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rickyengland



Booksie Address: http://www.booksie.com/rickyengland
Country: United Kingdom
Favorite book: The Bible
Member Since: Jan 11, 2008

Featured Writing

GATOR SOUP

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Aug 22, 2008
Another animal theme from my portfolio. Hope you like it.

SPIRIT OF OLYMPIA

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Aug 20, 2008
The etiquete of sport.

THE REMEDY OF LOVE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jul 30, 2008
A mini love story in poem form.

GO WITH THE FLOW

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jul 18, 2008
As a change from my usual themes of nature, romance,...

THE SEASONS MARCH

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jun 25, 2008
LIFE IS A DANCE....

SAVIOUR

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jun 13, 2008
An expression of my faith

THE PLACE THEY NEVER MET (RACE WITH A RAINDROP)

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 3, 2008
I thought the idea was maybe better than the...

MARIA

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 26, 2008
Written about my wife, of course, in the week of our...

JAZZ ROOM JIVE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 25, 2008
I've no idea if this is any good. I wrote it five minutes...

YOU MAKE ME HURL!!

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 24, 2008
Talk about 'role reversal'!!

THE DANCE OF RHYME

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 21, 2008
This is one I wrote in the eighties that I have just...

THE DAY THE FLOODS CAME

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 17, 2008
Anyone living or staying in England in June 2007, or most...

LAKELANDS

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 7, 2008
I was searching for a topic of inspiration. The natural...

SKIN

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 1, 2008
The smoothness of the female skin. mmmmmmm!

DOLPHIN

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 1, 2008
An amazing animal. Playful and intelligent.

THIS BEAUTY JOURNEYS FAR

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 26, 2008
Dedicated to my wifes beautiful eyes of semi-Cypriat...

HER SILKEN WONDER

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 25, 2008
Hair dazzled in the sunlight.Thought it was a nice image...

A FALCON NAMED 'ARROW'

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
The fastest creature on earth, clocked at 165mph during a...

SEA MUSIC

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 17, 2008
Don't you just love the sea?

SENSORY NONSENSE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
I'm sure you will become aware of several made up words ...

HOLLOW VICTORY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
Oh the irony of life.....

MISTS AND MASTS

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
I wrote this piece on holiday, during a time of...

Writing Portfolio

GATOR SOUP

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Aug 22, 2008
Another animal theme from my portfolio. Hope you like it.

SPIRIT OF OLYMPIA

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Aug 20, 2008
The etiquete of sport.

LITTLE GREY FERGIE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Aug 7, 2008
This is a Haiku inspired by a documentary about farming I...

SLING THI' 'OOK

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Aug 2, 2008
Yesterday was 'Yorkshire day' in celebration of our...

MY LOVE FOR YOU (Will never change)

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Aug 2, 2008
I wrote this for my daughter. Sometimes I ask her if she...

THE REMEDY OF LOVE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jul 30, 2008
A mini love story in poem form.

GO WITH THE FLOW

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jul 18, 2008
As a change from my usual themes of nature, romance,...

SWISS ACE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jul 3, 2008
In the week of Wimbledon here is my tribute to my...

CIRCLE OF A FOOLISH MAN

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jun 29, 2008
I became interested in the idea of a circular piece of...

THE SEASONS MARCH

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jun 25, 2008
LIFE IS A DANCE....

SAVIOUR

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jun 13, 2008
An expression of my faith

A WALK TO NOWHERE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 14, 2008
A reflective prose...

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MARTINIQUE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 14, 2008
I recieved this beautiful photograph yesterday, taken by...

ELEPHANT

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 8, 2008
A Double-Haiku about the big beasties.

SEALED WITH A CHIP

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 8, 2008
My father in law has a fish and chip shop. I kid my wife...

HAIKU FOR GUITAR

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 6, 2008
The wonders of musical expression.

THE PLACE THEY NEVER MET (RACE WITH A RAINDROP)

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 3, 2008
I thought the idea was maybe better than the...

SON TO SON

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: May 2, 2008
This is about how our perception of schooldays changes...

MARIA

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 26, 2008
Written about my wife, of course, in the week of our...

THE PLEASURES OF A SNOWBOUND MAN

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 18, 2008
In February I took my kids sledging in a large field by...

MR SHORT

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 16, 2008
a GIANT of a man..

THE FIRST HOUR OF MY TYPICAL DAY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 12, 2008
Verbs and only verbs..

PRIDE AND JOY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 10, 2008
My fourt attempt at a HAIKU

THREE LINE VERSE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 9, 2008
Except for Haiku's which are fantastic!

THE THINKER

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 8, 2008
About...er...thinking

THE ART OF LIVING

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 8, 2008
Refers to life in the earthly sense.

TEMPTED

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Mar 6, 2008
The consequences of temptation, when the only outcome...

LETTERS AT HER FEET

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 29, 2008
This describes the joy of creative writing in it's...

A MATTER OF TASTE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 28, 2008
Fine cuisine (One for Irwin?) Best read slowly with posh...

HOT WHEELS!!

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 27, 2008
The one car I would buy. A Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. OK,...

THE WINDY WALK

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 26, 2008
A Haiku. (5-7-5 syllable format)

JAZZ ROOM JIVE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 25, 2008
I've no idea if this is any good. I wrote it five minutes...

YOU MAKE ME HURL!!

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 24, 2008
Talk about 'role reversal'!!

GIANT DREAM DESSERT

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 23, 2008
Another 'kids perspective' one, which seem quite easy for...

HAYMAKER

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 23, 2008
This is the title track to a CD I recorded at home, on an...

IF YOU HAVE TO ASK

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 22, 2008
My take on how it feels when we are hurt by those close...

