Pay Homage (You Just Had To Be There!)

a spaceship parked in the centre of a city

architectural majesty 

a cathedral to sport

a collasium to rugby

pay homage to the venue

they assemble and they worship 

sing along with their anthem 

they pray for their country

united in faith

pay homage to the team

lager is quaffed 

dripping from trays

four pints at a time

packets of crisps to help soak it up

pay homage to the alcohol 

with wolly 'sheep hats'

in a shirts of their team

'daffodil headgear'

this passion wears red

pay homage to the outfits

rejoice! sing disciples 

fanatical congregations 

in pulpit like rows

generations at the altar 

pay homage to the church

an allegiance

a devotion 

adulation to spare

fidelity and the people

...you just had to be there!

(Haiku)

Time drinking coffee

is time to stop and chat and

put the world to rights

Before A Storm Hits

Before a storm hits

before a storm makes land-fall

a violent storm

a storm like no other - a silence falls

'The calm before the storm'

A kind of serenity covers the land

Before a storm hits

the air is still

birds are silent

all is calm

Before this particular storm hits

streets are empty

very few people are there to be seen save those who are battening down

stocking up

or leaving town

Run away from this storm

hide before this storm lashes out bringing total distruction - but not distroying your resolve

consuming your city's - but not removing the belief you hold in your fellow countrymen 

taking those you hold dear - but not diminishing the love you have for your country 

breaking your spirit - but not eroding your sence of who you are 

this storm will hit hard 

but this storm wont take your fortitude

your nationality 

your will to rebuild 

nor the memories you hold

(Haiku)

"Give us this day our

daily bread". Better stop the

war in Ukraine then!

I've Had Enough Of All This Crap

Ninety-five pence for the milk f'me cup of tea?

Two quid a litre for me old 'jam-jar?'

Rain pissing down and the news ain't much better.

The 'rozzers' came and told me that I'd bought a 'bent' car!

Me footy team is up for sale but then again it ain't. 

The price of gas has a taken flight I 'ope the Russians do!

They've buggered up me perfect life I want me 'good life' back.

I might as well just give up now if that's alright with you!

I wanna go and live in the B-hamas in the sun.

I wanna run away from all this mess.

I wanna stay at home watching telly in me bed.

I've had enough of all this crap I really must confess!

...I've had enough of politics,

but there I do digress!

(Haiku)

Even man with 'gas

guzzling' car has backed off from

the 'noisy pedal''