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Midnight strikes and we’re all locked down,
Shutters fastened down all around town.
When will the bustle of high streets resume?
I’d like to think it would be quite soon.
Thank goodness for technology and the freedom it brings!
Keep commerce afloat, let the virtual tills ring!
For the local retailers for whom that route to market might not be there,
We’ll be with you when we can to show that we care.
What a magnificent autumn morning, long may they last!
Savouring the great outdoors will help lockdown to pass.
As the colours of the leaves evolve and ultimately fall,
Take time to appreciate nature, however small.
Changing nature is inevitable, but other things less so,
Will lockdown be a success? No one can know.
One thing’s for sure, the US ballots have closed,
So we can while away some time watching how the election fallout goes.
As we all know, Boris announced the inevitable yesterday,
It seems another national lockdown is the only way.
With most things closed and no chance to see those we hold dear,
I’ll be posting a daily poem to spread a little cheer.
Sometimes it’s the little things which help to get us through,
A few kind words to others is something we can all do.
If you like my daily poem, check back tomorrow for more,
A word of cheer or two until normality can be restored.
Delighted to be supporting such a worthwhile cause to help those who are lonely during the challenges of COVID. If you want to find out more about such a worthwhile charity, you can check out the website link below. Sometimes the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
On a bright autumn day, with the sun shining bright,
We set out to see the most beautiful sight.
The sea lapped up around Durdle door.
Glistened and sparkled and glistened some more.
Sandbanks peninsula – natural beauty for sure,
Beautiful beaches, sparkling sea; I couldn’t want more.
Mesmerising hours spent strolling stunning Shell Bay,
Before the chain ferry returned us at the end of the day.
It’s been a pleasure to design, build and write the content for a small property business website. I really hope it helps them to build their business for strength to strength, no pun intended!
If a website like this could help your business too, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.
What a honour to feature in the Morley Arts Festival 2020 amongst some of the local poetry celebrities ! I really enjoyed letting my creative juices flow and reflect on the challenges of COVID19.
For more details, on the event visit http://www.morleyartsfestival.co.uk/morley-arts-festival-news
Sometimes the best way to help families and friends share both happy and sad emotions is through the written word. Here’s a poem written by Written Right to help a family.
Seven Years Ago
I watched a Facebook memory today
They often just pop up
It took me seven years back,
With you and your toy pup.
Seven years ago today,
You decided you could walk
It was you, me and Nana,
In the playroom near the chalk!
We were VERY proud ,
I hope somehow you knew it,
We’d waited a longtime for steps
Rather than a ‘shuffle as you sit’.
Fast forward now to more recent times,
These memories aren’t quite the same
Because I remeber all too easily,
The day the bad news came.
Eight months ago today,
My world changed for ever,
I took you to the doctors,
You weren’t feeling very clever.
The GP who we saw,
Was calm but couldn’t fix it
“Go and check at the hospital” he said,
It’s better than to risk it
That night at the hospital,
We got the worst news we ever could,
Within a few quick minutes they said,
“Leukaemia”, something wrong with your blood.
You weren’t in the room right then,
They’d taken me to the side,
You were happily playing games,
Whilst Nana and I dried our eyes
Seven months ago today,
After you’d fought so hard all month,
You were doing so very well,
There was no more leukaemia in your blood!
We didn’t get that news,
Until a few months later on,
So we never got to celebrate,
That leukaemia had gone.
Instead that very same day,
Came some devastating news,
You’re little body gave up,
Whilst you were in the operating theatre having a snooze.
The medication had been too harsh,
You’d fought a nasty infection too,
But there were no warning signs,
That it was all too much for you.
Here one moment, gone the next,
You never did stay still!
You were now at peaceful rest,
No longer feeling ill.
How has life has been since then?
I don’t know where to start,
All that I can say is,
I have a broken heart
We try to be all positive,
To be as brave as you,
You touched so many people,
Who will never forget you.
So it’s nice to see this time hop,
Pop up and see you up near,
Because it’s often this part of the month,
When I’ve faced head on a fear.
Be it fear of what could happen,
Now that you could walk,
To the fear of making sense,
Of all the doctors’ talk.
Then there’s fear of life after,
Now we can’t hold you near,
And worries about the future,
For others we hold so dear.
Two months ago today,
People started to close their doors,
Sadly coronavirus means,
Being with people is safe no more.
In some strange way I’m glad
That you don’t have to live through this,
Because it’s really not easy,
Not seeing those who we miss.
COVID takes no prisoners,
Ironically that’s what lockdown for you would mean,
In isolation tucked away,
Where we could keep everything extra clean.
So today is a funny day,
Only 7 months since you passed,
So much since has happened,
But the old memories will always last.
It doesn’t feel much easier yet,
To remember with dry eyes.
And why you can’t be here still,
I’ll never understand why.
But treasured memories I do have,
To remind me of your mischief and your cheer.
And to these I cling on fondly,
Now I can’t hold you near.