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
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
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
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,...
