Down on the farm, there are two kinds of mouse. One is the smart sort that lives in a house; The other, though rougher, tougher and poor Lives only and always outside the front door. The field mice can play out all day in the hay. ‘Til one day a cat comes to chase them [...]
Tag: Family
In memory of Hazel
Of late, she forgot, but we will not. You were there inside her: Fun-loving, handle-bar rider. Hard to tell at first: Your mind travelled, Thoughts unravelled. Then you’d burst through in a smile And stay for a while. Hazel. Extraordinary ordinary life. A sister, a mother, a wife. Creator and grower Teacher and sower Guide-leader [...]
Butterfly Mums
Butterfly Mums are Mums none the less For having to guess how their child grows Their heart knows. They track each stage And know the age Their child would be now For they see their friends growing No help but for knowing That today is the day they'd have started year three Or grazed their [...]
DNA
There’s worlds of truth in Dr Seuss: It’s utterly true that today you are you And no-one on Earth can be you-er than you. I love these words, and all they say About our unique DNA But lose the value of this prize When buried under layers of lies Of clan and country, tribe and [...]
Words
I suffer from the sin of Greed I crave more time... ...more time to read! I wish the chores would do themselves: Clean clothes and plates fly to the shelves. I wish the work took fewer hours Or needed not my mental powers; That children had no need of me For an hour, or maybe [...]
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