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Month: January 2021

Cities

A Garden in the City

  • Posted on January 31, 2021November 30, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
A Garden in the City

I had a garden in the cityA place of peace and colourSomewhere that was prettyHelping make life less duller I had a garden in the cityAll year round a variety of bloomsMany shapes and sizes,…

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Covid

Roadworks in the Sky

  • Posted on January 31, 2021February 1, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

(A tribute to the Covid dead RIP) Roadworks in the skyThe lanes to heaven are going slowA shame you can’t flyIt’s been a long time since leaving Jericho Roadworks in the skyTraffic lights in the…

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Towns, Villages & Countryside

Is Spring Coming?

  • Posted on January 31, 2021January 22, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Is Spring coming, I got daffodils todayYellow blooms in my roomIs Winter finally on the highwayAnd carrying out the gloom Is Spring coming, crocuses on the roadsideTiny shoots popping up, checking outIs it time to…

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Covid

Such a Time

  • Posted on January 29, 2021February 3, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Did we ever expect such a time?Locked in our homes, some aloneThe whole thing is a crimeThe World just wants to groan Governments hate the truth, lies will doWe all know 2021 is over alreadyHow…

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Towns, Villages & Countryside

So Forlorn

  • Posted on January 29, 2021February 3, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

So silent, so still, so darkLooking down on the field of cornOffering shelter to the larkYet always standing so forlorn Arms outstretched to the GodsServants to the wonder of natureIt often even frightens dogsStanding there…

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Stories

Crystal Ball

  • Posted on January 28, 2021December 7, 2021
  • by George Ruddock

In these uncertain daysWe all need a crystal ballAll looking for new waysTo once again stand tall Today is the same as yesterdayDo we even know what day it is?Life is just currently greyA crystal…

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Love

Lightning Flashed

  • Posted on January 27, 2021December 1, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Lightning Flashed

So far away, so near to touchSo, wanting to touch, so out of reachThis mess is getting too muchIs it time we both made a speech? We were neighbours and palsSo close, so much fun…

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Covid

100,000

  • Posted on January 27, 2021January 31, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

100,000 Covid deaths as I writeThe Clown says on my watchDid he and his troupe do things right?It seems to me there was a botch Total lack of direction and leadershipAnd our fellow citizens dieFor…

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Sorrow

Broken Down Doors

  • Posted on January 27, 2021December 5, 2021
  • by George Ruddock

Broken down doors litter my lifeSo many I enteredSo many led to strifeI live in a permanent Winter Door after door open and closeEach worse than beforeEach adding to my woesIs it time to find…

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Covid

Unravelled Dreams

  • Posted on January 26, 2021December 10, 2021
  • by George Ruddock

Lockdowns can be lonely and darkBut search your soul and look at youIs this your time to make your markHow many years have you been blue? Lockdowns give you time to reflectExamine the roads you…

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