New Rhymes and Some Not So New
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Many Happy Returns – Rhymes on Modern Times
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...
The Sound Of Joy – Rhymes on Modern Times
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 heard it beforeat this...
Freedom – Rhymes on Modern Times
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...
Perrenial – Rhymes on Modern Times
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,...
Allotments – Rhymes on Modern Times
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...