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Julia Velva
Posted by John White on 14/4/2025, 10:18 pm
Julia Velva (Roman headstone on display in York Museum)
Julia Velva proud as punch Relaxed at the table sharing lunch Roman matron as busy as bees Gazing down through the centuries
Julia Velva long gone to rest Portrayed in stone at what she did best A loving wife and devoted mother Blest with children,sister and brother
Did Julia long for sunnier shores Warm scented evenings out of doors Olive groves and peaceful times Apricots and lemons,oranges and limes
Perhaps she yearned with an exiles pain To see her kith and kin again Displaying new found wealth and station To former friends and each relation
Julia Velva, potrayed with affection Gazes forever in our direction Seen as she would want to be Surrounded by her family
Re: Julia Velva
Posted by Norman on 15/4/2025, 9:02 am, in reply to "Julia Velva"
Excellent poem as usual John. Did you know there was a 'Velva Liquids Company' in South Shields riverside area quite a few years ago? That must be where they got the name from.
