A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Sahara — The Tie That Nearly Killed Me.
Holmes Frontier Collections
Poetry
Poems, light verse, occasional writings, and preserved family poetry from the Holmes Frontier collections.
Collected verse and family writings
Poems, comic verse, occasional writings, and preserved family pieces gathered from manuscripts, notebooks, typed pages, and remembered circulation within the Holmes family.
Poems
Part I
Wanderings & Further Wanderings
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Sicily — Suspicious Crowns and Other Plumbing Problems.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Dalmatia / Bosnia — Poetic Difficulties in the Balkans.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Hungary — The Extremely Bad Salad Experience.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Vienna — Strauss Occurred to Me.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Canada — Wildlife Photography for the Terminally Optimistic.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Slovenia — Troglodytes on Holiday.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Portugal — Seven Seas Under the Influence.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Croatia (Hole-in-the-Wall Bar) — Suspicious Beer and International Regret.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Croatia — Cherry Brandy and Tabletop Ballet.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Spain / Compostela — We Accidentally Did the Camino.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Spain (Carmen) — The Bullfighter Situation.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Morocco — Camel Ambience.
Part II
Family Poems & Occasions
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: The Wolery.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Gardners Mate.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: An Englishman just on a whim.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: A Lullaby for Aria.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Rustic Nuptials (with apologies).
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Clifford and the whale.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Ode to the elder years (Audrey?).
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: 104 Birthdays.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Hey Chorizo.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: The Geriatric Wanderer.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Pizza Please.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Phantoms of the Opera.
Part III
Observations, Complaints, & Public Affairs
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Correctional Levitations.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: The Butter Problem.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: On the Perils of Cycling.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Rambling Thoughts on a journey South.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: A Kiwi Child's Thoughts On Christmas Eve.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Motels.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: On the Breeding Habits of the Road Cone.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Hastings Bike Lane Fiasco.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Sonnet Upon The Closure Of The Milk Treatment Station.
Part IV
Tall Tales, Ghosts, & General Nonsense
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: The Ham Dilemma.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Christmas Reckonings.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: The old ghost road.
A satirical retelling of Goldilocks in the age of modern regulation, safety culture, and institutional overreach.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: I Did Not Listen.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Flapper Fashions.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Guilty Conscience.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: The Big Bad Bureaucrat (Three Little Pigs Alternative).
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: Paradise Lost.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: A new twist on an old tale.
A poem by Margaret A. Holmes from the Holmes Frontier poetry collection: A Sea Shanty.