World

A Painful Romance

Finding The Clue

Calling Time

The Highwayman’s lady

A Way of Life

An Elderly Pursuit.

Lost Identity

The Escapee

A Sad Tale.

Sea Adventure

Locked in Heaven

Betwixt Between

A Day Out With John. (My Lad)

Mars Bound

Weather Warning

Grandfather William. (apologies to Lewis Carroll)

The Bond

Free Spirit

Illusion

The best of Enemies

(an english attempt at a wild west tale)

Freedom.

Food for Thought

Happy Birth- Daze

Bedevilled

A Cautionary Tale

The Critic

The Toff

The Kingdom

The Star.

That’s Life

A Love Affair

The Wish

Lifes Changes

Visitation

True Love

The Spectre.

Dancing Queen. (apologies to Pam Ayres)

Loves Roundabout

A Greenfingered Solution

Infidelity.

Conversation.

Myrtles Magic.

Funny Poem

About the Author

DEDICATION

To Tony, Who suggested I write this book, and has been a tireless support.

To Roseleen, for her imaginative encouragement.

And Kath. appreciating the fun times.

PREFACE

Poetic Ride

I ride a powerful poetry horse

we storm through words and phrases,

leaping into seas of inspiration

and the mind fog it erases,

Weaving tapestrys of stories

while we are in full flight

turning, twisting sentences

until the lines are right

Sprinkling exclamation marks,

commas here and there

so now a poem’s taking shape,

and with a sense of flair,

His winged heels touching stories

that speak of fools and sages

For me to weave them into rhyme,

and lay them on the pages.

A Letter from a good neighbour

Dear Mr Reginald Hesquith Esquire,

I am writing to tell you your house is on fire,

I have been a good neighbour for quite a few years,

So I’m hoping this message will quieten your fears

in saying the firemen have gone to much trouble

by quelling the flames on most of the rubble,

I think you’ll appreciate there isn’t much left

of the house that was once an impressive address.

But I’m hoping your holiday is going well.

Respectfully yours,

Augustus John Snell.

Vicars Secret

Intriguing sounds are emanating through the vestry door.

Sounds like the vicars occupied, but how..I’m not quite sure,

He isn’t practising a sermon, or a very somber psalm

The noise is out of character, and fills me with alarm.

He obviously has company, but the bishop can’t be due.

I know he isn’t seeing me, it’s definitely not you,

So who’s stifling a giggle, to the clinking sound of glass,

and the raucous laughter tells me that he isn’t saying Mass.

Overcome by curiosity I must see what I can spy,

But peering through the keyhole I stare into someones eye.

Said the Wise man

I’ve said it before, now I’ll say it again

You carry two bags while you’re on the Earthplane,

In the first are the problems you’ll need to sort out,

The second holds answers that takes care of doubt

You all know the first one, holds all of your pain,

But the second tells how not to do it again.

The first shows exactly what you must work through

The second gives