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It's not completely silent; I can hear the birds And my head is still spinning with those repeated words; Quarantine,  Lockdown,  Virus,...

Thank heavens the pubs are open!  I was beginning to wonder why The Tory Government had tried  To keep us all inside When all we wanted  All...

The “could-be-anywhere-ness”, Organised chaos,  The well-maintained mess Of leaves intertwined with leaves intertwined with leaves. ...

No, I don’t want breakfast in bed, Dear, And I’ll tell you the reason why...  if I have to clean the sheets again, It will surely mak...

In this modern Post-factual age Every newspaper, every page, Is covered with the promises made And broken By the showman. Bucking...

I woke up this morning to listen to the news. Hearing people’s views on whether footballers should wear a poppy on their arm. The Wel...

N ever grow up as Peter Pan said, Or was it Taylor Swift?  Whichever, it means the same;  If you grow up you become boring, old and la...

It's cold, it's drab, it's dark, it's wet, it's either snow or sleet, I'm waiting for the bus to come and I can...

Always   There will always be a little bit, The smallest little slice, Of me that's forever grateful  That I have you in my li...

Dear Headmistress   My little darling, Chardonnay, Returned to me from school today, Her report card showed not a single “A” I ho...