Alchemy

POETRY book "ALCHEMY" offers over 50 MICHAEL ASHBY POEMS including a selection of Michael's most read inspirational modern FUNERAL POEMS helping to comfort death, grief and loss ("I AM NOT GONE" while you remember with me, "A LONG CUP OF TEA" death is too negative for me,"I WANT TO BE BURIED WITH MY MOBILE PHONE" to ring in the changes at my new home) together with his latest memorial poems "HEAVEN ON EARTH" and "WAITING FOR THE TIDE TO COME IN". Poetry about losing ("EARLY GLAUCOMA",...
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POETRY book "ALCHEMY" offers over 50 MICHAEL ASHBY POEMS including a selection of Michael's most read inspirational modern FUNERAL POEMS helping to comfort death, grief and loss ("I AM NOT GONE" while you remember with me, "A LONG CUP OF TEA" death is too negative for me,"I WANT TO BE BURIED WITH MY MOBILE PHONE" to ring in the changes at my new home) together with his latest memorial poems "HEAVEN ON EARTH" and "WAITING FOR THE TIDE TO COME IN". Poetry about losing ("EARLY GLAUCOMA", "GETTING EVEN WITH CANCER") loving ("THE WEDDING" - " 'It's about looking into someone's eyes, And seeing your future there ...' ") living ("OLD AGE ISN'T FOR WIMPS", "SALCOMBE'S ESTUARY ORCHESTRA") and laughing ("BERT AND ETHEL" , "THE SOCK MONSTER" ) challenge the lows and celebrate the highs of life, providing twists, turns, tears and humour on MICHAEL ASHBY's poetry roller-coaster "ALCHEMY".CONTENTSISalcombe's Estuary Orchestra 7 The Toucan And The Dodo 8Checkmate 9 The Wedding 10 The Australian National Animal Band 11 A Brief Matter 12 War Zone 13 Ghosts Of The Fallen 14IIGlowball Warming 17 A Sting In The Tail 19A Kiss To Ponder 20Bert And Ethel 21An Englishman's Castle Is His Home 23Des Res 24Something For Nothing 25The Rich Daydreamer 26Nelson's Column From Barbados 27IIIMilking The Moments 31A Long Cup Of Tea 32My Mum 33Getting Even With Cancer 34Prostate With Grief 35Just In Case 36Good God 37Sun Arise 38 Alchemy 39Golden Moments 40Early Glaucoma 41 IVDevon Cream Sea 45 Paddling 46All At Sea Aboard The Esplanade 47Lifeboat Crew 48The Blue Gym 49The Woodbury Tree 50 Human On A Lead 51 Being Homo Sapiens 53Old Age Isn't For Wimps 54 The Black Horse Loses Power 55VDr. Rows (S.O.C.) Conundrum 59 The Sock Monster 61Christmas Lunch On The Run 63Happy Rappy Birthday 65 VII Want To Be Buried With My Mobile Phone 69A Miscarriage of Justice 70Life Sculpture 71One Last Flutter 72A Leap Of Faith 73Heaven On Earth 74Rainbows On The Moon 75Waiting For The Tide To Come In 76 I Am Not Gone 77 Swan Song 78After Words: Epitaph