A personalised poem
Some things are difficult to say in your own words. This is a poem written for one person and one moment, from what you tell me about them.
People come to me when someone has been born, or married, or lost. When somebody is leaving, or retiring, or turning eighty. And often for no occasion at all — just because there is someone who needs telling that they are seen and that they are loved.
Four steps, and most of it is you talking
Tell me about them
Who they are, what has happened, and what you would say if the words came easily. A WhatsApp message or an email is plenty.
I write it
Usually within a week, sooner if there is a date to meet. You will hear from me if I need to ask anything.
You read it
If a line is not right, say so. Changes are part of it, not an inconvenience.
It comes to you
As a card to give, or laid out ready to frame, or simply as words to read aloud on the day.
Occasions, and everything in between
For an occasion
- A birth, a christening or a naming
- A wedding, an engagement or an anniversary
- A funeral, a memorial or the first year after
- A birthday, a retirement or a leaving
Just because
- Someone going through something hard
- A thank you that a card cannot hold
- An apology that needs more than a text
- Someone who has never been told
Two honest things
Prices depend on what it is. A short card and a long poem for a funeral are different pieces of work. Tell me what you need and I will tell you the cost before anything starts. There is never a charge for asking.
My poems come from faith. That is where they start and it will usually show. If that is not what you want for the person receiving it, say so when you get in touch and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person to write it.
Tell me who it is for
WhatsApp is the quickest way to reach me, but ring or email if you would rather.
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11