Tipton St John

the village carpark is full to bursting 

the shop door is jammed open

Saturday overtime is being put in at the village garage

man walking his dog has a furtive cigarette as he goes

as a mother walks with her son

late and lazy breakast smells 

exit from extractor fans

smells emanating from the village pub - draw you in

as does the sign reading  "10:30 coffee club"

competing with teas and coffees on sale at the cricket pavilion 

long passed the cricket season being called OVER!

the churches graveyard

full with headstones

loving words written

people remembered

graves tended

flowers left

sat overlooking the village school 

perhaps known to those who take eternal rest

a school sitting quietly 

awaiting the end of the half term break

as a lady on a horse

ambles passed the former railway station 

now unwelcoming of patronage 

hiding as it does behind a tall hedge

its last train long since departed

now a much loved home

the former level crossing obvious only to those who know

alongside the river 

quietly passing

as water babbles in the brook behind the main street 

joined by the chatter from groups of cyclists as they pass

and a sunny Saturday morning 

busily takes shape - as if people know about the incoming rain

(Haiku)

Lady walking with

the aid of a stick and a 

bottle of vodka

Why Must Life be so Hard

Why must life... (sigh)

             ...be so hard

I've got so much to do

the staff are "oh-so-slow"

It's such a job to organise them

I've got to choose the red for dinner - the Malbec or the Bordeaux?

Why must life... (sigh)

             ...be so hard

The children take up so much time

nanny's not much use!

there's always so much that they need

where are they now - has nanny let them loose?

Why must life... (sigh)

             ...be so hard

Freddy needs new glasses

Timmy's under the "doc"

Lottie needs t'muck out the horses

and Cynthia at a birthday bash - tore her lovely party frock 

Why must life... (sigh)

             ...be so hard

 

There's nothing out for supper

I don't know what to do!

Cook is on her Friday off

I could go down and have a bash - but I simply don't have a clue!

Oh why must life be so hard!

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Mist

The early morning mist wraps itself 'round trees

following the contours 

poking it's nose into rabbit holes!

Mischievous 

mysterious 

indecisive

Keeping its head down

on the run - impossible to catch

unsure of its intentions!

Transient

on its way somewhere

but never sure where!

Flooding valleys

painting fields white like frost

illusive

here then gone

...fleeing from the sun that will take it from us

Long Term Relationship

It's wonderful to share a long term relationship

to know that they are there for you 

to call upon

if needed

there to be relied upon

whether you're at work

or at home - where ever!

when needed

when life gets a little too much

when you just need a little lift

because we all have those times

don't we

first thing in the morning

just after lunch

that mid-afternoon slump...

and that thought of a long night ahead...

...to know that coffee is always there!

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(Haiku)

Didn't open it. 

I didn't know what was in 

it. Female logic!