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Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Sky

A sky blue table
And sky blue chair
A sky blue door
Who might live there

A sky blue sky
And sky blue sea (almost)
A sky blue thought
Hope is here, at the coast

A red blue tanker
Out at sea
A red blue vessel
Anchored deceptively

A red blue ferry
Across the flow
A blue red scurry
For you kind folks to know
 


Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Gratuitous

It is a bit like
The Spanish inquisition
All of these questions
About family relationships

What are you scared of
What are you hiding
Don’t you understand
The importance of family

So why are you embarrassed
Why can’t you be normal
What’s wrong with you
Go on, tell me why don’t you


Monday, 18 October 2021

Gratification

The rains came

As I sat

Eating my fruit scone

With sumptuous jam, and clotted cream


Raindrops bounced

On the Cornish slate pathway

Leading down the English garden

To a place of mystery just beyond


This was a Tuesday

Now we’re heading for a Thursday

With sunlight shining

At the start of the day


Sunday, 17 October 2021

Delayed Gratification

The rains are due
But they are not with us yet
As the helicopter flies overhead
And the Japanese Garden is booked

So now it’s time for a shower
Also to brush my teeth
And take my prescription medication
Before the day can truly begin


Saturday, 16 October 2021

Relationships

It’s 10:30 on a Monday
And I’m a long long way from home
We were surfing on the Sunday
But that moment’s well and truly gone

There’s no petrol at the station
Panic buying has done us wrong
We hadn’t reached our allocation
Before the banging of the gong

It’s Amy on the stereo
She sure was taken, way too young
Like Hemingway at the rodeo
The words tripped off her tongue

We all go back to each other
It’s the way our society is run
Stand right by your brother
In the full light of the sun

It’s 10:30 on a Monday
In the full light of the sun
We were surfing on the Sunday
But that moment’s well and truly gone