The flower border separates
the path from the garden
Wildflowers grow freely
in a place where it's harder
seeding themselves
not needing a gardener

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

Ring a ring of roses
I picked myself a posy
Of violet violas
Looking like a butterfly
With a big moon daisy
Some waxy leaves
And a pink flower
A picture to create
In pencil and paint
A peaceful pastime
To contemplate
Their beauty

My daughter
bathed my feet
in the nice cool water
A big yellow and green dragonfly
flew by

When the air is full of water vapour
It looks prehistoric to me

My grandson said
'he had writ
on his wrist'
which rhymes
and has
a reason
too

How now brown cow

Is what i thought today

Before Sheila came

And then we went out to play

Today

No matter what happens
always keep love in your heart
You will be okay

The changing of the season
from winter to spring
allows the workers to re-begin
the installation of the alarm system
windows and doors
and the slate roof
We hope it will be all done
by next winter
appreciated by all

First to arrive
I should get a prize
said Broghan

Party pants Party pants
Let your wind go free
Let your wind go free

The grass is greener now
after the scorching summer sun

It's where to score
If you're looking for
A  lift

Turmeric tea
Fixes joints
And will make you feel
Lovely

I could write a poem about
an old rogue
friend of mine
or
about a fish
in shallow water

Because it would take
a lot of time
to write the rhyme
about the rogue
I decided to leave
the writing
for another day

The eroding wind
sounded lyrical
the length of time
it lasted
The wooden cup wasn't knocked over
thankfully

Every little cell
in my body
is happy
Every little cell
in my body
is well
I'm so glad
that every little cell
in my body
is happy
and every little cell
in my body
is well

My grandson said to me
that
he had helped to choose
his brother
while he was still
in the womb
of his mother

Pondering
wondering
what on earth
our friend
was doing
walking around
in just a vest
when usually
he likes to keep
nice and warm
I hope he is ok
Perhaps I'll get my answer
today

I like to peel an orange
and share it around

I don't know why 'Page'
is a girls' name

My spine moves slowly
side to side

'Grace' we say
before we eat

I still can't fathom
how to put my duvet cover on

Our tastes change every seven years
A lucky number for some

On my left
an industrial lawnmower
On my right
the shrill pitch
of the fire drill
Behind me
the clatterbang sound
of furniture
coming down the stairs
An unusually noisy morning!

"Too old for surgery"
The surgeon turned me down
This was a great relief
I cheered without a sound

He said it would be major
moving things around
so I was very glad
to be homeward bound

Now returning home
full of fresh air, sunshine
and beans

Buds of spring begin
when the sun hits the branches
turning them golden

Imagine
no planes
no boats
no trains
no cars
for a few weeks
and
nature restoring
its balance
more than
Kyoto ever has done

I sat and I watched
the sun shadows were changing
as the snow melted

A poignant poem
is having sadness
turn into gladness
remembering good times
and not the badness
so we can be free
and continue
with lots of love
in our hearts

"Hazardous waste"
it said
on that lorry
I wonder why
they made it
if they knew
it was going to be
hazardous?

As we were leaving the hospital
We were met by
a beautiful
turquoise sky
a blanket of
mottled blue and red
with the 'Wow' factor
instead of
the 'X' factor

On this horrible
wet and windy day
I was glad to have
somewhere to go
and play

I stopped and I stared
towards the red morning sky
A sight to behold!

Refrain from squinting

lens have been invented

many moons ago, now

you can wear them

even in the wildest of weathers

thankfully

Not a lot of mud to see
the ground is drying up
eventually

White anenome
standing out in the garden
the first this season

The builder's *** exists
(I have recently seen one or two)
I have been wondering why
I now realize they can't do their belts up tight
with all the bending and lifting they have to do

I saw my grandsons
yesterday
we had some fun
They were
pressing their noses
against the door pane
and pulling faces

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

Everything came to a halt
Shift schedules
routines and rotas
all stopping and changing
for a week or two
There was lots of
rushing before
relaxing during
and now
we are on our way back to normal

I am thankful for
all the little things
that people do for me
I am thankful for
the warmth of the sun
I am thankful for
the sea breeze in my hair
I am thankful for
the birds that sing
I am thankful for
the opportunity to give
I am thankful for
the friends I have met along the way
There are so many things
to be thankful for

Is it the seventh?
I wonder where the workmen are?
I hope they are here

"It's an enigma"
my cool friend-blood sister said-
why bubbles burst

Poetry, to me
is a spontaneous expression
using my senses

Confused
by the word
'syzygy'
I innocently
looked out
of the glass window
lifted my head
liltingly
and wondered
where my coins were
instead

My son
is going to walk
out of the hospital

The deluge has been pouring down
for how long, I wonder?
It is not just a drizzle
that gets into your bones
and it's not raining 'cats and dogs'.
Pitter-patter raindrops
Pitter-patter raindrops
all around, on the ground
I don't think it needs it
I wish some spring sunshine
would come our way

Some visions are absurd

Feeling isolated
turn your mind to a word
such as 'thick' or 'thin'

Dwelling with that word within
the vision might not be so absurd

Winter is on it's way

Andrew is here today

The yummy soup for you

Come and share a bowl or two



The words are flowing

The soup is too

Guess we must be hungry

And the sky is blue

Verses come together

Passing on skills old and new

The sun comes out to play
Enjoy the vitamin D
I hope it will stay

On the tip of my tongue
when I am inside, I feel safe
knowing my way around-
Outside, not so much-
I decide to take
an ordinance survey map with me

News headlines forecast:
'Very dry hot weather'
Suddenly
storm clouds appear from nowhere
Switching the headline:
'From as far back as the Bronze age
weather still mystifies us all'