Something stimulating about picking, your own, Vegetables and fruits, fresh from the garden. Red and green, amber when ripe, juicy grapes, Bursting brown figs, sans bugs and unpecked, So sweet, you devour both interior and rind, Lettuce and carrots, contingent on the season. First thing in the morn, prior to the commute, Through constricted streets…
Summer vacation in Wellow
Vacation down in the South of England, A small country but a truly elegant land. It’s summer, the landscape is green and yellow, Near New Forest, in a little place called Wellow. With head through the attic window, I gaze, Across the field, where sheep and cattle graze. So, I took a stroll down the…
Life of Wonder
Carte blanche, the life I’ve been given, But once born, death is for certain. Sounds harsh this unescapable truth. On this day, kindred honours my centenary, A life well-lived with worthy intentions, Been there, done it and seen it all! I sowed and reaped luscious fruits! Yet the captious mind is never at ease, Melancholia,…
AFBELive22
The wait is over; here I stand before the Savoy Place, Busking in the company of like minds. I can’t help but wear a perpetual smile, For this is the platform we shall always cherish. Giving us an opportunity to share knowledge, Giving us the pool to swim with our role models, Giving us the…
End of the rail – Auschwitz
An ominous storm in despondent Oswiecim, Snow descended over Auschwitz when I visited, Solemnly conceding to the air of malevolence, The Holocaust, of Jews, Moslems and more. Some kidnapped and thrown into cattle wagons, Others tricked by a promise of milk and honey, They scrubbed real good and donned smart wear, Then packed their last…
A walk of honour
I processed it hard, as soon as I heard, My forebears being forced into labour. Building the charming Paris landscape, And the skinny NYC condominium. I packed overnight and began to walk! Jettisoned from the striking Eiffel Tower, And landed by the stately Statue of Liberty. Footloose on the orderly Manhattan avenues, Open universe for…
Composed in Texas
Fortunate! European flights to the US reopened, On Remembrance Day, just in time! Booked mine the next day, and been, Spoiled with a first class experience. Honoured! To be treated like a responsible adult. Landed at Dallas Fort Worth airport, Amid the Omicron Covid-19 variant, Yet, no forced vaccination nor mask! Indulged! In Room 1672…
Chasing the sun
Arising to a radiant eastern backdrop! Fluffy clouds above, flying low and slow, Thin and spaced, with intermittent blue sky, Straight white trails beyond the ozone layer, Evidently the city lies beneath a busy airway! From whomever; Governor, Mayor or Senator, Shan’t authorities warn of a looming peril? A crash, perhaps, aircraft running out of…
Tangled and twisted love
The ceremony was just filling in time, As kindred roistered after the union, That pair, putting on an appearance, Feigning excitement at this distraction. The table was always set for two, only! In this cosy and traditional timber cottage, Warm, dazzling by a vintage fireplace, A precious and romantic charm! Started with the blue spark…
In the saddle
Still not clear on what I did wrong, But no hell a fury like a partner scorned, It’s been havoc in the house! Started late last night till early morning, So I was soon up and quickly dressed, In my favourite and colourful sportswear! Shyly found refuge in the garage, Faced with plenty of time…