Think it’s time that my blog took a rest
Gave me breathing space, that would be best
Just a short blogging break
For my sanity’s sake
Till I’m not feeling quite so depressed…
Tag: poetry
Post It Notes
Here’s an excellent tip I should mention
If reminding someone’s your intention
Write on one coloured square
Stick it up anywhere
Post-It Notes are a brilliant invention!
Tea Not Sympathy
Early morning’s my favourite hour
Before dressing or having a shower
Brew a nice cuppa first
Come on day, do your worst
I don’t just drink my tea – I devour! 🙂
The Lost Smiles…
This awful year we won’t forget
Coronavirus changes life
Across the world infection rife
Brings death in numbers growing yet…
We keep our distances and fret
And cover mouth and nose so while
Regardless of our chosen style
Behind our masks our features hide
Expressions lost on those outside
Invisible each friendly smile…
Cakes For All Just to Say Thanks!
To my blog followers I commend
Those who bring me such rich dividends
So I thought I might make
Little iced fairy cakes
Sending love to you all – thank you friends ❤
Somewhere
Somewhere hides all those things I keep losing
Piled up high in some place of their choosing
Fun and games, hide and seek
Come on, give me a peek
I give in – It’s no longer amusing…
Blast From the Past: Childhood Ice Lollies
Old-time rocket-shaped lolly named Zoom
Juice-filled frozen fruit flavours go boom
In your mouth layers sweet
Melt to mush as you eat
Wooden lolly stick sucked till exhumed
Although Fab was my favourite vice
With its hundreds and thousands on ice
Adding crumbly feel
And exciting appeal
To a fun lolly sure to entice
A blast-from-the-past limerick twofer for Esther Chilton’s word prompt of ‘Zoom’ for this week, helpfully illustrated by a retro metal sign hanging in my kitchen 🙂
Hope not Fear
I’ve been stuck in a self-pity moan
Like the grumpiest grumpy old crone
Now I’m making a choice
To add hope to my voice
And adopt a more positive tone
This pandemic is causing such grief
Stealing life as we know it, this thief
Takes our freedom to roam
Keeps us all close to home
Tethered tight with no sign of relief
Though we’re facing a future unclear
Things may not stay as dark as appear
Look for life’s guiding star
Let our minds travel far
Never give up or give in to fear
I hit a real crisis of confidence the other day, so thank you to everyone who commented on my rather embarrassing pity-post I’d probably have been better not to post at all – you’ve all helped me see things so much more clearly, and such caring interaction is always much appreciated.
I’ve been catching up on my blog reading this morning and saw Geoff Le Pard’s limerick prompted by Esther Chilton’s Prompt word of ‘moan’, so I decided to try to counteract my errant whininess by taking a more creative approach to voicing how crap things can feel just now – hence my triple limerick above 🙂
Cranky
I feel cranky and grumpy as hell
But what ails me I just cannot tell
Heavy chest, feeling rough
Yet no fever or cough
And a perfectly good sense of smell
I’m so tired of feeling this way
Short of breath on and off through the day
Tightness tugs as I breathe
Getting old, I believe
Childhood asthma returned? Who can say…
Blogging Insights: Pandemic Posts
How frequently do you post abou the pandemic? Please share links to a couple of your ‘Pandemic Posts’ that you particularly like…
My blog posts are always about the mundane stuff of my everyday life, so as my life has been touched by the pandemic, I’ve posted about it as necessary. I even tried to be a bit creative with pandemic poetry early on, so am sharing links to a few limerick posts. Oh, and I’ve also included my re-write of Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ to be sung aloud rather than read silently 🙂
What kind of ‘posts about the pandemic’ do you like to read?
I like to read how ordinary everyday people like me are coping with all of this restriction within their daily lives, because that brings me a sense of collective community in this time of crisis. But occasionally I also read a few proper political article posts to get a feel for how other countries view things – OK, to be honest it’s usually America I read about, and I usually end up yelling at the screen in disbelief and frustration at the sheer lunacy of Fuckwit 45 and his ilk, but still…
How have you and your blog adapted to the ‘new normal’?
I’ve pretty much just carried on as normal, and have stuck to my usual blogging routine including successfully completing this years April Blogging from A-Z Challenge. Except I suppose my daily world has necessarily become slightly smaller, closer to home, and there’s a bit of a ‘Groundhog Day’ feel to what I’m posting about. But it’s probably going to be good to have it all down on record for posterity, to look back at once all this is over…
Have you seen any change in your blog stats during the pandemic? Also, are you posting more or less than you used to?
I don’t generally check my stats, so have no idea and am not going to look now, but I’m probably posting at about the same level as I usually do so I would imagine my stats are probably about the same 🙂
