| The following poems are some of those written by Reg Brewer during his lifetime, we are still hoping to find others.
Please spend a few minutes to read and enjoy them.
Any comments you may have are very welcome and you can send them by email to Terry at: terrybrew@aol.com. |
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| The Two Minutes silence |
| This is the first poem written by Reg that we have found. He was age 14 when he wrote this poem to honor those who gave their lives in WWI - this is a very mature poem for his tender years. |
| Orginal Date 1919 |
Posted on 2/6/2006 |
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| Our Dead |
| Another poem to commemorate those who died in WWI |
| Orginal Date 1920 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| The Unknown Soldier |
| And another poem for those that died in WWI |
| Orginal Date 1921 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Above my head |
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| Orginal Date 1922 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| My Prayer |
| This is one of Reg's favorite poems - he learned well |
| Orginal Date 1922 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Night |
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| Orginal Date 1922 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Lines on the death of my father |
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| Orginal Date 1923 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| A Thought on Simplicity and Sincerity |
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| Orginal Date 1924 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| The Windmill |
| In 1986/7 this poem was chosen as the winner of the Ouse Valley Poetry Competition |
| Orginal Date 1925 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Good Friday |
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| Orginal Date 1925 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| The Sun |
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| Orginal Date 1925 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Love |
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| Orginal Date 1930 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| A thought on Forgiveness |
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| Orginal Date 1935 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Little Geoffrey |
| Little Geoffrey, Babs and Reg's first child was only ten days old when he died in Cairo, Egypt in December 1937. He is buried in a graveyard maintained by the Cathedral in Cairo. It is located close to the 'City of the Dead' in Cairo where many Mamelukes are buried. |
| Orginal Date 1938 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Four sonnets written to my wife between 1936 and 1940 |
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| Orginal Date 1936 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Remembrance Day - 11th November |
| A poem to remember those who died in two WWI and
WWII whether you call it Remembrance Day, Armistice
Day, Veterans Day or simply Poppy Day ! |
| Orginal Date 1947 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Lines on the death of my brother Clifford |
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| Orginal Date 1972 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| The Silent Tide |
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| Orginal Date 1979 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Coming home from the Falklands |
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| Orginal Date 1982 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| St. James Church, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. |
| As a young boy, age about 10, Reg was evacuated from London to the Isle of Wight for a while during WW1 - this poem is based on those memories. He was a choirboy at St James Church, Yarmouth which was built circe 1614. Admiral Holmes was Governor of the Isle of Wight in the late 17th Century. The statue he refers to was actually of King Louis XlV not Napoleon and it happened about a hundred years before Napoleon's time but it's close enough and not bad for a ten year old's memory ! |
| Orginal Date 1981 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| The Colours of Life |
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| Orginal Date 1985 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Regatta Day |
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| Orginal Date 1989 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| Christmas |
| Reg wrote the words and granddaughter Melissa drew ‘The Three Magi’ for their 1986 Christmas Card. |
| Orginal Date 1986 |
Posted on 2/14/2006 |
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| The Gulf |
| Written by Terry Brewer during the first invasion of IRAQ |
| Orginal Date 1991 |
Posted on 1/1/2008 |
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| The Walls Came Down in '89 |
| Written by Terry Brewer while reflecting on the year just gone by while clearing up after our New Year's Eve party at 3am January 1st, 1990 |
| Orginal Date 1990 |
Posted on 1/1/2008 |
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| I Don't Know - Do You ? |
| Sometimes the simplest questions do not have simple answers - WHY - I Don't Know Do You ?
Written by Terry. |
| Orginal Date 1990 |
Posted on 8/1/2009 |
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| Sydney the Kidney |
| Carolyn, my (Terry's) wife, had about half of one
kidney still working
when I first met her and she went on to have two
kidney transplants - the first donated by her
brother Phil and later the second donated by her
best friend Michelle. I (Terry) wrote this poem
soon after meeting Carolyn realizing her
incredible inner strength and positive attitude to
life which has made her an inspiration to many. |
| Orginal Date 1988 |
Posted on 11/8/2011 |
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| Mummy, Who is Santa Claus ? |
| I still believe in Santa Claus and this little poem
tells why - written by Terry many years ago. |
| Orginal Date 1998 |
Posted on 12/9/2011 |
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| Jackie's High School Graduation 1987 |
| Written by Terry for Jackie on her graduation from
High School in 1987 |
| Orginal Date 1987 |
Posted on 12/16/2011 |
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| Wynne's Bar - Mahe, Seychelles |
| Terry's favorite retreat for the evenings in the
Seychelles while a Submarine Cable Engineer in the
Seychelle Islands, his first job. |
| Orginal Date 1959 |
Posted on 12/16/2011 |
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| Thoughts from the Garden of Eden, Seychelles Islands |
| General Gordon (of Khartoum) was convinced that
Praslin the second largest island is the site of the
Garden of Eden - no longer a widely held belief ! |
| Orginal Date 1959 |
Posted on 12/16/2011 |
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| Beneath the Waves, Seychelles Islands |
| Terry makes a little hydroplane to be towed behind
a boat very slowly (2 to 3 mph) you feel like
shark
bait but it is a fabulous way to explore.
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| Orginal Date 1959 |
Posted on 12/16/2011 |
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