This and That, Thoughts and Imaginings Through Days and Years

By Elisabeth Sheaffer

A debut booklet of poems that reflect my inner thoughts on a wide range of topics, from the values of friendship through daily life, nature and the wider cosmos.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elisabeth Sheaffer
• Release date: Jul 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005411411

Elisabeth Sheaffer

Retired school teacher, originally from the South Coast of England, living in the North Midlands and only 6 lottery numbers short of a immediate return to the sea, completely with nearest and dearest.

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Contents

1. A Prologue For Poetry

2. Self-Awareness

3. Preserving The Truth

4. Colours Of The Day

5. Tourist Trails / Snacks

6. And The Clouds Came Over

7. From Dawn Till Dusk

8. Old Friendships

9. Our Dreaming Universe

10. Natural Therapy

11. Life's Journey

12. Seaside Memories

13. Remembering

14. He Who Hesitates / Double Life

15. Sky-Scene

16. More Than Memory

17. Yesterday With Today

18. Soul Searching

19. Distant Skies

20. Spirit Of Autumn

21. Crumbs Of Comfort

22. Once Again

23. Resurgam

© Elisabeth Sheaffer 2020 [e-mail]

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A Prologue for Poetry

The tap in my mind incessantly drips

Some fresh words which spill on to the paper.

From my quiet repose, an idea slips

And, taking