52 Poems About People

The titles and a one line description of the poems are shown below. They appear in alphabetical order of title to make them easier to find. All the poems are about people even if one seems to be about a bed sheetThe characters range in age from a 7 year old remembering when he was three to an old guy struggling with a jigsaw puzzle and reviewing his life. Some are philosophical but in a folksy rather than academic way. Je ne Suis pas Charlie was written against the tirade of hatred that followed the Paris killings and was originally simply called Respect. Many are sentimental, some just written to make you laugh, others to make you think again by considering a new perspective. Try setting a time aside each week and dipping in to a poem you have time to read and that suits your mood. Buy the collection for loved ones and make the same suggestion - maybe they'll think kindly of you once a week for a few minutes in their busy lives. THE POEMSAlways Remember-A reminder not to lose ourselves in lifeA Mind Disturbed-Three short phases of a worrying lifeAn Intimate Relationship-Re-establishing links with a sonA Rosy Glow Returns-Memories of a grandfatherBeer-on-the-Jetty Philosophy-A Caribbean father's reflections on lifeBordering-A long life reviewed as a jigsaw is completedBreaking Through-A plea for a return to a complex loveCommunity Servant-A drug dealer to kids defends his roleDialogue with a Teenager-A mother and daughter discuss midnightDrought-A brief dystopian view of the futureEaster-A secular family's light-hearted holiday storyEmpty Space-A brief chilling sceneFirst Experience of Warmth-A memory of a childhood eventFirst Toy, First Love, First Loss-A sad account of childhood lossGetting Spliced-A short formal poem about the act of marriageGraham Greene-A tribute to a favourite authorHands-Images that tumble into a storyHostess-Four lines of character assassinationJe ne Suis pas Charlie-A response to the outcry about the cartoonistLament-About not liking the loss of EnglishLifelong Love-A tribute to parentingLives Change-A child recalls a day at the zooLost at Sea-A boy on a beach with his dadLucky Billy Taylor-A Lancashire monologueMassaging Expectations-A village girl is disappointed in her careerMonster-A scare about digital intrusionMontage-A middle-aged man reflects on eventsNearing the End-Confusion and hope in old ageNo-A light-hearted definition of the wordNow and Then-A visit to an old haunt to rekindle loveOn the Bus Today-A brief description of a memorable journeyOpinion Revised-A boy comes to terms with his brotherRhythms of the Heart-Some whimsical questions unansweredSheet Life-A brief reflection about a bedsheetSplit-A woman escapes from a bad marriageStab-A woman fantasises about revengeSublime Inspiration-Two women take a step beyond friendshipThe Comfort Zone-A long wallow in feel-good scenariosThe Night Shift-A saga about the antics of hotel guestsThe Spirit of the Child-A formal poem of life's stagesThe Tender Touch-Innocence as the essence of loveTransformation-A man frees himself for loveUnanswerable Questions-How, why, what, where, when? In 10 linesWaning Protest-An old man regrets his conditionW B Yeats under Scrutiny-A brief fantasy at English passport controlWelcome-A message to a prospective daughter-in-lawWe Live to Regret-A formal account of the mistakes we makeWe were Five-A woman recalls her first sexual experienceWhen you are Seventy-Achievements at seventy chronicled brieflyWho's that Knocking?-A young girl explains her fear of callersWriters-A light-hearted look at writers and poetsYou are a Mystery-A tribute to love and human complexity