Dad wrote at least four poems, and possibly more, although the poems featured here are the only ones discovered among his personal records. They do not aspire to be great works of literature; the poems "Nigel" and "The Haggis Shoot" are what I would probably consider to be monologues in the style of Mariott Edgar's "The Lion and Albert", famously recorder by Stanley Holloway.
"A Tribute to the Ladies" almost certainly refers to the ladies of the church choir of St. Peter's church in Aylesford, and its organist. My parents were devout Christians, and during their many years living in Kent were members of both the church choir and its band (I believe that is the correct term) of bell-ringers.
"The Rose of Bethlehem" possibly refers to one of the rose varieties grown by my paternal grandfather, who was a keen gardener. The contents of the poem are a reflection of my father's religious convictions.
The photograph shows the church choir of St. Peter's. Based on the fact that both my parents still look relatively young, I'm guessing it was taken at some point during the late sixties. At any rate, with the exception of my mother (Elsie), the ladies depicted here are not the ladies referred to in the poem, which would have been written many years later.