POETRY book "ALCHEMY" offers over 50 MICHAEL ASHBY POEMS including a selection of Michael's most read inspirational global 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 memorial poems "HEAVEN ON EARTH" and "WAITING FOR THE TIDE TO COME IN". Spiritual and religious context is particularly highlighted in "SUN ARISE" (God woke his sun, For me this morning, Just for me, Just for me... ). Poems 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'.

CONTENTS

I

Salcombe's Estuary Orchestra 7
The Toucan And The Dodo 8
Checkmate 9
The Wedding 10
The Australian National Animal Band 11
A Brief Matter 12
War Zone 13
Ghosts Of The Fallen 14

II

Glowball Warming 17
A Sting In The Tail 19
A Kiss To Ponder 20
Bert And Ethel 21
An Englishman's Castle Is His Home 23
Des Res 24
Something For Nothing 25
The Rich Daydreamer 26
Nelson's Column From Barbados 27

III

Milking The Moments 31
A Long Cup Of Tea 32
My Mum 33
Getting Even With Cancer 34
Prostate With Grief 35
Just In Case 36
Good God 37
Sun Arise 38
Alchemy 39
Golden Moments 40
Early Glaucoma 41

IV

Devon Cream Sea 45
Paddling 46
All At Sea Aboard The Esplanade 47
Lifeboat Crew 48
The Blue Gym 49
The Woodbury Tree 50
Human On A Lead 51
Being Homo Sapiens 53
Old Age Isn't For Wimps 54
The Black Horse Loses Power 55

V

Dr. Rows (S.O.C.) Conundrum 59
The Sock Monster 61
Christmas Lunch On The Run 63
Happy Rappy Birthday 65

VI

I Want To Be Buried With My Mobile Phone 69
A Miscarriage of Justice 70
Life Sculpture 71
One Last Flutter 72
A Leap Of Faith 73
Heaven On Earth 74
Rainbows On The Moon 75
Waiting For The Tide To Come In 76
I Am Not Gone 77
Swan Song 78
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