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Memories Are Made Of This

Winner of Memories Are Made Of This

Recently hundreds of our poets contributed to our latest offering ‘Memories Are Made of This’. The result is a fantastic hardback edition with poignant, heartfelt verse that’s a joy to read. Our editors had the difficult but enjoyable task of choosing the best poet and awarded Jill Hudson a luxury hamper for her poem ‘Memory Lane’.

 

Memory Lane
by Jill Hudson

How things have changed
The green land where we ran the course
Now lea land thick with burs and gorse
The public house where old men sat
And told their tales and coughed and spat
Now haute cuisine - at what a price
(Although the food is very nice)
The villa where I passed teen days
Under my parents’ loving gaze
Is now a sad tale of neglect
No gates to welcome or protect
The driveway overgrown with weeds
Who knows inside who does what deeds
What rites of passage there unfold
It’s best not to return, I’m told
To try to live the past unwise
I now live under Midland skies
Where peace of mind’s the greatest worth
Best drive my car and travel north
And leave behind this place of youth
Where memory does not match the truth.

 

‘Memories Are Made of This’ is a wonderful collection with a variety of verse to suit all ages and tastes. It is a beautifully crafted limited edition hardback, with glossy dust jacket and page-marking ribbon. Available only while stocks last!

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