: About Me

Born in Middlesborough in 1929 working class. Happy childhood, poor and underpriviledged, but did not know it.
Same in the war years, rationed and in danger, but did not know that either.
Apprenticed as a jockey, got too heavy for flat racing.
Army, missed second world war,got out just as my battalion was going to Korea. welter weight boxing champion of battalion.
Rode as a steeplechase jockey, worked with horses of all kinds, even a bit as cowboy in Montana.
Have done all sort of sport. Did freefall parachute for my 60th birthday, and another for my 70th like to paint, and write, for my own pleasure. only average at both.
Had a good life; still looking to make it better

My passion is ...

passion

I know too much about ...

me

My parents always told me ...

to eat the burn,t toast it would make my hair curl, I am now bald

My childhood ambition ...

be grown up, im getting there

My favorite memory ...

listening to my children talking when they were small and did not know I was there

Why I write ...

I have stuff inside me I have to get out , I have a very small storage capacity

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I go through books like a dose of salts, so if I said what it is now you would be three books behind time you read his

My first job ...

shoveling horse manure, though that is not what I called it

My best moment ...

my first ride in a race

My inspiration ...

My parents, though a sergeant in the army gave me my best thought when one of my friends complaind on 20 mile route march carrying full pack. he said " when you are marching you aint fighting.

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Always and forever

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What have we got we have love love wont put coal on the fire love wont put food in your belly bonny lad love will feed my soul will warm my heart when your feet are cold and your belly shrivels love wont fill the bill food and warmth will bonny lad I would starve for my love I would freeze for my love you will you will you will also doubt never never never is a long time bonny lad forever is a long time and I will love forever Tell me that in a years time bonny lad

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