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Frivolous Verse and Multifarious Observations
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781836157090
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
Published: Jul 23 2026
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Laughter, love, loss, and life itself, captured one memorable verse at a time.
Frivolous Verse and Multifarious Observations by Adrian W. Church is a varied poetry anthology that finds meaning in both the ridiculous and the remarkable. Divided into two distinct parts, the book begins with light-hearted rhymes inspired by colleagues, curious situations, wordplay, travel mishaps, and the comic puzzles of everyday life. It then turns toward personal reflections on friendship, family, romance, faith, nature, aging, depression, resilience, remembrance, and hope.
Warm, witty, sincere, and deeply observant, this humorous poetry collection moves comfortably from playful limericks and clever rhymes to heartfelt tributes and thoughtful meditations. Some poems invite a smile; others offer comfort, gratitude, or a reason to pause. Together, they form a record of a life shaped by people, places, memories, and the beauty of language.
Inside, readers will discover:
- Light-hearted humour, playful language, and affectionate wit
- Inspirational poetry about courage, kindness, recovery, and hope
- Poems about love, friendship, marriage, family, and companionship
- Poems about grief that honour those who remain alive in memory
- Reflections on faith, history, war, aging, and human responsibility
- Nature poems filled with seasons, familiar landscapes, and quiet peace
Whether read from beginning to end or opened at random, each poem offers its own moment of amusement, reflection, recognition, or reassurance. This is a meaningful nature poetry book and personal chronicle for readers who appreciate traditional rhyme, emotional honesty, and poetry drawn from real experience.
Open these pages and meet the many faces of life: comic, tender, painful, hopeful, ordinary, and unforgettable.
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