Covid is in the schools
Year Groups sent home
And Teachers writing new rules
Remaining pupils can’t roam
Classes online, log in on time
Read … Read the rest
Year: 2020
Lightning and Thunder
Lightning flashing across the night sky
Shadow silhouettes everywhere
Blues and silver before my eyes
Why do I need to say a prayer?
Thunder roars … Read the rest
Passion
How quickly passion goes
And contempt is its replacement
I remember the day I bought you a rose
Now I hide in the basement
Passion … Read the rest
Orla
Slow, so slow, four miles an hour
Ducks and swans say hi
Raining, we get a shower
Birds watching from the sky
The canal is … Read the rest
Dayboats
Come for a trip
A day on the canal
The price, a snip
You and a pal
But two in a tight seat
Row after … Read the rest
Lisa’s Hairbrush
The lovely Lisa lost her hairbrush
Boat was searched from stem to stern
Sometimes even in a rush
While among the crew deep concern
The … Read the rest
Lisa’s Hairbrush
The lovely Lisa lost her hairbrush
Boat was searched from stem to stern
Sometimes even in a rush
While among the crew deep concern
The … Read the rest
Green to Gold
The leaves are on the ground
Colours twisting under feet
Will my soul be found?
buried in the peat?
Golden colours cascade like rain
Showering … Read the rest
God’s Hands
My life is in God’s hands
But my heart belongs to you
You never let me be blue
My life is in God’s hands
But … Read the rest
The Dance
Needing to dance, needing to sway
Wanting to float, wanting to waltz
You took my arm, you took my hand
Moving across the floor in … Read the rest