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‘A Winter’s Tale’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
June 18, 2025
Children's, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
. A Winter's Tale There’re many strange and spooky tales, That come from England’s hills and dales. When Winter tightens up its grip, As feet and...

‘Alive, Alive-o’: A Poem by Jeff Eardley

The Society
May 5, 2025
Culture, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
  Alive, Alive-o In Dublin’s fair city,Where the girls are so pretty,There lived an old woman,Who was well known to me;Where she sighed with...

A Poem and Song for St. Patrick’s Day: ‘The Session’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
March 17, 2025
Beauty, Music, Poetry
8 Comments
. Guitar music for "Sheebag Sheemore" performed by Jeff Eardley. . The Session Monday at the Shamrock Inn, So, the session does begin, Rosin up...

‘Give Praise for These Days of Old Age’: A Poem by Jeff Eardley

The Society
March 4, 2025
Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
. Give Praise for These Days of Old Age You’re up in the morning, you moan and you groan, You’re feeling the grinding of bone against bone. When...

A Yuletide Medley Performed for Christmas Day by Poet Jeff Eardley

The Society
December 24, 2024
Music, Poetry
10 Comments
. Professional musician and SCP poet Jeff Eardley performs a medley of Christmas songs on his guitar. Merry Christmas from the Society of Classical...

‘On the Death of Mike Lynch, August 19, 2024’: A Poem by Jeff Eardley

The Society
October 3, 2024
Culture, Poetry
13 Comments
. On the Death of Mike Lynch, August 19, 2024 They say his blood was Irish, with his toothy Gaelic smile. A master of the cyberworld, with features...

‘Gunfight at the Oatcake Corral’: A Poem by Jeff Eardley

The Society
July 12, 2024
Culture, Poetry
16 Comments
. Gunfight at the Oatcake Corral There’s an old English town known as Fargo, In the dark, rugged hills of the west. Where they say, there was many...

On the Meeting of Poets James A. Tweedie, Jeff Eardley, Peter Hartley, and Margaret Coats in the UK: Poems and Other Writings

The Society
June 8, 2024
Culture, Essays, Poetry
19 Comments
. In Spring 2024, UK poets Jeff Eardley and Peter Hartley crossed paths with American poets James A. Tweedie and Margaret coats in...

‘Phone Home’: A Poem on the Jodrell Bank Observatory, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
May 31, 2024
Culture, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
. Phone Home I often talk to radio astronomers, The kind of guys who like to stay anonymous, Who chew on reams of stellar data every day From...

‘Look Homeward, Sweet Afton’: Poem by Brian Yapko, Set to Music by Jeff Eardley

The Society
May 14, 2024
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry, Song Lyrics
32 Comments
. Music by Jeff Eardley . Look Homeward, Sweet Afton after Robert Burns Look homeward, Sweet Afton, back to thy green braes, Recalling with pride...

‘The Tenpenny Bit’ and ‘Kesh Jig’: Tunes for St. Patrick’s Day Performed by Jeff Eardley

The Society
March 17, 2024
Music, Poetry
21 Comments
. Musician and SCP poet Jeff Eardley performs the traditional Irish tunes "The Tenpenny Bit" and "Kesh Jig" in honor of St. Patrick's Day....

‘The Stoat and the Old Goat’: a Children’s Tale by Jeff Eardley

The Society
March 9, 2024
Children's, Poetry
17 Comments
. The Stoat and the Old Goat This tale concerns a little stoat, With eyes of black and velvet coat, Who frolicked in the virgin snow, Above the...

‘Old Clem’: Song from Dickens’ Great Expectations Set to Music by Jeff Eardley

The Society
February 24, 2024
Found Poem, Music, Poetry
15 Comments
. Old Clem In his novel Great Expectations, Charles Dickens refers to a song sung by blacksmiths at the forge "Old Clem," which plays an important...

