I lived from 1872-1942.
I was from Ireland.
Patrick Chalmers was born in Ireland in 1872. He wrote on a wide variety of topics.
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Patrick Reginald Chalmers was born in Ireland in 1872 and he worked as a banker
His first book published at the age of 40 was Green Days and Blue Days and was followed three years later in 1915 by A Peck Of Malt.
His writing covered many fields such as sports, deerstalking, horse racing, biography (kenneth Graham & J M Barrie) as well as humerous articles for Punch. He also edited Edward Vlll's hunting diaries. His poetry topics included war, cats and dogs, hunting and fishing and Irish life.
He died in 1942.
JS
My poetry
It was early last September nigh to Framlin'am-on Sea,
An' 'twas Fair-day come to-merrow, an' the time was after tea,
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The tortoiseshell cat,
She sits on the mat,
20 lines
Where the bullrushes grow ranker
(Oh, the long green spears a-gleam!)
39 lines
Guns of Verdun point to Metz
From the plated parapets;
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I heard the Huntsman calling as he drew three-acre spinney;
He found a fox and hunted him and handled him ere night,
64 lines
IF I had a broomstick, and knew how to ride it,
I'd fly through the windows when Jane goes
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