A couple in boat on calm water on a moonlight night
My love boat is moored to you
A couple in boat on calm water on a moonlight night
Quick, Save The Saviour
Joseph gathers his wife and child Jesus and escapes to safety in Egypt
Far Away for Christmas
Distant Family and friends separated at Christmas time.
Leaving on a jet plane
Teenage girl leaves the family home to follow love.
Waiting for my new life to begin
Teenage daughter looking for work so she can stop living with her mentally ill mother
What did they do to you?
Sarah goes to hospital for shock treatment for her depression
How can I help you?
Sarah's husband seeks medical help for his mentally ill wife.
It’s A Mad World
A teenager coping with her mother's mental illness.
If You Go Away
Daughter finds mother unconscious on the floor in family home.
Daddy, I Love and Trust You
The love and trust a daughter has for her father.
The Harmony of Life is Out of Tune
The need for community support for families grieving the loss of a loved one.
Dear God, Give Him Back
The death of her baby son and the grief of his young sister.
The Rose Bud – The Wilted Rose
A true story of an Australian woman, her ambitions, career, love and losses, in Brisbane Queensland from the 1930s.
Born as a New Page in an Empty Journal
INTRO: When we are born, our book of life is empty. Over time our pages fill up with our life stories. Once the ink dries, we cannot erase what is written, but we can think and plan, to some degree, what we wish to write on future pages. I wrote this poem years ago, back... Continue Reading →
Happy Stepmother’s Day
INTRO: My dad remarried at 75 years of age, a few years after my mother's death, which followed a lifetime of caring for my mentally ill mum. My step-mum is such a blessing so late in my dad's life. Dad is now 90 years old and still happily married to my step-mum. It's never too... Continue Reading →
Build Your House of Love
INTRO: Build love into our homes this Mother's Day. This poem compares the building of a house with the building of loving relationships with family and friends in our homes. I wrote this poem in 2014 for my young adult daughters. Happy Mother's Day this Sunday. Beverley Joy PODCAST - Build Your House of Love... Continue Reading →
Thank You
INTRO: This month I celebrate one year of posting two poems each week. So, I send a huge thank you to all my readers and listeners. Your support is greatly appreciated and encourages me to keep going. Most of the poems I published in 2021, were poems that I had written over the past 10... Continue Reading →
A Hug is Priceless
INTRO: As we soon will be entering the Christmas time of giving, I have re-recorded this poem which was one of the first poems I published on my new podcast back in April 2021. I recorded it at the beginning of the Covid 19 lockdown in my hometown of Australia when hugs were not permitted.... Continue Reading →
Footprints of Love
INTRO: I wrote the last verse for my brother and his wife's thirty-five wedding anniversary. They live in a beautiful seaside town, which inspired the theme of this poem. I have added two verses to explain the inspiration of the poem. They are the family members that live 800km away from me that I wrote... Continue Reading →
Tell the Truth to Each Other
INTRO: Who was I to believe? How was I going to solve this dilemma? I loved both dearly. I wrote this poem at a time when I had two family members telling me two different stories of the same event, both sides vowing they were telling the truth. I had to be the judge and... Continue Reading →
Simply Story Poetry 