Pats Poems

An African American Author and one of the greatest poets too,
Can you imagine for just one minute, all the things that she went through?

Expressing herself through powerful words,
Her legacy will live on; her voice will be forever heard.
What a poetry icon, genius too,
Powerful words with meanings so true,
So extraordinary in so many ways,
Positive lyrics filled up every single page.

A writer, a story teller, one of the very Best,
The caged bird sings,
Was what she had truthfully confessed.
A teacher, an artist, an educator and an activist,
And a doctor, definitely the best I must insist.

An outstanding Poetry queen, the best the world has ever seen.
A true inspiration of words and loved where ever she went,
Humble, courageous; most definitely God sent,
She said ‘love Life in every single way.

Give it all you’ve got, come what may.
Love it with a passion,
Life does truly give back
Whatever you put in, that’s a natural fact.
Reaching out to people in dark places,
Giving them hope by putting smiles on faces.
Be positive and focused,
That’s the only way to win.

Grab the World by its lapels, it’s not frightening.
Go out there and kick ass,
Life is too short, to let it pass.
Outstanding phrases, amazing quotes,
A sense of reality on a positive note.

Lyrics so real, they make you think out loud,
A phenomenal woman of whom I’m so proud.
Simply unique, like a guiding star,
Words of wisdom, never too far.
The caged bird spreads its wings,
As it’s surrounded by heavenly doves,
the song of tolerance, peace and sweet, sweet love.

It’s singing about patience and forgiveness,
Words so bold beyond belief,
Bringing troubled soul’s freedom and relief.
Can you hear it singing that freedom song?

Rest in peace my dear, your time has come.
Love and light, goodnight, goodnight,
May her legacy live on.

Heavenly Father, we call on you on Tony’s 60th milestone Birthday,
As a family we come together and celebrate his life in such a special way,
As we celebrate this treasured milestone,
We ask you to surround us with your presence, build us up and keep us strong
On Tonys 60th Milestone Birthday help his sweet memories sing a happy song.

Help us to reflect on all the good times, and all the joy we shared,
As friends and family come together, lets remember the mark in our life’s he has made.
Dear Lord surround us with your blessings, lift us up and bring peace to our hearts,
Even though it’s hard to believe he has gone,
Lord your the one who helps us soldier on.

Because only you can give us comfort, as we reminisce each and every day.
Guide us and protect us and bless us in such a special way.
Dear Tony sweetly rest in peace, your work on earth is done,
You will for ever remain in our hearts.

50 years a husband
50 years a wife
You kept a golden promise
that love can last for life.
Throughout your years together,
you have such special things
the closeness and the happiness
that only true love brings.
Oh what a shining example,
for everyone to see
bringing people together, friends and family.
What a remarkable occasion,
for all as we celebrate here today,
It’s a 50th wedding anniversary
Hip hip hip hooray.

Well, my dad just loves the keyboards
and locks guests in the front room ,he’ll do anything to get them to sing,
Even Ernie the cat would sit beside him.
My dad! Oh what a sense of humour, always telling jokes,
My dad a choir master, who got on with lots of folks.
He would say, come on open up your mouth,
And sing along to the notes.

My mum, quiet and caring, counselling people from all walks of life,
She would often tell Brother Jones off, for eating too much apple pie.
She would say, remember you’re diabetic, your blood pressure will go sky high,
She would say, keep the living room tidy, “please sort out all those books”.
People are coming to the place, don’t you care how the front room looks?
My mum would wrap the world in cotton wool if only she could,
Well guess what, that’s my mum
Don’t you think that she’s good?

Tell me what’s the secret recipe, would you all like to know?
50 years of marriage bliss, here’s how the story goes.
Mix up a bit of patience, ideas and good thoughts too
Always remember mothers and father’s day, appreciation goes a long, long way.
Prepare a bit of flying fish, sure will keep your relationship alive.
Remember the way to a man’s heart is through his belly,
so if you can’t cook, you won’t survive.

Enjoy each other’s company, this will never go amiss,
remember the special moment when you had your first kiss.
Care and share with each other, remember all your secrets too, everything’s going just right,
it all boils down to the two of you.

Here goes a special tribute to a wonderful man
who had music in his bones,
a very polite, caring, gentle nature,
whilst sat on his piano stool that definitely became his golden throne.
He would glide his hands across the keyboards
while swaying his head side to side,
he was definitely in his element,
whilst full of joy and pride.

Dad was a people person and always put others first,
his humour was remarkable and was continuously dedicated to his work.
Hymns, songs and music sheets, were always somewhere nearby,
sweet rhythms and musical beats, echoing so high,
Practising different pieces, studying them through and through,
he would quite often dig out the chuck wagon, for them golden oldie tunes.
He would always love a little sing song, “gather round come sing with me”,
he simply loved every minute, counting the beats 123.

He would play for weddings and many funerals, whilst coaching the choir too,
and if you required personal tuition,
when it came to music, he would always find time for you.
You see brother Jones believed anyone could sing,
you could have the croakiest voice, it didn’t matter to him.
You could have the roughest tone, believe me my Dad wouldnever moan.

He had books piled up in the living room,
Did you know he had 3 sets of keyboards too?
Left to him he would have them in every single room!
This man walked, talked and sang music,
he could feel it flowing through his bones,
there was only one musical maestro of course, that’s my Dad, Brother Jones.

Whether or not it would be the Beeston ladies or the Roscochoir or people from “New T”,
music was always dad’s heart desire,
most definitely.

And when it came to choir practice
he would say, “open up your mouth,
there’s no time to whisper,
I want to hear them words come out”.
He would say, “Move your body feel the beat,
you weren’t born with concrete feet”!
“Altars, sopranos, catch that tune,
Convention’s round the corner it will be here soon”.
Remember never turn up late,
when it came to choir practice,
no time to hesitate.
You see music was his passion,
he wanted to get the best out of you.
Music well, all he asked for was dedication,
he wanted your talents to shine through.

And if you ever heard his speeches,
they were immaculate to the ‘T’.
All his big words and sentences,
were truly beyond me.
He didn’t need to practice,
Words to him came so naturally,
they simply flew off the tip of his tongue,
no need for a dictionary.

I will let you into a little secret,
Brother and Sister Jones’s favourite colour was baby blue,
a soothing and calming colour, wouldn’t you agree,
that’s both of their personalities through and through?