Making Matters Verse - Thoughts on varied themes in rhyme and rhythm

Sep 28, 2026

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Making Matters Verse presents Les Pearce’s poetry shaped by varied themes, expressed through carefully considered rhyme and rhythm. The volume includes reflective and devotional pieces alongside seasonal and relational poems, ranging from optimism and separation to memory, freedom, ambition, and the consequences of destructive words. Through a broad sequence of titles, the book moves between intimate domestic sentiments and wider contemplations, offering a cohesive lyrical experience for readers of contemporary verse.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages116

Reading Time2 h 59 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Dilemma

A Nervous Child

Comfort at Christmas

Philosophy of an Optimist

On Separation

(Losing Grip)

Reassessment

Quest (A Prayer)

The Power of the Destructive Word

# MAKINGMATTERS VERSE L.D.PEARCE MRGERS丰QUIHN8.99PEARCE/MFKING MRTTERS UERSE1-85756-224-0 PCETRY,GENERPL 27/17/08MRGERSQUIHN B0OKSELLERS 788110 POETRY JANUS ## Making Matters Verse Making Matters Verse ## Thoughts on varied themes in rhyme andrhythm Les Pearce JANUS PUBLISHING COMPANYLondon,England First published in Great Britain 1996by Janus Publishing Company,Edinburgh House,19 Nassau Street,London W1N 7RE Copyright CLes Pearce British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data.A catalogue record for this book is available from theBritish Library. ISBN 1857562240 All rights reserved.No part of this publicationmay be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system ortransmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without the prior permission of the publisher The right of Les Pearce to be identifiedas the author of this work has been asserted by himin accordance with the Copyright,Designs and PatentsAct 1988. ## Cover design Phototypeset by Intype London LtdPrinted and bound in Great Britain byAntony Rowe Ltd,Chippenham,Wiltshire PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS Dilemma’,Poetry Now 1994 London Anthology 'Shining Example’,Through the Headlines(Poetry Now)*This Endless Joy’,Lines On Love(Anchor Books)'Cashier's Lament',Poets at Work(Poetry Now) 'This Love Did Find Us',The Magic of Love(Anchor Books)Tllumination’,The Arrival Press Poetry Companion'Taking Over’,Living in the 90's(Arrival Press) 'And I Should Bless This Love Maternal',To Mum andDad With Love(Anchor Books) 'Comfort at Christmas',Lines and Rhymes(Arrival Press)Obsession’,Obsessions(Poetry Now) Pre-conception’,Mirrors of the Soul(Triumph House),andTraveller's Moon(Aural Images) *Also "This Endless Joy'commended and published bythe International Society of Poets,in the book A Passagein Time. Contents Dilemma 工3 A Nervous Child Forever Will I Wonder WhyComfort at Christmas8Philosophy of an Optimist9On Separation11(Losing Grip)Reassessment12Quest (A Prayer)13The Power of the Destructive Word14A Winter Walk16The Infernal Combustion Engine18Oasis20Haunting22Different Drummer24The Mysterious Three26And I Should Bless This Love Maternal28An Older Sister30On Procreation32Monday Horror33Cashier's Lament34Perpetual Motion35Taking Over37An Impression of C.C.T.38A Meditation on Freedom40Early Retirement:Bad News42Don't Let the B'st'ds Grind You DownA Retiring Ambition 6 43454648 Early Retirement (Oct.1995)The Planted Acorn vii 5052 Back Cover:Death,Here is Thy Sting viii An Attack of the DTsCollege Arms(1995) In Praise of the 'Moderate'Drinker53Reflections on Perfection55Just Deserts56Yearning58From Whence Will Inspiration Flow60Remembering the Soldier Poets62The Smiling Harvester64Shining Example66Expert Advice68Barbershop Reflections69Support the Aged71The Unclaimed Lottery Millions-A Theory73Flights of Fancy!74Holiday in Bexhill-on-Sea76This Calm Delight78Dream Garden79Words to my Wife81Painted Words83The Spirit Dance84Before and After87A Picture of Dolly89Pray,Tell Me90Illumination91Pre-conception92This Love Did Find Us93This Endless Joy94Obsession95Prayer97

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What is the focus of Making Matters Verse?

It focuses on varied themes in rhyme and rhythm, presented as a collection of poems by Les Pearce.

Who is the author of the book?

The author is Les Pearce, identified in the publication details.

When was the book first published and under which publisher?

The book was first published in Great Britain in 1996 by Janus Publishing Company.

Sep 28, 2026

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