‘Masks’: A Poem by Jeff Eardley

The Society
February 4, 2024
Humor, Poetry
26 Comments
. Masks When tourists arrive in our village, The question that most of them ask, Is, “Why is it all of your menfolk, Are walking around wearing...
poem/music/Burns/auld lang syne

An End of the Year Poem and Christmas Musical Medley by Jeff Eardley

The Society
December 28, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry
22 Comments
. Christmas Medley performed by Jeff Eardley . . Absent Friends The Christmas lights are twinkling on the houses all around. All we need’s a...

‘The Return to Ithaca’: Brian Yapko’s Poem Set to Music by Jeff Eardley

The Society
November 27, 2023
Homer, Love Poems, Music, Poetry
28 Comments
. . Music by Jeff Eardley . . The Return to Ithaca by Brian Yapko This shall not be forever, This life spent on the sea. __I’m going to find...

‘Ode to Old Tom’: A Poem on the British Ale, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
November 5, 2023
Humor, Poetry
33 Comments
. Ode to Old Tom Old Tom he stalks the English Dales, The Patron Saint of potent ales. He makes you wobble when you walk, He makes you gobble when...

A Poem on Cystolitholapaxy, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
October 21, 2023
Culture, Humor, Poetry
36 Comments
. Cystolitholapaxy Cystolitholapaxy (si-stow-luh-THAA-luh-pak-see): a procedure to break up bladder stones into smaller pieces and remove...
poem/eardley/satire

A Poem on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
May 9, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Satire
12 Comments
. September 9th 1901… A September evening in old Paris town, The time when Parisians let their hair down. There’s laughing and dancing and folk...
poem/eardley/online dating

A Poem on Online Dating: ‘Avalon’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
March 22, 2023
Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
26 Comments
. Avalon This little tale concerns a man, Who in an English village ran A thriving little corner shop, Supplying shakes and soda pop. This fellow did...
song/eardley/St. Patrick's Day

‘The Lark in the Morning’: A Tune for St Patrick’s Day by Poet Jeff Eardley

The Society
March 17, 2023
Culture, Music, Poetry
15 Comments
. "The Lark in the Morning" is a traditional Irish song performed on classical guitar by poet and professional musician Jeff Eardley: . . Jeff...

‘The Ballad of Mrs. Pam Able’ and Other Poetry by Jeff Eardley

The Society
February 14, 2023
Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
24 Comments
. The Ballad of Mrs. Pam Able Mrs. Pam Able was very unstable, And loved to be tied to her dining-room table. Her friends were appalled, many names...
poem/music/Burns/auld lang syne

A Classical Guitar Rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ for Burns Night, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
January 25, 2023
Culture, Music, Poetry
17 Comments
. Burns Night is when Scotland's most important bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796), is celebrated, usually with the recitation of Burns' poems, the...
poem/spaceship explosion/UK failure

Poem on the Failed British Space Launch, by Jeff Eardley

The Society
January 18, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Science
16 Comments
. “Newquay, we have a problem” January 9, 2023 We’ve gathered in thousands to witness the blast-off, We’re sipping Champagne with our eyes...

Classical Guitar for Christmas Performed by Poet Jeff Eardley

The Society
December 23, 2022
Culture, Music, Poetry
25 Comments
. A Christmas medley by poet Jeff Eardley: . . Jeff Eardley lives in the heart of England near to the Peak District National Park and is a local...

For Gene Cernan, ‘The Last Man on the Moon’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
November 15, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
11 Comments
. The Last Man on the Moon for Gene Cernan My gaze was set toward the Western sky, To see if I could see him flashing by, I’d never felt so glad to...

‘The Italian Job’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
October 29, 2022
Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. The Italian Job a true story “I’m from Pisa,” she cried with a giggle, As she leaned, towering over the man, With the beard, the bald head...

‘Capability Brown’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
September 8, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
22 Comments
. Capability Brown Lancelot “Capability” Brown was England’s greatest landscape architect. His name was Capability, A man of great...

