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Best Poems From
JOYCE HEMSLEY
(22.9.28)
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My Birds and Flowers
My pastime is my garden fair
especially in the springtime air
The tulip song is here again
a red and golden serenade
very proudly on parade.
Stay awhile and you will see
a flight of birds around the tree
seeds in plenty are waiting there
a little secret to show I care.
My pastime is my garden fair.
Joyce Hemsley
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Not Great Britain But Dear England
Dear England, how I love you,
I will never leave your side.
No other land is calling me...
'With thee I will abide'.
Your towns are steeped in history
From centuries long gone by.
Cathedrals grand and beautiful
Reach high towards the sky.
All nature wakes from early dawn
In England in the spring,
When tiny lambs demure are born
And choirs of children sing.
Such splendour shines in summer
Emerald leaves adorn each tree,
Sweet roses of all colours bloom
with imposing dignity.
Sad memories of a battle fought
Some seventy years ago
Live on within the minds of men
As the British archives show.
O Queen and Country so beloved
Great poets exalt your name...
Distinguished seat of learning
A majestic hall of fame.
I walk along your peaceful shores
My heart is filled with pride,
And with tears of joy I sign a pledge
'With thee I shall abide'.
Joyce Hemsley
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Priceless Gems
Included within this poem:
Gold, diamond, ruby, amber,
sapphire, eighteen-carat,
emerald and crystal.
Through a diamond-leaded window
grows a magnificent ruby rose
towering higher than all others
and gently swaying to and fro.
Above the rose in nature's glory
are amber tints of rarest hue...
a painting by a heavenly master
on wide backcloth of sapphire blue.
Autumn shines like 'eighteen carat',
its lustrous radiance fills the air;
beyond a diamond-leaded window
is jewellery for the world to wear.
How splendid are the verdant emeralds
which late adorn October trees,
and crystal stars which soon will gather
from nature's jewellery box of dreams.
Earthly value could never be counted
in pounds or dollars, or even in gold
for these fine jewels belong to nature
'priceless gems' from days of old.
Joyce Hemsley
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Teamwork in Acting
Acting must come from the heart
Each one perfecting the part
But no-one's co-operating.
No-one's collaborating.
Teamwork is what we need
Actors and Actresses heed.
Shakespeare's plays are so great
We must all co-operate...
Acting must come from the heart
Each person perfecting the part.
If you fail to stay in the game,
You will take the walk of shame
And forfeit your chance of fame.
Joyce Hemsley
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