by Rhymes On Modern Times | Dec 28, 2022 | Rhymes
A GAP YEAR Finished with studies,some young people say,“We need a gap yearbefore entering the frayof responsible life.”By air, by train, by hiking and biking;cadging lifts and lodging, and sometimes workingin unfamiliar ways, hard workthat’s not always to their...
by Rhymes On Modern Times | Nov 6, 2022 | Rhymes
AN AUTUMN MEMORY One left foot in the stirrup and over I go.Down into the saddle, but nice and slow,avoiding the shock of a nasty thumpto protect his spine from shoulder to rump.I gather the reins and start to planmy ride today. The colours of autumn surround...
by Rhymes On Modern Times | Oct 25, 2022 | Rhymes
MANY HAPPY RETURNS I’m 91 today. I shout, “Hip, hip, hooray!”In theory of course I can do what I like:no bothersome children can say me nay!Eat and drink whatever I choose:No worries about weight, to gain or to lose.I can stay up all night, if I’m so inclined...
by Rhymes On Modern Times | Aug 17, 2022 | Rhymes
Freedom Farewell to our Queen, Elizabeth II:An immaculate departure from a life livedin service to others, always on view.Many years she ruled, always doing her best:not always easy, with many a testof diplomacy and patience, living in a world,every word...
by Rhymes On Modern Times | Aug 17, 2022 | Rhymes
THE SOUND OF JOY As I sit in the garden my hopes and worriescrystalise now into sharp little flurriesthat alternate between hope and despair. But something’s intruding upon my thoughts -a sound I simply can’t ignore. I’m sure I’ve never...
by Rhymes On Modern Times | Aug 17, 2022 | Rhymes
PERENNIAL A vase of tulips I can see placed on the table in front of me, packed with tightly furled up colour. I watch each day as the petals unfurl and then inevitably fall into a fading mess of colour. But is their life finished, their value diminished? No,...
by Rhymes On Modern Times | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
ALLOTMENTS Allotments are very hard to obtain, the Council only grants them now and againso some can cultivate flowers and veg,or a little garden with a privacy hedge. Others are envious of this way of life,and see it as a way to alleviate strife.But we are all...
