The Weather

Weather really didn't know what to do

he had thought about snow but he hadn't the heart

and to close all the schools just didn't seem right

for chaos occurs when it snows over night!

What about wet snow, weather went on

that's something a little bit different 

with wet snow I can make it a little more warm

and there's less pandemonium than a full-on snow storm!

Ah, but wait - the weather paused

there'll be no snow for snowball fights

nor frozen fingers and dripping noses

they'll miss out on all the wintery thrills

like sledging down those wintery hills!

I've got to do something the weather went on

I have to get rid of this burden I'm carrying 

It's really difficult carrying all this rain

it's backbreaking work - but I shouldn't complain 

But now in a fluster, the weather got cross

he stomped up and down going off in a strop

he really wasn't sure what weather to apply

which made him so angry he felt a tear in his eye!

So he marched to his cupboard where the weather was kept

and flung open the cupboard doors in a huff

he emptied the cupboard and rummage around

then he let mankind have, everything he found!

So...

it rained whilst the sun shone

the clouds were black as night

there were blue skies in places

lightening flashed down from a height

a rainbow appeared high in the sky

so at least the world looked pretty 

as it brightened some of the darkest clouds

above the streets of the city 

The wind with great force blew the snow around

whilst adding some rain to the mix

the warm sun shone and dried up the ground

quite a problem for mankind to fix!

Everything happened all in one day - the moral I guess must be said:

Don't anger the weather and make him cross

for you won't know 

what weather 

you'll be fed!

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For You and For Me

we bought a house

for you

and for me

for us - to be

a house of bricks

glass, wood 

as our base

to be - our place

we worked so hard

for us

to acquire

retain -  not tire

we made a home

with love

and with care

for us - to share

our castle, safe

to have

children in

new life - begin

the children grew

up, left

empty place

a happy - space

to call our own

now two

the dog, three

happy - to be

our little house

for you

and for me

for us - to be

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(Haiku)

Supper was "cheesy

dips" and a "cherry ice vape"

Some fruit I suppose

The Eye

The eye  

the organ of vision - and so much more!

A soul that hurts cries out through its eyes

look into the eyes of a soul that is in torment

see into their internal struggle 

no words are needed - eyes don't lie!

You can't control what your eyes are saying 

if you like something 

the pupil will become wider

larger

more open

immediately and involuntarily - they dilate  

you can't hide it 

look into the eyes of a loved one

eye contact is a powerful stimulator of affection.

Connect

eye to eye

soul to soul 

looking through loving eyes is enough to leave you wanting more

direct eye to eye contact evokes positivity

changes in the eye communicate to others 

how we think 

how we feel

...yes the eye is the organ of vision

it is flooded with light

taking Information on shapes

colours 

patterns 

picked up by the retina 

sending all that to the brain 

to process.

...but the eye is more - so much more

what I see isn't what you see

you see things differently from me

my eyes notice

my eyes see words

pictures where there aren't any 

they feel colours

humor where you don't 

irony in everyday items

love where shouldn't be love

my eyes see beauty where your eyes might not

...but the eye is beauty

we look at the face - but we see the eyes

have you ever looked into the huge

deep

glass-like eyes of a horse? 

Look into its eyes

you can see the intelligence of this magnificent creature 

you can feel it checking you out  checking - working out whether it should trust you or not

through its eyes

you can see the world refected on the surface of this huge round eye

the world that it is looking at

feel this intelligent creature working it all out

...through its eyes,

it huge,

round,

stunning eyes!

The eye is more.

The eye is so much more

Frost

It came in the night whilst everyone slept

'cross fields, into gardens it silently crept

left, 

blue sky, 

white earth 

and sandwiched between 

a lingering mist to complete the scene

the leaves of autumn which lay on the ground

now frozen, made a crunching sound 

and sparkled, in the light, of a brand new day

as the watery sunlight came out to play

hands in pockets to keep them warm

as heavy breath, huge clouds did form

but covered fingers still feel the nip

of "Jack Frost" bitting at their tip

an aeroplane hangs in a "gin clear" sky 

it's trail was all that I could spy 

clouds of steam from fences rise

the sunrise full, now fills my eyes

...those sleepy heads in warm beds lay

will miss the start of this new day

for the suns rays, the frost won't wait

for those sleepy heads, 

it'll be too late

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Irony

A filthy car drives by the carwash

A lady buys a disposable "vape" and 20 cigarettes

Sat on the ice-cream freezer 

are wooly hats, gloves and scarves 

for sale at the petrol station

Man wearing camouflage trousers and a hi-viz jacket walks by - I think

I can only see his top half

A man in shorts and a T-Shirt 

wrapped 'round his neck is a thick wooly scarf - well it is cold!

There's a house with patio heaters outside next to two air-conditioning units up on the back wall

In the 6pm December gloom, 

a woman in sunglasses pressing the button on the pedestrian crossing, 

not waiting

crosses despite the 'red man' still showing

maybe the crossing's broken!