Category Archives: Poetry

My attempts at poetry, plus a few verses from other authors which I particularly like.

Will She Return?

Posted on 20 July 2024 by Lance Greenfield

At the Andover Creative Writers’ group, last Wednesday evening. We worked on visual prompts. The instruction was to just use the image. No title. No named artist. Just the image. This is what I came up with. Read it out … Continue reading →

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Posted in Poetry | Tagged abandoned, image, lonely, prompts, writing club | 5 Comments

Writing Magazine – May 2022 – Poetry Workshop

Posted on 11 April 2022 by Lance Greenfield

I am really chuffed that my poem Your Driver Cries and the poem that I wrote in the moment, from which is was derived, The Last High and Low of a Mouse, are featured in the poetry workshop in May’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Poetry | Tagged alison chisholm, crying, death, delivery driver, emotion, kestrel, life, mouse, ocado, poetry, roadkill, tears | 3 Comments

Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick

Posted on 12 July 2021 by Lance Greenfield

Happy New Week to you all and welcome, once again, to Esther Chilton’s regular Monday challenge. Today, Esther’s one-word prompt is SMILE. So can you write a limerick using the word SMILE in it somewhere? On a personal level, I was delighted when Esther … Continue reading →

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Posted in limericks, Poetry | Tagged beam, challenge, esther chilton, fun, grin, happiness, joy, laugh, pleasure, poetry, smile, words | 24 Comments

Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick

Posted on 5 July 2021 by Lance Greenfield

Happy New Week to you all and welcome, once again, to Esther Chilton’s regular Monday challenge. Today, Esther’s one-word prompt is BLISS. So can you write a limerick using the word BLISS in it somewhere? The prompt gives you the chance to take us to … Continue reading →

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Posted in limericks, Poetry | Tagged bliss, challenge, cloud nine, delight, ecstasy, elation, esther chilton, euphoria, fun, gladness, happiness, heaven, joy, paradise, pleasure, poetry, rapture, seventh heaven, utopia, words | 12 Comments

Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick

Posted on 21 June 2021 by Lance Greenfield

Happy New Week to you all and welcome to Esther Chilton’s regular Monday challenge. We hope that you had a great weekend. As Esther continues on her road to recovery from her shoulder surgery, I continue to host her limerick challenge. We … Continue reading →

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Posted in limericks, Poetry | Tagged challenge, esther chilton, fun, limericks, poetry, pounce, word prompts, words | 11 Comments

Dad’s Ninetieth Birthday

Posted on 26 April 2021 by Lance Greenfield

A limerick for my Dad Happy Birthday Bony Tony,Always straight and never phoney.Two years departed,Still never outsmarted.Let’s party with pizza calzone.

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Posted in Personal, Poetry | Tagged birthday, poetry, Tony Greenfield | 2 Comments

A Poem For Friday – Wearing Silk

Posted on 23 April 2021 by Lance Greenfield

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
Many of you know Lance Greenfield and I’m delighted to welcome him to my ‘A Poem for Friday’ slot. Before you read his sensual poem, here’s a little bit about him: Lance is the author…

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Posted in Poetry | Tagged esther chilton, love, poetry, sensual, silk | Leave a comment

Thursday Topical Verse Day

Posted on 15 April 2021 by Lance Greenfield

Thursdays bring you the chance to share a short verse on a topical subject. It could be a haiku or a limerick or a sonnet or a free form of your own choosing. Your aim is to entertain those who … Continue reading →

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Wearing Silk

Posted on 22 July 2019 by Lance Greenfield

… the unbreakable bond of eternal friendship and love. Before I open my eyes, I see you. I feel you. I slip out of bed, Naked, yet enveloped by you. I slip on my running shorts, My shirt, my socks. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal, Poetry | Tagged forever, friendship, love, poetry, silk, strength | 3 Comments

Poetry for Sale

Posted on 19 July 2019 by Lance Greenfield

In the last two weeks, I have been for two interviews, both with the same company, in London. I very much hope that I have been successful, as I love their technology and I think that the company culture and … Continue reading →