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Welcome to our collection of poems and pictures created by people from our little community. Each piece shares a bit of someone's story, thoughts or imagination - sometimes personal, sometimes playful, always honest.

There's no single theme or style, just a mix of voices and views coming together in one space. Take your time to have a look through and enjoy!

This page will be updated periodically with new submissions.

by Richard

by Richard

Natter Natter Cosy Group

Walk in here, what we doing?
“Morning all, how are we?

Anybody for tea? Coffee?”
 
Natter, natter, drink, slurp, anymore tea coffee.
Time goes quick, tables set
Who’se having what? 
Here we go, enjoy!

Wash up, more drinks,
Natter natter, all okay
Visitors coming, talk about
this and that.
Times going quick, time to clean up

Everybody goes, had a good day.

by Sue

by Richard

Bright Light

Sometimes you may feel like life has passed you by,
Sometimes you miss the rainbow in the sky,
You feel you’re going no where,
You feel you’re on your own,
I’ll always keep you in my heart,

You’ll never stand alone.
 

When the night is at it’s darkest and you wonder what to do,
Don’t give up remember I won’t give up on you!

by Amanda

by Richard

Befuddled

Got up this morning
My mind befuddled.
“What’s wrong?” I ask
I need some me time
Where do I go?
Bus ride somewhere, or walk?
I know!

To the sound of birds or silence
Countryside or coast? you ask
Where the waters run fast
and recede, slow.
No one around, silence and peace
My favourite place
It brings us together
You and I.

Yes! It’s the coast
By the sea.
Where we combine
Just you and I.

by Sue

by Richard

Heaven

As each day goes by
It gets harder to say
“Please don’t go away”.
I need you to stay

And help me pray that God won’t take us away.

We need more time
To define as to when
It’s going to be our turn.
So we can share our love
with everyone we love,
before the day comes for us
to go up above to those we’ve lost and loved.

We’ll look below to make sure
that those we’ve left behind,
really do have peace of mind
and know we’re at our happiest,
now we’re with those, that we once laid to rest.
Now we pray for the rest to stay
And do their best not to join us.

Now see the stars as they shine at night,
Then wish upon the first in sight.
Maybe our wish will then come true,
and life may turn out, just like we’d want it to.

by Amanda

by Richard

by Richard

Your Voice

Let me sing, I can sing, the voice can sing.
What if you can’t? Doesn’t matter.
Your heart is singing, your thoughts, your words
To Me.

Let it go, let the words out,
I am there with you.

Be it loud,
Be it quiet.
All the Voices
Loud, quiet, in time,
in tune.

Just let it go. I am here.

by Sue

by Richard

Growing Tall

All creatures great and small,
Come help me grow tall,
So I can be the person I should be,
The one that’s buried deep inside me,
Waiting to be free
So I can truly be me!!

by Amanda

by Richard

by Richard

by Richard

The Hub

Thursday is a day we love,
cos we can go to the Hub!
It’s fun, it’s free, even for a cup of tea,
Read some books, played some games,
Made some cards, had a chat,
And even wore a V.E. Hat!

A Tea dance party yet to come,
And basket planting been and done,
We’ve had Tai Chi, Computers too,
All in all it’s just good fun!
It’s fun, it’s free, we all agree
the Hub the only place to be…

It’s sad to say  but oh so true,
Without the Hub, we’d be blue,
Wouldn’t know what else to do!
Sit at home and mope a lot,
It’s fun, it’s free, we all agree.

Please don’t take the Hub from me!

by Pat

by Richard

by Richard

Special People

Blessings and hugs
Today I’m thankful to those
Special people in my life
Who are loving and kind
Who support, comfort and uplift
and bring joy to the world.
You are all special.

by Sue

by Richard

by Richard

Sleeping

As time goes by
I wonder why
You went away
And left us all to weep

But I know
The only time
I’ll be with you
Is in my sleep

I realise
that life goes on
so no more tears
we should weep

but no matter
how time can heal
it doesn’t stop us
wishing you were just asleep.

by Amanda

by Richard

Ballad O' Bones - An artwork

by Lauren Saunders.
(Many thanks to Dave and Bill from the Hub for sourcing the cod!)

Ballad O' Bones - A Poem

Down Spurn an’ up t’Olderness bend,
Where t’North Sea’s mood can twist or mend,
Lives she who skegs at fish wi’ care,
Reads cod like tea leaves wi’ bones laid bare.
 
Nell’s no witch, nor wears a hood,
Jus’a top from Boyes, an’ boots caked good.
Request to learn of what comes hence
And hear her bones speak consequence
 
Tossin’ ’em down, a Seer stirred,
Each rib a sign, each spine a word.
No charts, no news, no need to sleuth,
Insight found in brittle truth.
 
The air gets thick, the bones run white,
They whisper low by lantern light.
No preacher’s book, no doctor’s creed,
Just cod an’ fate an’ bloody need.
 
“That curve there? Storm. That crack? Divorce.
Those there? A bain born breach, of course.”
She don’t do chance, she don’t do guess.
The bones, they talk. She does t’rest.
 
“Come ‘ere,” she says, “see how that falls?
Luck comes close – yer fortune calls.
But this one’s angled – you been sick?
There’s illness brewin’, fast an’ thick.”
 
Some reckon she’s mad, but think on deep…
When cod bones speak Hull folk won’t sleep.
You laughed, at first. They laughed as well.
Just once ter neglect this warning bell.
 
One deckie came, they called him Jack,
She read the bones, stood solemn back.
“Avoid water, lad, ‘til Tuesday night,
Steel’ll buckle, the flood’ll bite.”
 
Chucklin’, he sailed, til trawler capsized.
Could’ve lived, like she advised.
Now even lads who’d scoff an’ jeer,
Keep cod bones close, an’ her more near.
 
They tell the story, the cod and ‘er,
Together with bones, prophecy stirs,
Cod ain’t caught to fry or shift,
It tell the truth, through bone and gift.
 
Hull folk know we’re one wit’ sea.
But codbones carry what will be…
An’ when Nell’s gone, who’ll read the text?
Who’ll know what bones say will come next?
 

by Lauren Saunders

by Richard

by Richard

Family Fun Day

What a day at the Hub,
Is there bingo? Not a chance
Too many people, and the kids
What is happening? Do you know?
Hope you’ve plenty of money!

Yes it’s our Summer Fair

Burgers and chips, biscuits and cake,
Plenty of tea and coffee,
and still chat to each other.

Tombole, hook-a-duck,

Smellies, face paints.
Junk and clothes stalls,
Usual food shop.
Have you spent up yet?

Yes on tombola!
Now taxi home

with a hamper!


by Sue

by Richard

by Richard

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