Monklands Memories - Airdrie & Coatbridge areas

Mattie's Poem (What do you see Nursie) has become very popular as well as the Nurses Reply. 
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• Idepndence Bound - William Willis 2012

• Merry Christmas - Aussie Style

• Glasgow - John McGeachie

• A lament to a place now gone - John McGeachie

• Story of Great heroism - William Kerr

• My Granda was Santa (at Clifton House)  Martin Rooney

• The Lament of RB Tennent - William Willis

• The Big Cheese that Shines - William Willis

• SPRACHEN DE DEUTSCH TAE - Tam Craven

• Caledonian Clouds by Tam Craven

• The Old Whifflet - with pictures!!

• Wee Tale of Scotland

• Power of the Pen - William Willis

• Auld Wheelbarra - William Willis

• Aussie Poem - Tom Frew

• Scotland freezes - William Willis

• Goldilocks - Harry Mitchell

• Humpty Dumpty - Harry Mitchell

• Jack and Jill - Harry Mitchell

• Robert Burns - a tribute by William Willis

• Coatbridge by William Willis

• Anamnesis by Frederick Manning

• Help The Aged   by William Willis

• GLASGOW BARRAS  by William Willis

• Will Your Anchor Hold In the Storms Of Life  by William Willis

• Atmosphere by William Willis

• The Windae - Stuart Gamble

• Where is the Glasgow that I used to Know by Folk Singer Adam McNaughton

• Valentine - Sally Plumb

• Ever Wondered - Anon

• Got no Money  - Bob Mc Millan

• About a Father - Bob McMillan

• To our Grandson Reece    - Forbes Scott family

• Gingerbread Person by George Kirby

• Wan last puff - Tam Craven

• For all the right reasons - Tam Craven

• The Leek - Tam Craven

• Its Never too late   K.V. Needham  I wont be told I am too old, To do this, that and the other ....

• World Cup debacle - George Kirby

• Irish Blessings  from various sources - Anon

• Breakfast - Sally Plumb
• Grandparents - a page full of love, Grannies & Grandads
• He's off again - Another excellent poem from Bob McMillan
• Why God made Grandparents 2 Author Unknown

• Life of Brian  by George Kirby The best scorer of goals in the game of football, Brian Clough.

• Highwaymen of Cleveland by George Kirby - remembering the halycon days of the infamous pension increase of 75p and also gaining 3 points on his licence

• Burglars Paradise by George Kirby - "Evening all"

• Rainbow Sheep by George Kirby who, like most people,  is perturbed at the alarming increase in PC - Political Correctness

• Being There - Thomas Vaughan Jones

• Last Love Song  Thomas Vaughan Jones

• A Christmas Story Thomas Vaughan Jones

• Apart - Bob McMillan  (Bob - If you keep this up I will need to start a new poetry corner for your poems)

• Loss of a loved one - Bob McMillan

• Friends who care  - Bob McMillan

• Gran, I do love you  - Bob McMillan

• Memories  Who says my mind has gone away, I see my youth there every day - by Bob McMillan

• Sarah's Poem - Author unknown
• A "PocketFull of Nickels" - By Beverly Nason - The poem is written by someone who suffered from Myasthenia Gravis
• My Esthetic Gravity -By Beverly Nason - The poem is written by someone who suffered from Myasthenia Gravis
• Forgive the Poor by Beverly Nason
• September Song by Thomas Vaughan Jones
• If Only - David Dighton
• Memories (2) John Brooks
• Memories are little boxes -Liz Manson
• Distant Voices by Thomas Vaughan Jones
• To my third great grandson Joseph by Ron Todd - supplied by George Henderson in memory of Ron.
• Glasgow Memories by Will McArthur see web site: http://www.glesga.ukpals.com   This could have been anywhere in the "old days"
• State of Affairs Barbara R. Lockwood
• Pancake Mix - Ron Smith If you make too many Pancakes dont  throw  the rest away,
• Who am I ?  What am I ? A philosophical poem by Harry Mitchell
• The Ultimate Round Robin - by Harry Mitchell
• Why God Made Grandparents  - Adapted by Jimmy Deuchars
• The Hi-Tech Granny Jackie Gilroy - When I was a young girl , say fifty
• Life is Confusing Sometimes submitted by Helen Webb - Author unknown. 
• A Duet - Just Us  & The Puppy by KV Needham
• Nobody Cares - by KV Needham
• What about the Old by K.V. Needham
• Birth of a Poet by Harry Mitchell
• My Terms of Reference by Harry Mitchell
• THE Modest Grandpa - A  poem for J,J,A & C (My Grand children) by Harry Mitchell
• Spring   by Frederick manning
• The Facts of Life - a bit of prose by Harry Mitchell
• A True Cowboy  J. M. HILL, U. S. A.

• Grandparents? Who needs them ?  Harry Mitchell

• Don't You Think That youth is wasted on the young by Frederick Manning

• Hanging In There At 80 J M Hill USA

• Myriad of Options   Paul Tash

• A Ball of Twine When I was a little kid, I found a piece of string J. M. HILL, U. S. A.
• Senior Alphabet - relearn the alphabet!

• Ever Wonder?.- we all need to smile - this is not poetry buts it nice! Margie Arts

• On Line Friends I cannot wait for my day to start,  And I turn my 'puter on. I want to see who dropped a line,  In the short time I was gone - for internet email addicts.

• Going HOME... My home town...it really isn't much. by J. M. Hill U.S.A.

• The Man At The Shiny Black Door by David Taylor - Southend-on-Sea

• Alzheimers by Doris M Daly

• The Beauty of a Woman  Is not in the clothes she wears ...... Anon

• Matties Poem -What do you see, nurses, what do you see, what are you thinking when you're looking at me?.....Anon

• Nurses Reply (to Mattie)  What do we see, you ask, what do we see? Yes, we are thinking when looking at thee.....

• Terminal Love by Wilf Berger  from Croydon -  Knowing youll soon pass by, I replace my glass eye ....

• illogical Woman  by Wilf Berger  She may flee from the house at the sight of a mouse ...

• Keep Travel Passes FREE  by West Midland Pensioners

• I have  learned   A collection of thoughts - a friend of mine in US - sent them to me - he says "These put things in perspective"  - I agree! 

• A Dug A Dug - We give you 2 versions - The first is in the Scots vernacular and, in case ye canny unnerstaun it, the second version is translated into English.

• Lament of a Pensioner  -& For Better Treatment With thanks to Leonard E. Tweed. Chair. Brook Green Res. Assoc. Hayes.  and The Greater London Pensioner

• The Dream He was walking along a beach With the Lord and across the sky
  flashed scenes of his life.

• Call Me 2 Poems for the price of one!!  If one day you feel like Crying AND 'm Sorry....

• Daddie's Day Her hair up in a pony tail, her favourite dress tied with a bow, Today was Daddy's Day at school, and she couldn't.....

• I know I had it A memorable poem by whatsisname? Bob McMillan.

• Shorties - short poems - very short!!!!!...

• Picking up on the broken pieces of memory  Anne Gilman - with thanks to City and Islington College

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