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A modest collection of poetry and song from a family album going back many decades, brought together here for old time's sake and in memory of loved ones. Most are from early days spent in the Cotswold villages of Adlestrop, and Evenlode near Moreton-in-the-Marsh.
Mainly from the 1930's, some are from original manuscripts and others remembered from the war years 1939 - 1945, thus accounting for the occasional sombre note. Old fashioned, romantic verse has its place, as do nightingales, which were a plentiful reality of the time and a popular feature of poetry. Children's verses relate to early years at Adlestrop and later at Boxhill in Surrey.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES Click here Readers in Gloucestershire may have seen my letter in local newspapers June/July 2001, asking for recollections of life, events, anecdotes from around the 1930's. I've had many interesting replies and would like to thank those who telephoned me.
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'When Music Sounds' - on a world at war.
'Celebration' expresses the ponderous thoughts of a 15 year old on the evening of V.E. Day, 8th May 1945.
'Dawn and Dusk' and 'Country Garden' reflect romanticism of the old family home in the 1920's at Coldicote Farm near Moreton-in-Marsh.
'Little Bert' recounts one of those unforgettable escapades, when a hapless lad of the family learnt a lesson the hard way.
'There's a Bear' carries a gentle word of caution in childhood.
'May Queen' a memorable lesson about money, if not generosity.
'Dog Tale' and 'Houses' were all part of the fun and often recited.
'Search for the Sunshine' - a song of resolve to look on the bright side when things go wrong. |
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