Not always happy

A good night’s sleep

But not a good mood

For the morning meditation

The carry-over

From a master grieving

Touched my conscience

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I do like Mondays

Where is the equilibrium

Between sparrow and sky

Where is the imbalance

Between blackbird and spy

Is that a thrush

Which waits on the gutter

Or is it the Sainsbury’s van

With two blocks of butter

Oiled clothes collected

And put in the washing machine

Yes you’ve guessed it - Eco wash

To turn out environmentally clean

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Places that stay with you

As Nick Lowe’s song Indian Queens began

I had an instant flashback

To a vacation in Cornwall

With my eldest son

I thought about the meditation garden

Where I bought a small Acer tree

Which now stands out front

And is just coming into leaf

Maybe I should have thought

About my first holiday in Newquay

When four of us stayed in a garden shed

On our way to The Sailors Arms

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Life at 14 The Green

My tea is cold

It’s time for coffee

With buttered toast

I watch the light

Arrive on the green

Blue skies are here

The move is to recording

In a few minutes

My workplace will be ready

Sunlight reflects

From my neighbours wall

Which is also my wall

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In and out of concert

To the University

Of the Algarve

Then onwards

To Sul

A collaboration

Making real

The dreams

Forging pathways

With delight

In the treading

To the prospect

Of living cheaply

In Europe

West or East

Before returning

To the growing venture

In Grimsby

Where Seth Lakeman

Is playing soon

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