Baby when will you open your eyesDo you ever see me or my love?Baby is love something you don’t recogniseOr have you never been touched by the dove I dream of youWhen I sleep, when…
Month: February 2022
President Zelensky
“I don’t need a rideI need more ammunition”Words of a President who won’t hideA man with an ambition To claim back his landFrom a dead eyed DictatorThe world needs to stretch out its handAs Putin’s…
Signs of Spring
Spring bulbs and brighter morningsDaffodils starting to say hello~And the joy of lighter eveningsAll giving us an inner glow The Winter is starting to leave usSpring is slowly arrivingSo, it’s a good time to make…
An Archipelago
An archipelago in the AtlanticA place with summer droughts and winter rainBut Madeira is always fantasticAnd people visit it again and again A subtropical wonderlandAmazing flora and fauna in abundanceOn an island you will never…
Central Park
Enjoy a walk in Central ParkWith a coffee in your handJust don’t be there when it’s darkA New Yorker would understand A theatre, a zoo, a carouselAll designed to draw you inAnd if you search…
A Madeira Day
So many months awayWaiting to be ableTo enjoy a Madeira dayWhich is always so agreeable Back on an islandOf charm and eleganceMadeira is a diamondThat somehow makes life relevant Full of mountains and valleysFor one…
The Blue Rabbit
A large blue rabbitCame to breakfast this morningNot one tried to grab itOr tell it to go away But porridges and yoghurts trembledEggs turned over in fearThe toaster disassembledAnd children were in tears Then, oh…
Funchal
Mountains behind itThe Atlantic before itFunchal nestling betweenCertainly, a city to be seen Classic hotels, old and newMany with views over a sea of blueLobbies of glitter and wonderThat make you stop and wonder Restaurants…
Second to None
A floating garden second to noneSo many gardens everywhereFlowers of wonder growing in the Madeira sunAnd so many scents in the air Botanical gardens second to noneExotic plants from all partsAll thriving under the Madeira…
Earthquake in Madeira
As the night moved towards the dawnThe island awoke andResettled itself on the seabedBut today life just continued on Buildings moved, people awokeDogs and cats ran in the streetsBut we all went back to sleepAs…