April 24, 2025

Those Harmony Nights

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Today’s one of those days

When we’re together once more 

It’s just like old times again 

We miss Harmony Nights for sure

 

All together on Sunday night 

When everyone was there

Just one big family 

The family from everywhere 

 

Those days we will remember 

There are etched in our hearts 

People from far and wide 

All playing their parts

 

Not forgetting the listeners

Who helped make the show 

We won’t forget Harmony Nights 

To lose it was a blow 

 

But we’ve all kept together 

As time has passed 

It may be just a memory 

But boy was it a blast!

 

The girl on the end of the telephone 

I actually got to meet her 

Lisa is this girls name

And of course Bill and Rita

 

All remembered with affection 

Are Sundays aren’t complete 

But on days like this 

A few of us can meet 

 

Ian Herman

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March 16, 2025

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Another Day

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Another day on the roundabout 

As the dawn breaks once more

On the merry go round of life 

I wonder what is in store

 

Today will be a good day 

That’s what Old Tom said 

It’s up to us to make it that

As we face the day ahead 

 

Let’s all be optimistic 

As we set out on our day 

Make sure we cope with things 

That we face along the way 

 

The trials and tribulations 

Will be there for us to face 

But we can master them

If we’re in the right place

 

A day to look forward to 

It will be another test

Give it everything you’ve got

You can only do YOUR BEST

 

Ian Herman 

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December 15, 2024

 

Santa Claus is on his way

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Santa Claus is on his way

It’s Christmas time once more

Bringing lots of presents 

And happiness for sure

 

A time to get together 

For friends and family 

To wish each other happiness 

Wherever you may be

 

To share in Christmas greetings

And wish each other well

These times will be remembered 

For everyone to tell

 

The robin sits on the holly

With his red breast shining bright 

Bringing us this Christmas 

And everything seems right 

 

So a merry Yuletide everyone 

I hope you have a ball

And as we say every year

A happy Christmas one and all

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Ian Herman

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December 8, 2024

 

Time for celebration

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Time for celebration 

Christmas time is here

Time to spend together 

With our near and dear

 

Sharing all our memories 

Of the years gone past

Times that we remember 

Memories that will last

 

As the Robin sits on the bough

The Christmas message to share 

He shares it with everyone 

Everyone EVERYWHERE 

 

Those days we find happiness 

That we share on Christmas Day

Memories will come flooding back

And forever they will stay

 

Share Yuletide with your family 

And maybe with your friends 

Make it the best Christmas ever

And hope it never ends 

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Ian Herman

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June 20, 2024

 

'Tis I, Old Jim

 

There's a bloke in our village

But he doesn't do a lot

If you ask him any questions 

All he ever says is "Wot?"

 

Most of the village like this bloke

That's why he's so well known 

You hardly ever see him though 

'Cos he lives somewhere alone

 

He could be outside the pub

Or on the village green

He usually comes out after dark

He's got a set routine 

 

He does the same every day 

And people think he's dim

They don't really know him though 

They just know his name is Jim

 

Old Jim he may know nothing 

He doesn't trouble anyone

Whatever people think of him

He must be someone's favourite son

 

He's been around for ages

And I know he likes it here

He's not as silly as you think

He likes to read Shakespeare.

 

Old Jim's the village idiot

And as he's sat under this tree

I know all about this chap

Because the village idiot is ME

 

Jim Nasium (Ian Herman)

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May 26, 2024

Our resident poet Ian has been recovering from a recent Covid diagnosis. While recuperating, he wrote this…

 

Lonely as a a cloud

 

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That’s what clouds like to do

Wherever I was wandering 

I didn’t have a clue

 

I just took off on me walk

Feeling a little bit down 

I just kept on wandering 

Wearing this great big frown

 

Suddenly I was miles away

On my lonely walk 

This bloke said hello to me

I think he wanted to talk

 

On this path of loneliness 

I think he’d lost his way

We sat on this bench talking 

He had quite a lot to say 

 

I thought I was lonely 

But his story was so sad

It shook me to my roots 

And my life didn’t seem so bad

 

As we went on our way 

With our stories in our head

Instead of the frown I was wearing 

I was now wearing a smile instead.

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Ian Herman

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April 28, 2024

Ian wasn't able to attend the reunion in Abingdon due to poor health, but he sent a poem that was read out by Lisa at the event and everyone raised their glasses to Bill at the end. Cheers and the very best of health to you Ian.

 

A very special person

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I felt the need to write this down 

About a very special person 

For all the joy he’s brought to us

This is just my version.

 

He has been the voice of reason 

Every Sunday night 

And with Rita by his side 

He has made our Sunday evenings bright.

 

This man’s an institution 

He’s been on the air for years 

And when they took his programme off

We all shed a few tears.

 

Good luck Bill in all you do

You have been a shining star 

We think of you on Sunday nights 

No matter where we are.

 

You gave Sunday nights a meaning 

As we all kept in touch 

So raise your glasses with me

As we say thank you very much. 

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Ian Herman

 

April 2, 2024

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Another glass of...

 

A thunderstorm came and went

To bring forth another day

And as I look out of my window

There’s another one on the way.

 

As the sun comes out

Clouds gather overhead

Suddenly the sun is gone

And we’ve got the rain instead.

 

As I look skyward

A pigeon hurries by

It’s raining and the sun’s out

And there’s a rainbow in the sky.

 

It all looks very pretty

As the sky turns blue

But it can’t make its mind up

What it’s going to do.

 

The rain’s stopped again

And everything seems fine

Guess what I feel like

Another glass of wine!

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Ian Herman

 

March 24, 2024

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First Day of Spring

 

Officially they tell me now

It’s the first day of Spring

I thought it would never get here

So I wonder what will it bring.

 

The rain is still a-falling

Dark clouds are in the sky

Occasionally the sun comes out

To wave the rain goodbye.

 

The days will soon get warmer

And there won’t be so much rain

Then I can go out more

And lead a normal life again.

 

During Autumn/Wintertime

I tend to vegetate

It’s my time for doing nothing

A time to speculate.

 

All the things I’ve planned

I’ll probably never do

But as Spring turns to summer

I’ll most probably muddle through

 

I like to keep occupied

Now and then I’ll write a rhyme

And when I’ve finished this one

I’ll have another glass of wine

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Ian Herman

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February 25, 2024

Regular listeners to the Harmony Night show will recall our regular Poetry Corner section of the show,  where Bill would read out a poem by Harmony Night family member Ian of Harwell.  Ian's poems were always so popular with listeners, so we are delighted to have a new poem written by Ian for the website.  Thanks Ian! 

 

If I could....

 

If I could have a superpower

I wonder what would it be

I have thoughts in my head

Maybe two or three

 

If I could be invisible

I could go anywhere

If I started to move things

Everyone would stare

 

Maybe if I could fly

That would be really good

I would fly every day

Around my neighbourhood

 

They would all stare in wonder

Saying ‘who can that fool be’

I would be going so fast

They wouldn’t know it was me

 

But the one power I wish I had

Is the power to be able to heal

I could do so many good things

That would be the real deal

 

That really would be a superpower

A power that I would use

If I ever had the choice

That’s the one I would choose

 

A superpower is just a dream

That we have from time to time

I had that dream last night

That why I wrote this rhyme

 

Ian Herman

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