living at Birthwaite
can be an obstacle course
in all the hallways

Despite commotion
I could hear wild geese flying
Lovely sound to hear

White anenome
standing out in the garden
the first this season

Scaffolding is a skilled job,
I realized
as are all other jobs
in the building trade
Working in all weather
All credit and thanks to them!
Without their know-how
we would not have shelter

The kerfuffle
was caused by the workers
The stress made people tremble
and seemed indefinite

Hippos like mud
and children sometimes too
They jump and splash in the mud
thinking it's good to do

Twelve o'clock midday
the workmen are downing tools
Oh what a relief!

Everywhere we go
Ivy is spreading tendrils
Please, what can we do?