‘The Spoonerisms Man, or The Moonerisms Span’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
July 22, 2022
Children's, Humor, Poetry
34 Comments
. The Spoonerisms Man, or The Moonerisms Span His name was Mr. Spooner and he owned a service station. He kept our vehicles on the road, a noble...

‘Culloden, April 16, 1746’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
May 19, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
18 Comments
. Culloden, April 16, 1746 In the Winter of 1745, the Jacobite army of Bonnie Prince Charlie passed through my town of Leek on the way to Derby. This...

‘The Chained Oak’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
April 20, 2022
Culture, Poetry
14 Comments
. The Chained Oak This tale concerns the fifteenth Earl of Shrewsbury, A member of the English aristocracy. With mighty Halls and Castle where he’d...

Share Your St. Patrick’s Day Poetry (with Music by Jeff Eardley)

The Society
March 17, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry
15 Comments
. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Share your St. Patrick's Day Poetry in the comments section below. While writing and posting, enjoy an Irish medley of...

‘Nuclear Fusion’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
February 17, 2022
Humor, Poetry, Science
9 Comments
. Nuclear Fusion written upon hearing of the UK's recent fusion energy breakthrough Those white-coated boffins in England, Have been toiling for...

‘An Oldie’s Valentine Love Poem’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
February 14, 2022
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
9 Comments
. An Oldie's Valentine Love Poem We met when she was seventeen, The fairest maid I’d ever seen. With eyes of blue and flaxen hair, My mouth agape,...

‘Aromatherapy’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
February 8, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
16 Comments
. Aromatherapy This tale concerns an English Lass, Who signed up for an evening class, “There’s money to be made” said she, “I’ll try...

“Lud’s Church” or “The Green Chapel” by Jeff Eardley

The Society
January 1, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
8 Comments
. “Lud's Church" or “The Green Chapel” after Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I travel to this place each New Year’s Day, To where the fluting...

‘The Tunnel to Australia’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
December 23, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry, Song Lyrics
21 Comments
. The Tunnel to Australia It’s raining every day in Merrie England. It’s falling from the sky most every day. But I’ve just heard about a place...

‘Robert Jack Eardley’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
November 8, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
28 Comments
. Robert Jack Eardley was, for many years, Chief Psychiatrist for the U.S. Justice Department. In 2000, he organised a family gathering of thousands...

‘El Chapo’ and ‘Jack the Hat’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
September 18, 2021
Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
. El Chapo El Chapo was a criminal, a very nasty bloke. A dealer in Amphetamines, along with Crack and Coke. He plied his trade in Mexico, where guns...

‘The Night Hank Williams Died’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
August 21, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
36 Comments
. There never was a night so long When time went crawling by. The Arctic wind came howling in Across the Nashville sky. The planes had all been...
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  1. Joseph S. Salemi on ‘A Winter’s Tale’ by Jeff EardleyJune 18, 2025

    This certainly did not occur. It is pure poetic license. If a sheep were to swallow a glass lens, the…

  2. Gigi Ryan on ‘Florida Beach Vacation 2025’: A Poem by Evan MantykJune 18, 2025

    Two things I miss - the beach and days before technology. The poem alone brought some of the delight of…

  3. Gigi Ryan on ‘Salmon Skin’ and Other Poetry by Adam SediaJune 18, 2025

    I admire the self-control to have recognized all of the beauty before partaking! I am partial to salmon and will…

  4. Gigi Ryan on ‘Periwinkle’: A Poem by Jeffrey EssmannJune 18, 2025

    Dear Jeffrey, This is a delightful poem that gives me a visual of a kaleidoscope - seemingly simple, yet, when…

  5. Cynthia L Erlandson on ‘What Is a Man?’: A Poem by Cynthia ErlandsonJune 18, 2025

    Thank you so much, Margaret. I’m very grateful that you caught those words which were intended to extend the birth-giving…

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