20's Plenty

At nought - a thought

10 now and then

20's plenty

30's flirty

40's naughty

50's shifty

At 66 you get your kicks

77 is the stairway to heaven 

at 88 it might be too late

for at 99 hear sirens whine

at a hundred and one your race is run

(Haiku)

Happy beaches are

those covered with as many 

pawprints as footprints 

Haiku

It's so beautiful

here, I don't want to sleep - it

might just be a dream!

To Take A Photo

The tide recedes 

birds on the growing shoreline

search the newly uncovered mud for a bite to eat

as a ship; slowly chugs along the river then mours up

large listed houses stretch along the shoreline lane

standing magnificenly

each surrounded by huge walled gardens

most hiding securely behind sturdy stone walls

many with large metal artisan made gates of intricate designs

with intercoms and very discreet letter boxes

a sprawling Georgian house looks out on the river

small cottages hide behind selectively overgrown gardens

beautifully wild and full of colour 

a row of small white fishermen's cottages

run back from the rivers edge

the river which their tenants once worked

and all this is lit by a setting sun 

as it pops out from behind the huge passing clouds just one more time 

reflecting it's light on the wet muddy reaches

creating a canvas for me to take a photo

Countryside

Huge lime trees under vast skies

green clad goliaths

sit in clumps

silent and mighty

poppies banished to the edge of wheat fields

specimen trees in parkland 

protected by fencing

sheep eying them up - chat amongst themselves 

distant cars fly along the road

crows in trees - argue

and a cricket pitch waits for summer

(Haiku)

the lady on the 

horse could do with investing 

in a new sports bra