A Beautiful Mask

The wind moved in your hair
Falling across your eyes and smile
A face so beautiful and fair
One designed to beguile

I lost my … Read the rest

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Castanet Christmas

Castanet choruses filled the air
Saying Christmas is coming
The time of love and share
To put aside pain and start humming

Castanets rhythmic rattles … Read the rest

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Categorized as Christmas

Christmas Crackers

Isolated Red Christmas Cracker on white

Look at the jolly lights in the street
Watch everyone hurrying and scurrying
Praying it doesn’t sleet
As they will only start worrying

Shops are … Read the rest

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Categorized as Christmas

Covid in Schools

We are in today, out tomorrow
Covid wanders the building
Empty classes, so much sorrow
Lots of unhappy children


Two weeks out, virtual classes
Teachers … Read the rest

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Categorized as Covid

Ladies who Lunch

Ladies now don’t lunch they dine
Fine restaurants, fine plates
No beers, expensive wines
And all the ladies are mates


Lobster not liver, no chips… Read the rest

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Skipper Michele

The chicane on the water
Rapidly approaching
Watch out for the otter
Does our skipper need coaching?

Steer left, steer right
Mind the barge
Ducks … Read the rest

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A New Mantra

Behave as if we have Covid 19
The new mantra to learn
Idiots without masks queuing for the guillotine
Is it time for Governments to … Read the rest

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Categorized as Covid