THE DANCE OF RHYME

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 21, 2008
This is one I wrote in the eighties that I have just...

COLD X 2 = WARM

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 21, 2008
My third Haiku about body heat.

ACOUSTIC ACROSTIC

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 18, 2008
A very good friend of mine.

PARISIAN DAME

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 17, 2008
Think Bardot and you're not far wrong.

THE THERAPY OF DUCKFEEDING

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 17, 2008
I thought the metaphor was an interesting idea.

THE DAY THE FLOODS CAME

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 17, 2008
Anyone living or staying in England in June 2007, or most...

THINGS TO EAT

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 16, 2008
I have no fishing abilities whatsoever.To prove my point,...

AIR HEAD

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 15, 2008
Intended for kids but hey......

LOVE BURNS BRIGHT

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 14, 2008
This is my second Haiku. Here goes....

NEW MESSAGES!

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 9, 2008
Something all Booksie members are familiar with. We all...

THE 'EAR OF THE RAT'

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 9, 2008
I challenged myself to write a poem where every word...

LAKELANDS

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 7, 2008
I was searching for a topic of inspiration. The natural...

RUBBISH BIN BAG

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 7, 2008
Two colleagues were talking today about a bag and a...

THE HAND OF FREEDOM

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 5, 2008
My first attempt at a Haiku, if I understand the form...

VALENTINE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 2, 2008
Part of a quartet I wrote this year, celebrating the...

SKIN

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 1, 2008
The smoothness of the female skin. mmmmmmm!

DOLPHIN

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Feb 1, 2008
An amazing animal. Playful and intelligent.

THE GRUMBLE BEE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 28, 2008
Another one of my poems for kids, but if adults like it,...

LIKE IT IS!

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 27, 2008
If this sounds a little 'off the cuff', it was the...

THIS BEAUTY JOURNEYS FAR

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 26, 2008
Dedicated to my wifes beautiful eyes of semi-Cypriat...

HER SILKEN WONDER

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 25, 2008
Hair dazzled in the sunlight.Thought it was a nice image...

CAPTURED LIGHT

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 24, 2008
I've always enjoyed photography. Windows to the past. I...

IF I WERE ALONE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 24, 2008
These were lyrics to a song I wrote way back. They...

DIAMONDS IN THE SKY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 23, 2008
I wrote this as the lyrics to a song.

MY TEACHER ATE A JUMBO JET FOR CHARITY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 23, 2008
Just a daft (you don't say!) thing I threw together this...

A FALCON NAMED 'ARROW'

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
The fastest creature on earth, clocked at 165mph during a...

PAPER DART

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 20, 2008
I wrote this as a tribute to all the Booksie people...

SOPORIFIC MEANDERINGS

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 20, 2008
The title is unusual, but thought it was better than...

EARLY WORKS (4 POEMS FROM CHILDHOOD)

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 19, 2008
I stumbled on a school book from my 8th year. My first...

SUNLIGHT ON THE CAUSEWAY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 18, 2008
I must confess that I only used 'causeway' 'cos it...

TOWN LIFE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 18, 2008
I wrote this in my teens (no, not last year!) Written at...

THE WORLDS BEST JOB?

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 18, 2008
A light hearted tribute to the original and best.(IMHO) ...

BIRDPLAY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 18, 2008
Words can be illusive when we look. Other times we find...

THE VERY ODD THUMBLE OF RUNDER!

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 17, 2008
Cute the way kids mix up phrases.In this case it's...

SEA MUSIC

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 17, 2008
Don't you just love the sea?

CLERVAUX

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 16, 2008
From my teenage years. Memories of a visit to Luxemburg.

PERPETUAL DREAM

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 16, 2008
Repeat as desired...

SALSA JIVE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 15, 2008
Hope it makes you chuckle.

NO GUESTS!!!!

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 15, 2008
The study of a grump.

WHO? ME?

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 14, 2008
Let's be us.

RAIN ON SAND

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 14, 2008
It's good to encourage one another.

FALSE ALARM

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 14, 2008
zzzzzzzzzzz...

TRIBUTE FREDDIE PLAYS BATLEY

A Short Story by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 13, 2008
Welcome to the Yorkshire accent.....

EN VACANCE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 13, 2008
The antidote to 'Crush hour'

THE CHANGELESS WORD

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 13, 2008
Ways of communicating...

AGEING POETS

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 12, 2008
The passing of time is a powerful incentive for creative...

AN OPPORTUNITY UN-KISSED

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
Not about C Flockhart, beautiful though she is. Having...

CRUSH HOUR

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
Tried to convey the rhythm of a city rush with the...

WILL THE FARMER

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
OK, so I got carried away on this one! It's part of a...

SENSORY NONSENSE

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
I'm sure you will become aware of several made up words ...

HOLLOW VICTORY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
Oh the irony of life.....

GONE POTTY

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
For those of you thwarted by the elements...

MISTS AND MASTS

A Poem by rickyengland
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
I wrote this piece on holiday, during a time of...



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Welcome to my page!

Married with two crazy kids

Born and raised in a hilly village in the county of South Yorkshire, UK,  in a close family environment. 

The landscape around me proved to be an inspiration, and from an early age I enjoyed creative writing, 

Humour too, was a favourite theme, and I loved to make absurd chains of similar sounding words.

The idea that a poem could be made from nothing tangible, such as wood or brick, intrigued me.

My other interests include playing guitar and writing songs.

Favourite artists are the Who, Stevie Wonder, Phil Keaggy, and Joni Mitchell 

It's been moving to see all the encouragement shared between writers since I joined the Booksie community..

This has proven to me that self-promotion is only part of why we do this. 

So, my warmest thanks for allowing me to share my poetry with you, and I hope you enjoy my work....or is that 'play'?  

Ricky.

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