New Year’s Eve

31/12/2020 – Poem a Day Compilation



You weren’t there in January 

My birthday, you did miss

You weren’t there in February

To plant a Valentine’s kiss



You weren’t there in March

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day

You weren’t there in April

When Easter came my way



You weren’t there in May

Seeing out the autumn leaves

You weren’t there in June

To wrap me in winter weaves



You weren’t there in July

When the year was half way done

You weren’t there in August

To feel your cheeks burn as you run



You weren’t there in September

To see whose team had won

You weren’t there in October

Partaking in Halloween fun



You weren’t there in November

To weep solemn tears

You weren’t there in December

Celebrating Christmas with our peers



Now you’re not here yet again

As the old year gives way to the new

But nothing ever changes

And it’ll be another year without you

Tea and Biscuits

07/11/2020 – Poem a Day Compilation



Won’t you come round for tea and biscuits?

We’ll sit on the balcony

And while away the hours

Of this glorious autumn day,

Watching the world go by

As we discuss world affairs

In every increasing detail

Until we have solved all the problems

If only we had the available resources.



Won’t you come round for tea and biscuits?

I’ll put the kettle on as we sit

Snuggled by the wood burner in the kitchen

As winter draws in around us

Swapping gossip from the shopping queue

Or school pick-ups at the gates

While the cats weave delicately

Between our feet under the table

Looking for attention and treats.



Won’t you come round for tea and biscuits?

The smell for the garden in just divine

As all the flowers burst into life

Heralding spring has arrived

And, if we’re extraordinarily lucky,

We’ll hear the baby birds chirping in the nest

At the bottom of the garden

While their mum picks worms and bugs

From the veggie patch I haven’t managed to kill.



Won’t you come round for tea and biscuits?

We might make it an iced tea this time

As the summer sun is beating down

And these temperatures are just too much

For hot drinks in the afternoon

But we can sit in the shade on my new umbrella

That the kids bought me for my birthday

So I could enjoy the space with you

Whatever time of year it happened to be.

A Year in Haiku

06/10/2020 – Poem a Day Compilation



        I

The new year rolls in

Resolutions freshly made

Soon to be cast off



        II

Hot summer kisses

As I run across the sand

On bare burning feet



        III

Autumn falls slowly

Summer lingers far too long

I don’t like the heat



        IV

Easter brings me joy

In days spent with family

And much chocolate



        V

Weather cools more now

The leaves turn on the branches

And life is better



        VI

A nip in the air

Is more consistent outside

And night falls early



        VII

The snow is falling

Up in the mountain ranges

But rare on the coast



        VIII

Winter bites at toes

Left uncovered by blankets

On dark, frosty nights



        IX

The spring drizzle falls

Riots of colour explode

Under blue-grey skies



        X

The year continues

Halloween has been creeping

But I don’t like it



        XI

It’s warming up now

Tourists a more common sight

I prefer quiet



        XII

Christmas is too hot

For a roast turkey dinner,

Better for cold cuts