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Month: December 2021

Covid

A Sad Blustering Fool

  • Posted on December 27, 2021January 7, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Omicron is sweeping the planetCountries on lockdown to protect healthAnd all Boris The Clown says is dammitAs Tory, only care about wealth Scotland and Wales protect their ownRules to ensure safety are in placeAnd England…

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Stories

A Garden in Winter

  • Posted on December 27, 2021January 7, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Trees without leaves, flowers without petalsA garden in Winter is a sad sightNo sign of even nettlesAnd the birds have taken flight Hedgerows are still and quietOccasionally a robin or twoBut generally, no riotAnd hardly…

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Covid

Today a Briefing

  • Posted on December 27, 2021January 23, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

The world is returning to normalA Covid briefing todayAnd we could be back to abnormalOn the lockdown highway Will Boris The Clown have the courageTo act to protect usOr will he be afraid of right-wing…

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Christmas

A Christmas Day

  • Posted on December 25, 2021January 7, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

A day so differentOne of love and careThat makes it magnificentHere, there and everywhere A day for friends and familyTo tell tales of times gone beforeA day to reclaim sanitySo open the Christmas Day door…

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Christmas

A Christmas Afternoon

  • Posted on December 25, 2021January 7, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Christmas Day is half overFamily have been and goneAnd at the moment everyone is soberBut who knows as the day moves on? The turkey is looking goodAnd vegetables are preparedSomeone has opened the wineAnd chocolates…

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Christmas

Christmas Shopping

  • Posted on December 24, 2021January 23, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

This shop, that shop, the other shopThis from here, that from thereForget about coffee no time to stopThe Christmas cupboard is bare The joy of picking a presentThis for her, that for himAnd will they…

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Christmas

Days Left

  • Posted on December 20, 2021January 8, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

Only days left tillChristmas day arrivesSo, no time to be illAnd look forward to a surprise The big day and a big lunchFamilies around tablesSo, don’t have a morning brunchAnd you can bet someone will…

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Christmas

Festive Days

  • Posted on December 20, 2021January 17, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

The lights twinkle onOur fireplaceThe sad old photos are goneAnd streamers are on the staircase Pine trees are transformedInto works of artAnd appear to be rebornAs they touch our heart Adorned with baubles and glitterAnd…

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Sorrow

Night

  • Posted on December 9, 2021February 3, 2022
  • by George Ruddock

So lonely tonightJust waiting for the dawnAnd the morning lightThe dark will be gone Days when nights were my friend are overOnce embracing the quiet andLying next to my loverNow the night silence is like…

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Stories

Words of Light

  • Posted on December 9, 2021December 13, 2021
  • by George Ruddock
Words of Light

I write as I must
So many words waiting to escape
The only things I trust
All waiting to take shape

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