(dedicated to all who work in Stopsley High School)
Come back early they say
Learn how to teach in the new normal
How to be … Read the rest
Year: 2020
Paid cation
The Clown was on his staycation
Boris, Carrie, Wilfred and Dilyn were hiking in the heather
Unresolved issues in abundance
But The Clown was on … Read the rest
What is it we Love?
Canals, what is it we love?
No shelter from storms and tempests as you drive into the rain
But your canal soul rises above
My … Read the rest
Just so Tight
Anne is the rock n’ roll sweetheart of my life
She sways like an angel
But her rocking is as sharp
As a knife
Rock … Read the rest
Intergalactic Travel
Intergalactic travel was never for me
Light jumps just make my head hurt
Star Captains say it makes us free
I just wanted to stay … Read the rest
What Sort of Day
My friend said we all have days like that
It’s normal, says she
But days like that can make you flat
You want to break … Read the rest
Counterfeit
So much of my life is counterfeit
Happy when sad
Sad when happy
I really just want to quit
So easy to be false
Smiling … Read the rest
Conversation
We are told the art is dead
Why speak, just text
Worried that the trend will spread
What in God’s name is next?
Talking is … Read the rest
New Orleans
Bourbon Street is in my soul
Fabulous music in a bowl
Blues, Jazz, Cajun
and always an occasion
French Quarter, mystical and inspiring
Strolling there … Read the rest
A Princess in Red
My castle holds me captive
I don’t climb the walls these days
I have forgotten to be adaptive
And my days are spent in a … Read the rest