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    My First Little Book of Poems
    My First Little Book of Poems
    My First Little Book of Poems
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    My First Little Book of Poems

    By J.M. Spicer

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    A Symbol of Hope

    A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam

    And for a brief moment, its glory

    and beauty belong to our world

    But then it flies again

    And though we wish it could have stayed ...

    We feel lucky to have seen it.


    A collection of poetry on various subject

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.M. Spicer
    Release dateJun 28, 2022
    ISBN9781802276411
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      My First Little Book of Poems - J.M. Spicer

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      My First Little Book of Poems

      J M Spicer

      Copyright © 2022 J.M. Spicer

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review.

      FIRST EDITION

      ISBNs:

      Paperback: 978-1-80227-640-4

      eBook: 978-1-80227-641-1

      Prepared by PublishingPush.com

      Contents

      War Poems

      100 years

      Green Fields

      Letter for Mum

      Remembrance Day Poem for a Hero

      Stupidity

      The Submariner’s Tale

      When Bullets Fly

      Spring Poems

      A Feeling of Spring

      A Symbol of Hope

      Bluebells of Spring

      My Garden Is a Happy Place

      New Poem of Spring

      The Kite

      Poems about Family and Friendships

      Mum

      Tribute to my Wife

      How Sad Are Friends

      Poems about Wales

      A Tribute to a Nation

      A View of Laugharne

      Poems about Grieving

      Goodbye

      Now That I Have Left My Home

      Remember Me

      Remember

      … and there’s more

      The Captain

      The Craftsman

      Fairies

      The Free Kick

      Kitchen Queries

      Knitting

      The Ride

      Time

      The Scouser!

      Dedication

      This Little Book of Poems is dedicated to my wife, Beth, and my daughter, Freya.

      About the Author

      After leaving school, John joined the travel industry and was a travel agent for

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