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I live in the UK Married with three sons and 7 grandchildren. i am a private practice accountant. www.arthurcrokerandco.co.uk

I served in the Royal Air Force 1959/61 in Kenya

I was a District Councillor 1968/74

I was a member of Lions International for about

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Travel: 2 of 72
MY FREE PASSI will take the early morning trainWith sandwiches made from multigrainSpeeding off down to Dublin CityHumming quitely a little dittyFree at last to go just anywherewithout a worry without a careWatching towns go flying bylooking out on the clear blue skyTaking the train will be so much funMy travelling life has o... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I did it all for you: 1 of 19
WHEN I AM GONEThree score years and tenis the time allocated to menI am now well into sixty nineso soon will be living on borrowed timeI have lived a varied and very full lifewith my talented sons and a gifted wifeI have no reason to be down or sadlife really has not been that badTher have been its ups and downswhat I have do... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Rivers: 7 of 47
THE RIVER BRUEI sit by the river lost in a dreamof afternoon tea scones jam and creamThe song of the thrush fills the airand swallows dart about here and thereSheltering under the willow treeas the river rushes up from the seaLapping at the steps rising up the wallHow wonderful it is to watch the river rise and fallRound the ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Tomorrow: 12 of 74
When I walked upon the groundthere was magic all aroundfor this was yesterday's tomorrowgone was grief sadness and sorrowAll my dreams of yesterday were portrayed before me in a wondrous wayNo more wondering what would beit was all here for me to seeWhere would I work what would I doall of these things I now knewYou may think... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I'm in heaven with you: 1 of 6
MarkThe Lord came at the break of dayand spirited you our son awayTo live no more in this fair landyou now reside at God's right handWatching over those you love so muchenriching our lives with your gentle touchYou are close at hand I feel it nowbut to stop the pain I don't know howWe will not talk of you in the past tensefor... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Humorous poems for children: 29 of 154
THE ELEPHANTThe elephant came to afternoon teaIt was the biggest elephant you ever would seeIt must have weighed six ton or moreWe had a job to squeeze it through theKitchen doorMr Elephant we said what would you like to eatA bunch of bananas would be a very nice treatAnd a bucket of milk I'd like to drinkor a gallon of water... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Farm life: 3 of 11
A FARMERS LOTFarmer Pat lives on his fertile landWith a goverment subsidy always to handPaid to avoid toil and graftIn his luxury farm house free from draftSing a song as he goes alongHere sa subsidy there a subsidy everywhere a subsidyHe pops out in the cold and rainTo count his newborn subsidies and then he popsback home ag... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Subway commute: 4 of 12
URBAN UNDERGROUNDAre you looking up at meJust let your minds eye run freeEvery time you join me down hereis the air above so clean and clearDo you walk to work when you leave me behindToiling all day to the urban grindI'm safe down here without a careCan the same be said for the millions up thereEvery time you travel on this ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Are highway tolls the answer to Connecticut's money problems?: 2 of 6
All forms of tax should be fair and just .The user should always pay the cost of the facility. It therefore follows that if you use the highways of Connecticut you should pay towards the cost of their upkeep.Tolling however should not lead to congestion and should be electronically controlled by direct charge related to vehic... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Faith in God: 55 of 146
GLENDALOUGHThe breeze wispered through the Silver Birchthat stood to the left of St Kevin's ChurchTHis church so small and yet devinehad withstood the ravages of timeAt this ancient shrine I stopped and prayedand imagined I heard heavenly music being playedTh spirits of those who had gone beforeseemed to be coming through the... More..