if he'd kicked the ball into the net
it would 'ave be a goal!
and if the keeper hadn't got his hands on it...
that would have been a goal too!!
...back to you Gary in the studio!
Chelfham Station
the sound of steam; just a tea urn in the cafe
the chattering of passengers; guests to a celebration
the crunch of the gravel are the feet upon the viaduct
the signal set at 'off' redundant in the station
the posters stand to tell of the places people went to
the fire buckets; props to set a scene
the charming station building never looked so welcoming
with equipment which never looked so clean
but without people to travel what is a station
without it's trains; what purpose can there be
the dream once more the sound of trains departing
trains to far off places by the sea!
To Tariff
To tariff (Verb - apparently) "To slap on a reciprocol tariff plus 1% to any country who dare not to bow down to the large orange one"
Sleep
With a gadget
on your wrist
or a ring
on your finger
with the help of AI (sigh)
we now monitor our sleep
we unlock
our best health
mark data points
obtain insights
see graphs
note habits
grab (sigh)
recommendations
insights
tips
choices
so
we avoid
sleep debt
we optimize - in
N1 - the lightest sleep
N2 - the most stable sleep
N3 - the deepest stage of sleep
REM sleep
the dream sleep stage
with
supposedly
increased brain activity
(I don't think I'm in that stage)
we process emotions
err. - consolidate memories
so
how long
should we sleep?
7 to 9 hours
for an adult
is good
8, 9, 10, 11 or more hours
for a child
is good too!
Quantity verses quality?
Or
quality
verses
quantity?
But
doesn't
all this
monitoring
tracking
analysing
cause you to worry
and
if
you are worried
you aren't going
to sleep!
Sorry about the slow
nature of this
piece.
It's 2am
and I can't
sleep!
I
just
had
to
write
this
...poem
April
April
Who are you?
where do you fit in?
You aren't winter - the chilly days of thick socks and warm jumpers
snow falling
the excitement of Christmas
the dark months of January and February - so who are you?
Who are you April?
You're not quite spring - the time of rebirth
the time for life to start up again.
Your name
from the latin meaning 'to open'
you are a time of snow drops and daffodils - bluebells if we're lucky
the hint of warmer days
but you set out to fool us; April
your weather is not to be trusted - grab an umbrella!
You give us Easter - I never know when
neither do you!
it's a lunar cycle - it's not even up to you!
So what is up to you then; April?
You're not the month of my birth
I am a child of the ninth month - you; the fourth month
you drench us with your showers
you bring us events like the boat race
the Grand National
you demand tax from the self employed
offering us pancakes and Lent for those so inclined
or Passover
or Good Friday and Easter egg hunts for little children...
So,
April - who are you?
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