When my husband snores loud and snores long
Grating stop-and-start staccato song
Neither quiet nor gentle
It drives me quite mental
So I give him a shove – am I wrong?
Tag: limerick
Just A Trifle
I like ready-made custard – no skin
Eaten cold with a spoon from the tin
Or with jelly in trifle
Fresh whipped cream in each mouthful
Fruits and sherry-soaked sponge set within…
Beginnings and Endings
Life’s equation for change to begin
Something else must end, yang to its yin
Forfeit sadness and pain
For the joy of new gain
Hope the journey flows easy within
When such change is a choice, we embrace
New beginnings slide sweetly in place
We move on, feel no lack,
Look ahead, don’t look back
Feel the flush of new warmth on our face
But when changes are foisted in fear
We resist and we struggle, unclear
Focus hard on what’s lost
What has gone, what it cost
Feel the old life we know disappear
Such refusal is futile at source
Because change is a fixed constant force
Just accept and adapt
Release grief tightly wrapped
Let new ribbons of life run their course…
Over-Thinking
Guess I’m one of life’s big over-thinkers
Spend my days wearing worry-shaped blinkers
My anxiety grows
More than anyone knows
Every problem expands and just lingers
Wish I knew how to not be so stressed
Keep my monkey-mind brain less obsessed
I’d enjoy life much more
Feeling calm at my core
Not so fearful and not so depressed
But for now I’m still stuck with my thoughts
Over-anxious and vaguely distraught
Wish I worried much less
Would be good, I confess
To feel peaceful and not overwrought…
A Weighty Problem…
A Weighty Problem…
Table laden with festive repast
Over-eating indulgence a blast
Calorific intake
Should not insinuate
No surprise when my scales stand aghast…
Another Covid Christmas
Covid pandemic future looks dire
This new variant spreads like wildfire
Life feels so ominous
Looming large over us
Hard to find happy thoughts to inspire
Seems this virus is keen to mutate
Sneaky versions that might seal our fate
All year Delta was worst
But now Omicron’s first
What new havoc can Covid create?
As infections rise straight off the chart
Pfizer booster jabs playing their part
Race to keep it at bay
But it won’t go away
Covid 19 stays strong at its heart
Will restrictions be brought into force
One more lock-down might do it of course
Careful plans go awry
As we all wonder why
We can’t kill this damned virus at source
As we look to another new year
It’s so hard to find real Christmas cheer
No one knows what will be
We must just wait and see
Mixed with hope, trepidation, and fear…
Brr…
Winter weather makes some people glum
Wrapped up warmly but still they succumb
To the cold, feet like stone
Fingers chilled to the bone
All extremities left feeling numb
Gladioli in Orange and Green
Gladioli in orange and green
Photographically captured on screen
Hope these tall flower spikes
Generate lots of likes
Cos I think they deserve to be seen 🙂
Foodie Fun
Last night’s dinner, braised lamb a la mode
Red wine gravy, so rich, overflowed
Seasoned well, hint of spice
Served with veggies and rice
Ate so much thought I might just explode!Washed it down with the rest of the wine
Altogether it tasted so fine
Love to cook and to eat
Till I feel quite replete
And my taste-buds are sated – divine!
Insomniac
Toss and turn all night long wide awake
Long-term habit that’s so hard to break
My insomniac quest
Brain and body to rest
Don’t know why I can’t sleep for fuck’s sake… 😦
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