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I miss your face

I miss your face As we pass in the street wearing our regulation veils What expression do you wear on your lips? Do you have for me a smile? I miss your face Though we converse in muffled words I am not party to the movement of your mouth Too often phrases are misheard IContinue reading “I miss your face”

Best laid plans

I had planned to post twice this week. I am a list maker, something I learnt from my mother. I find lists enabling and love seeing the items being ticked off one by one, evidencing my achievements (however small). I find that lists provide me with a feeling of direction. In addition, a well-written listContinue reading “Best laid plans”

7 days in

The new year has certainly started with a bang Do we write it off already just because it seems more challenging than previous Januaries? I’d like to think that we’re all a bit more resilient than that and that we’ll give day 8 to day 365 a chance before we conclude that it wasn’t upContinue reading “7 days in”

100 lbs lighter

Millions of eyes opened this morning Less bleary than has been the norm Having all slipped away to bed earlier and not partied on until morn. We stayed up to cross the threshold To step away from yesteryear’s gloom Tentatively beholding the entrance to a brighter, more welcoming room We walked up to the lineContinue reading “100 lbs lighter”

2020 – A year as good as any other.

2020 has been quite the year. It started with a mild hangover, as most years do. Sometimes the hangovers have been raging, but not so with this one. I suffered the standard dull head and sluggishness that greet most New Years’. I also bemoaned the fact that my husband was in a tidying frenzy andContinue reading “2020 – A year as good as any other.”

Rodrigo the seagull

The rains, they have passed over It’s now time to get out and about To leave the safety of my perch In the branches of the trees near the roundabout I fly out to the island Where the cars flow around us in streams Once there, I get into my stance to begin my dailyContinue reading “Rodrigo the seagull”

Making plans for Christmas

This is a bit of a throwaway poem and it’s a bit twee because I literally just chucked it together before hauling my ass out of bed this morning. Anyway, here it is. Making plans for Christmas Christmas is creeping up on us Soon its lights will shine We’ll all be putting up our treesContinue reading “Making plans for Christmas”

2020 can do one.

Today I feel jaded My eyes are tired, my sparkle faded As so much bad news is being constantly paraded On our TV screens for days and days and it Wears you down and it starts to grate We hope for better times but know it’s gonna be a long wait As the nights areContinue reading “2020 can do one.”

Only the essentials.

She opened up her handbag and tipped the contents on the floor All her must-haves and life essentials, the keys to the front door, Tissues to capture sneezes, Tablets to ease her pains, Pens for making notes with An umbrella, incase it rains Scrumpled receipts from shopping trips A month or six ago A safetyContinue reading “Only the essentials.”