Monday 7 August 2023

AMAZON E-BOOK PROMOTION

 A HANDFUL OF SONGS & POEMS


My e-book "A Handful of Songs & Poems is on special promotion from today, 7th August 2023 to 14th August 2023. To view this special promotion, please follow this link: A Handful of Songs & Poems eBook : Lidster, Robert: Amazon.co.uk: Books

I hope you enjoy reading this collection of poems and song lyrics.

best regards

Robert M Lidster

Sunday 2 July 2023

FREE PROMOTION

 40th ANNIVERSARY of PUBLICATION of

A HANDFUL of SONGS & POEMS


This month is the 40th anniversary of the publication of my first collection of song lyrics and poetry by The Dickens Publishing Co.Ltd.

To mark the event, the ebook version is on FREE promotion on Amazon Kindle from today until 6th July 2023.


I hope you enjoy reading it.

Very best regards
Robert M Lidster

Tuesday 11 April 2023

LIFE THROUGH POETRY

 IT'S A FUNNY OLD LIFE!


It's a funny old life, but you won't catch me laughing.
It's a funny old life, or so they rave.
It's a funny old life, not for the feint hearted.
It's a funny old life, from conception to grave.

To stand any chance of completing the course,
Or making it through unscathed.
One has to adapt and run with the flow,
And hope beyond hope to be saved.

It's a funny old life, but I'm not complaining.
It's a funny old life, to be sure.
It's a funny old life, with pitfalls  and obstacles.
It's a funny old life, with the meaning obscure.

So you must lead by example,
Or just do your best.
To finish the course,
Now, there lies the test.

It's a funny old life, I'm sure I've recounted.
It's a funny old life, or so I've been told.
It's a funny old life, from cradle to gravestone.
It's a funny old life, for both the young and the old.


Monday 27 March 2023

HOW TO WRITE A HAIKU

 WHAT IS A HAIKU?


A Haiku is a form of poetry that consists of just three lines with a total of seventeen syllables. The first line has five syllables, the second line has seven syllables, and the third line reverts back to five syllables. Below is my attempt at a Haiku which also acts as a description of the art form. Once you have read mine, have a go yourself and feel free to post them in the comments box. Have fun. Robert M Lidster

HAIKU

A Haiku poem
Has seventeen syllables
In only three lines  

ANNIVERSARY POEMS

 WHAT IS AN ANNIVERSARY?


What is an anniversary?
But a day to remember.
A day to embrace,
All that is good about a relationship.

What is an anniversary?
But a time to relax,
To rest in the knowledge,
That all is well with the world.

What is an anniversary?
But a time to share,
To share in the love,
The love between two people.

What is an anniversary?
But a date,
A date with history,
Recorded in time, forever.

What is an anniversary?
It is anything,
That you want it to be,
And more!

Thursday 23 February 2023

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

 THE WRITTEN WORD


The spoken word is soon forgotten.
But the written word,
Lives forever.

Robert M. Lidster
February 2023