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Sticky – Poems by our members

Mar 132022
 

Poems by our members

Various poems by various of our members.

  • John Conley: The big exit.
  • John Conley: Ukraine.
  • John Jenkins: Busy Mrs. Mouse.
  • John Jenkins: Marcel the poodle (our gourmet in a beret).
  • John Jenkins: The long-nosed smelter.
  • John Jenkins: Welcome to Piggly Park!
  • Lyn Richards: In praise of Zoom.
  • Marsha: Can’t be bothered.
  • Mary Boyd: Ode to a lonely spatchcock.
  • Terry Marston: Summer’s end.
  • Terry Marston: The movie extra’s dream.
  • Tess Evans: Aussie crucifixion.
  • Tess Evans: Ballad of a Belfast tradesman.
  • Tess Evans: Googlesearch.
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    Also, see some poems written by our Poetry through the Ages group, Lyn Richard’s poems about birds and Andrew Leopold’s poems about Eltham.

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    • Home
    • Membership
      ▼
      • Renew your membership
      • Join Nillumbik U3A
        (new members)
      • Enrol in classes
    • Classes & events
      ▼
      • Class timetable
      • Course descriptions
      • Enrol in classes
      • Our upcoming events
      • Our Zoom meeting calendar
      • Our OEC calendar
      • Term dates
      • Class venues
      • Venue guides for tutors
        ▼
        • Diamond Creek Senior Citizens
        • Eltham Central Pavilion
        • Eltham Guide Hall
        • Old Eltham Courthouse
        • Our speakers and microphones
      • Eltham Central Pavilion
    • Our class blogs
      ▼
      • Astronomy and Cosmology
      • Collaborative Writing blog
      • Other stories by our members
      • Cooking blog
      • Craft blog
      • First Nations blog
      • Golf blog
      • Jazz Appreciation blog
      • Life Changing Events in History
      • Painting & Drawing blog
      • Poetry through the Ages blog
      • Other poems by our members
      • Renewable Energy blog
      • Technology Users Group blog
      • Travel blog
      • Tuning in to Opera blog
      • Walking groups’ blog
      • Wine Appreciation blog
      • Zentangles & Mandala Design
      • Other classes
    • Useful information
      ▼
      • Avoiding the spread of germs
      • Forms and documents
      • For tutors and class reps
      • Issues for the hard of hearing
      • Our book swap
      • Our speaker and microphones
      • Our defibrillators
      • United Petrol discount scheme
      • Our marketing resources
      • Some local walks
      • External links
        ▼
        • Local upcoming events
        • Links to local groups
        • Selected local groups
        • Some local resources
        • Some local authors
        • Regular events in Nillumbik
        • Newsletters from local U3As
        • U3A Online
        • Various online resources
    • News
      ▼
      • Our newsletters
      • Our past events
        ▼
        • AGMs
        • Eltham Little Theatre
        • Christmas
        • Guest speakers
        • Guided tours
        • Mini expos
        • Morning teas
        • Seniors festival
        • Other past events
      • Our marketing activities
      • Our fundraising activities
      • Buy, swap, sell or give away
      • Artwork by our members
      • Recent books by our members
      • Jokes
      • Paraprosdokians (or puns)
      • Brain teasers
      • Lateral thinking puzzles
      • Melbourne in the 1950s
      • Remember when …
      • Think you are an AFL buff?
      • Andrew’s poems about Eltham
      • Lyn’s bird poems
      • Pat’s teddies
      • Eltham street names
      • During the pandemic
        ▼
        • Zoom videoconferencing
        • Alistair’s brush with Covid-19
        • Grow your own food
        • Life in the 1500s
        • Photo corner
        • Trivia questions and answers
        • Competition: artwork
        • Competition: words
        • Competition: re-naming
        • Exercise that brain
    • About
      ▼
      • About Us
      • Contact
      • Volunteering opportunities
      • Eltham Central Pavilion
      • Committee members
      • The early years
      • Our partners and sponsors
      • Huguette De Rycke
      • Interviews
        ▼
        • Andrew Leopold
        • Barbara Jackson
        • Bill Naim
        • Brian McLean
        • Cheryl and Stuart Winstanley
        • Deb and Peter Thomson
        • Dianne Parslow
        • Duang Tengtrirat
        • Gillian Essex
        • Giselle Buller
        • Guy Palmer
        • Howard Kinns
        • Jan Aitken
        • Judy Vizzari
        • Karen Coulston
        • Kath Keppel
        • Leanne Ipsen
        • Lyn and Tom Richards
        • Margaret Halford
        • Mike Ormerod
        • Pam Jenkins
        • Pauline Erickson
        • Ros Camera
        • Sabi Buehler
        • Serena and Graeme Sweeney
        • Steve Gilbert
        • Tony Lee
        • Val Harrop
      • Tutor profiles
        ▼
        • Abe Kelabora
        • Aileen Jones
        • Alan Cuthbertson
        • Amanda Owen
        • Ankie Box
        • April Edwards
        • Brian Devenish
        • Bruno Zielke
        • Carlos Serrano
        • Carole Waldron
        • Damien L’Huillier
        • Denise Ferguson
        • Diane Turner
        • Elaine Bateman
        • Gillian Essex
        • Greg Scott
        • Jan Taylor
        • Jenni Bull
        • John Crichton
        • John Stuyfbergen
        • June Rushton
        • Karen Redrup
        • Ken Wing Jan
        • Laraine Hussey
        • Lindsay Byrnes
        • Lucille Sadler
        • Margit Alm
        • Mike Payne
        • Noel Butterfield
        • Rob Rankin
        • Robert Scopes
        • Russell Danby
        • Sue Brenkovich
        • Vasundhara Kandpal