Category Archives: Pat Jerome

Roll on Winter. We hear the germs all say. Have done with all the sunshine, Make fitness go away. Bring on the coughs and sneezes, The headaches and the flu. The aches and pains and snuffles. They all will see … Continue reading →

She looked like an angel But danced like the devil, Her feet scarcely touching the floor. She exhausted her partners When dancing the Lancers Till, like the Raven They Quoth, “Never More.”

A mere trickle seeping from the damp ground, Through moss and weed and limestone rock, No need to hurry Time is on my side. But now the incline is steeper, I move a little faster I am joined by other … Continue reading →

A dhow glides silently across the blue lagoon, Sails billow gently in the following breeze. Drawing an arrow wake behind it, Watched from afar by a silent Sphinx, Who has seen so much, But has nothing to say. Whilst behind … Continue reading →

Dark rocks, like broken teeth,protrude above the raging turmoil, Tearing at the bottom of the ship. Ferocious winds howl thro’ the rigging Like a banshee of old.   waves, huge, black and angry. Foam topped. Crashing, boiling, seething, Flotsam and … Continue reading →