Enjoy a walk in Central Park
With a coffee in your hand
Just don’t be there when it’s dark
A New Yorker would understand
A … Read the rest
My Poetry
A Madeira Day
So many months away
Waiting to be able
To enjoy a Madeira day
Which is always so agreeable
Back on an island
Of charm and … Read the rest
The Blue Rabbit
A large blue rabbit
Came to breakfast this morning
Not one tried to grab it
Or tell it to go away
But porridges and yoghurts … Read the rest
Funchal
Mountains behind it
The Atlantic before it
Funchal nestling between
Certainly, a city to be seen
Classic hotels, old and new
Many with views over … Read the rest
Second to None
A floating garden second to none
So many gardens everywhere
Flowers of wonder growing in the Madeira sun
And so many scents in the air… Read the rest
Earthquake in Madeira
As the night moved towards the dawn
The island awoke and
Resettled itself on the seabed
But today life just continued on
Buildings moved, people … Read the rest
Tearooms and Cobbled Streets
Tearooms and cobbled streets
In little villages hiding in the green hills
So always plenty of seats
And maybe even a vase of daffodils
A … Read the rest
Every Day I Wonder
Every day I wonder if this is my life
So many days of fun and games
Wonderful happy memories
About ambition and aims
Every day … Read the rest
A Good Day
A good day is hard to find
One without a cloud in the sky
When no one is unkind
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No Mercy
The road of life shows no mercy
Full of joy and laughs
Full of pain and sorrow
But every part of our lives is a … Read the rest