Miss. Esme G. Cameron

Neville

Miss. Esme G. Cameron

 

Despite the fact she

knew all

the Latin names for

garden plants

and was a dab hand

at ikebana ..

She also played viola,

flute and piano ..

Every now and then,

she would also

appear in church on

Sundays

and was renowned

for writing

an occasional novel ..

It is said

she may have looked

like a nun

and dressed like some

old librarian

but she thought and

wrote like a

well-versed dockyard

hooker ..

Although to be fair,

somewhere

beneath her pince-nez,

the tartan shawl

and tweeds, our not yet

quite famous

Miss. Grace Pratt didn’t

only sweat,

but she also, did bleed

some of the

most exquisite poetry

you are ever

likely to read and the

more risqué,

the better it seemed ..

But then that was her

secret you see ..

At times in-between

her verses

and stanza’s or prose,

only a handful,

the privileged few, ever

knew she

would occasionally puff

on a cigar,

or one of those French

cigarettes,

that she always kept in

a drawer filled

with old fountain pens,

a few saucy postcards

and a single

letter marked Flanders,

France 1918 ..

Grace Pratt helped me

one hell of a lot

while I was growing up

and falling in

love with this beautiful

beast that

we now all call poetry ..

But the reason

I write now, is I recently

read that

Miss. Esme G. Cameron

formally known

as Grace Pratt, died at

home in

her sleep then aged one

hundred

and one whole year’s

young, but who’s counting ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because she was worth it

  And for anyone who might be interested, Esme G. Cameron was Graces pen name ..

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 7th, 2023 02:09
  • Comment from author about the poem: she was indeed a magnificent specimen & one never to be forgot ..
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Teddy.15, LIZ, Doggerel Dave, L. B. Mek
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  • Teddy.15

    Oh my dearest Nev, this is incredibly, incredibly sad to know, our dear Grace has past away. I'm so deeply touched by this poem and incredibly sad. I'm staring at this writing, not knowing really what to say, except for your beautiful heart that has written such a dedication for one of the most gracious ladies on my poetic side, she had everything humour knowledge kindness and a magnificent poetic pen she will be deeply missed , it was truly an honour to have known her. 💖

    • Neville



      bless you Teddy 🖤

    • LIZ

      This is such a beautiful tribute, not only for someone you obviously admired, but to poetry! By doing this, you keep her memory alive! 💜

      • Neville



        now you come to mention it .. that was my only intention .. and I thank you deeply for feeling it 💜

      • Doggerel Dave

        If only.... if only we could all have just a smattering of the talent Esme AKA Grace bestowed upon the world......... not quite there yet......

        • Neville



          I concur sir Dog .. she was my neighbour when I was but a young lad .. my Dad used to call her Harpic, because he said she was clean round the bend .. but he loved her too really .. 👍

        • orchidee

          A sensitive write N.
          Yep, I remember having a cigar with her, while discussing poetry! 🙂

          • Neville



            it had to be Cuban and made by a virgin rolling it along the length of her thigh .. 🐭

            • orchidee

              I swooned before I smoked it! lol.

            • Doggerel Dave

              Tributes and cigars - the wonder of it all....with emphasis on 'wonder'....................................................................... Are mythologies not meant to entertain and please?

              • Neville



                back in the day, I am led to believe (by her that is) she was most entertaining .. in fact after both botany and poetry it was her most favouritest thing ..

                • Doggerel Dave

                  The most fulsomest of apologies – typo alert – Delete ‘mythologies’; insert ‘obituaries’ and never have I encountered one more entertaining….

                  • Neville



                    she would be tickled pink sir ..

                  • Bella Shepard

                    What a privilege to have known someone such as she, a true renaissance woman. A beautiful tribute! Now it is my task to find her and read.

                    • Neville



                      she was my immediate neighbour Bella .. Mrs. Grace Pratt wrote under the name of Miss Esme G. Cameron .. Her novel 'A Change of Face' is probably no longer available .. and but one of the reasons I want her name to be remembered .. thanks & then some .. Neville

                    • L. B. Mek

                      may she rest in peace
                      (i looked but sadly couldn't find any links to her work)
                      still, if she inspired and nourished
                      the burgeoning talents of my Poet supreme
                      than I imagine I would have loved reading her work
                      may you ever celebrate her memory with your ink, kind Poet
                      sorry for your loss, what a testing week its been for you
                      i'm sorry Hyung
                      have a an extra glass or two, on me
                      🍻
                      hope you n yours have a peaceful weekend

                      • Neville



                        cheers bro .. I'm knackered @ the mo so do us a favour and go check wot I said to Bella .. cheers and back at you 🍷

                      • Doggerel Dave

                        Neville – I am in trouble here.. I need some guidance. I’ve tried to locate Esme’s magnum opus.
                        This I remember with absolute clarity – Her discovery, insight into the creation of the universe, nay multiverses while perched on the throne in the smallest room in the house, knickers absent from her ankles as she eschewed such a garment. Perfectly rounded material exploded from her haunches in quantity followed by an incredible fart which represented the dark matter yet to be fully accounted for…..
                        Any advice would be gratefully received.

                        • Doggerel Dave

                          Help definitely needed:
                          You with your intimate acquaintance and knowledge of that dear lady are the only poet here qualified to locate and indeed explicate “Fruit of My Buttocks” and save it for posterity.



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