Guernsey Poets

These days, pretty much anything goes From measured meter to free-form prose From haiku, odes, or tossed “word salads” To precisely pres...

Tamara Lich is like Canada’s Very own Joan of Arc Though she didn’t lead soldiers to battle But truckers to Ottawa to park   Where th...

Here’s to the women who wore pants to school When skirts or dresses only were the rule   Here’s to the women who made a safe place For ...

Respect for big rig Truckers Kings of the Road Who transport food to our stores Load after load Especially to the ones Who must cros...

'Twas ten days before Christmas The weather was drear And people in Canada Were experiencing fear   A sense of gloom Was felt ev...

Think of how much better society would be today If all of those young men hadn't died in such a brutal way Think of the advancements ...

Ah Pain!  Thou intruder! With footsteps across my skull resounding Could your presence be any ruder?! My scalp’s a drum that someone’s ...

Just a note to tell you, once again How much you mean to me And express how I appreciate And enjoy your company How much I crave your...

I’m trying to recalibrate my thinking To lose this COVID-19 frame of mind The weather’s finally getting warmer And verdant signs of spr...

The fragrance of baked apple fills the air It’s quick, tasty, and healthy lunchtime fare Soup made from barley, lentils, beans, and ric...

I wanted to write a cheerful rhyme, To add a rosy tint to the day, But it seems I’m having a hard time Zeroing in on just what to say ...

Local businesses falter and fail One by one stores are put up for sale The virus tanked our economy Signs of its impact are plain to se...

I’ve got the sniffles and “the runs” too Is this a cold, or maybe the flu? I’m so tired ...should I crawl back in bed ...Or drink more...

Famous?  I guess I have been, to a degree And could be more so, except that I’m low key On social media, I don’t strive for a million f...

Tasty barbeque chips, how I’ve craved you so! But have had to do without, for to the store I rarely go And honey-roasted peanuts are ...

Bow to the might of the Pangolin and Bat Leave them undisturbed in their wild habitat Tremble before Creation in its glory Know that Hu...

In memory of a good doctor in China Who, about the new virus, sounded an alarm He was aware that people were becoming ill And wanted t...

China’s birthed another virus A lot of people will be killed Now it’s reached North America Only drug companies are thrilled It’ll th...

There are times when weighty matters Must give way to much lighter stuff Instead of news of gloom and doom You want to hear some happy “f...

I can still remember opening my studio door and the shock of seeing the newspaper in the hallway, on the floor And what that unbidden i...