JOHN BRADBURNE

Beatification is a strange concept for many
In Catholic religion, otherwise not in any
For good work, stage two toward sainthood
His value to mankind being well understood
With his work in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe
As a missionary and writing poems each day

John Bradburne, both missionary and poet
A revered name, but still few will know it
Whose poetic items received many glances
As a member of the Order of Saint Francis
Almost six thousand discrete poetic verses
Into a world of poetic writing he immerses

Regrettably for me, a belated inspiration
To compete with it needs concentration
If that large body of work total I exceed
I will have achieved little more I concede
But currently that target is clearly in sight
As I generate poetry both day and night