Meg’s Poems

Meg wrote several poems during her life, of which a few were published.
Here is a list as they appear in her poetry book, in chronological order.

The poems fall into three phases of Meg’s life:

  • 1930s (A medical student)
  • 1940s (As a Captain in the Medical Corps in wartime Europe)
  • 1960s onwards (Family life, a new phase of writing once she was not so busy with medical work and parenting!)
  1. Jane (1936)
  2. For Mr Toll (1936)
  3. The Thyrotoxic Lady (Published 1943)
  4. Anatomy (1935)
  5. Reflections (1938)
  6. Almond Blossom
  7. Cows
  8. Animals
  9. Without Words
  10. Death
  11. Promise
  12. Freedom (Jan 1939)
  13. Titles (Jan 1944)
  14. Inspections Advice (1943)
  15. The Sapper’s Lament
  16. A Poor Exit (1944)
  17. Two Years in Khaki (1945)
  18. For Mr. Bryce (1967)
  19. Anniversary (1968)
  20. Music
  1. Christmas Wishes (1968)
  2. A Conductor Named Bryce
  3. Whenever I Hear Music
  4. Christmas-time (1969)
  5. Spring (Feb 1970)
  6. Winter (Feb 1970)
  7. A Summer Day (July 1970)
  8. Tomorrow (Sep 1970)
  9. The Voyage (Oct 1970)
  10. Grief (Dec 1970)
  11. For Dave (Jan 1971)
  12. Ever Beside Us (March 1971)
  13. Versailles (Feb 1971)
  14. A Secret
  15. My Mum Goes Out to Work (Apr 1972)
  16. Invisible Houses (May 1972)
  17. The Vortex (May 1972)
  18. The Walls Reverberate (June 1973)
  19. Little Children (1978)
  20. Samaritans (1994)