January 2021 – George Ruddock

A Garden in the City

I had a garden in the city
A place of peace and colour
Somewhere that was pretty
Helping make life less duller

(A tribute to the Covid dead RIP)

Roadworks in the sky
The lanes to heaven are going slow
A shame you can’t fly
It’s been … Read the rest

Is Spring coming, I got daffodils today
Yellow blooms in my room
Is Winter finally on the highway
And carrying out the gloom

Is Spring … Read the rest

Did we ever expect such a time?
Locked in our homes, some alone
The whole thing is a crime
The World just wants to groan… Read the rest

So silent, so still, so dark
Looking down on the field of corn
Offering shelter to the lark
Yet always standing so forlorn

Arms outstretched … Read the rest

In these uncertain days
We all need a crystal ball
All looking for new ways
To once again stand tall

Today is the same as … Read the rest

So far away, so near to touch
So, wanting to touch, so out of reach
This mess is getting too much
Is it time we … Read the rest

100,000 Covid deaths as I write
The Clown says on my watch
Did he and his troupe do things right?
It seems to me there … Read the rest

Broken down doors litter my life
So many I entered
So many led to strife
I live in a permanent Winter

Door after door open … Read the rest

Lockdowns can be lonely and dark
But search your soul and look at you
Is this your time to make your mark
How many years … Read the rest