After many years of travelling the planet (mostly by way of the golden ticket I call my right thumb!) I eventually settled down at the age of 41 and married my lovely wife Katrina in September last year.

I now live in the West of Scotland where the air is clean, the mountains are mountains and, allegedly, the sheep are afraid!

I have been messing around with words from an early age and enjoy simple, non contrived poetry.

I am a keen photographer and also like to cook.

Hopefully my words will strike a chord with some of you.

Take care,

Dave

My passion is ...

My wife and kids

I know too much about ...

the principles of air defence radar

My parents always told me ...

not to step on the cracks in the pavement

My childhood ambition ...

to own a llama

My favorite memory ...

A day out on the Maid of the Loch, Loch Lomand around 1970

Why I write ...

the world worries me

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

Are you Dave Gorman? Passport to Pimlico, French Reggae

My first job ...

RAF Aerospace Systems Operator

My best moment ...

Getting Married

My inspiration ...

Humanity and all its foibles!

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life

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ANY TITLE SEEMS TOO SHORT

Peace upon Earth
And goodwill to all men
Can anyone honestly
Really say when
Ever in history
Such things have occurred
There's really no mystery
The concept's absurd
For some strange reason
Mankind needs belief
And so what follows
Is a somewhat brief
EXPLANATORY NOTE

The human mind
Can't comprehend
Why the human body
Is born to spend
Such a difficult time
During life upon Earth
For come end of the day
What's it all worth?
You're born. You live.
You die. THE END
What should you do
With the time that you spend
Upon this ovoid
Blue-gre...

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