So as we have just gone into March and life generally seems to be opening up a bit as Spring, and also after "the worst?" of Covid, I thought that a Blog title "Marching" was extremely apt. LOL well I'm like that as I write poetry you know, and of course you can march...

So another Valentines Day is coming on February 14th with all that goes along with it. Forgotten, hidden from, or ignored by some, prompted by others or perhaps even eagerly awaited by fervent lovers, and boy does this world need some love at the moment! ...

Stirring but not shaken sounds a bit like the famous James Bond drink that was shaken but not stirred, but now I certainly have no claims to be "Mr Bond, James Bond", but I "am" stirring but not shaken though. For yes, we must stir and shake off this virus curse that...

A brave new year then, but will it be? A good question I think because after all our "Happy New Year" wishes are done, what awaits us I wonder? Many people are still cowed and hiding from Curse Covid I think, while many are refusing to get vaccinated or are...

Forgive my play on title of "One man and his dog" that t v programme about sheep dogs and their masters, for I just mean me as a "one man band" largely in my Poetry World, although I MUST say I'm supported, encouraged and complimented by a very special group of people...

Yes, my old and trusted saying "If you don't go fishing, you won't catch fish", (nothing ventured, nothing gained), so I am constantly metaphorically fishing by striving to improve, and achieve more although in truth my "Poetry World and Help for Heroes support" has...

Laughter then, as is reflected in the title of my latest and 10th book, "Laurie's Bundle of Poetic Humour", and contains no less than 76 of my "Humour Section" poems that feedback has indicated are favourites and the most popular. I think it would be a massive...

Lift off then is the title of this my latest Blog for us, and while I always try to make the title relevant I I think that this title is right for many reasons, personal to me and perhaps life generally. Readers of my previous Blogs will be aware of my total...

Welcome to another of my Blog articles, and also to new "sign ups", and don't the Blogs keep coming round quickly? A bit of a poignant title which will unfold as to why soon, BUT as a change I'm going to start with first verse of a poem I have literally just written...

The scales are a great balance and measure of a good foundation of justice and right, so I have led with them. For if anything is to stand and last it must have a firm and well-prepared foundations, so best if i put up the start of my poem from my ninth book, to be...