September 23, 2025

 

 

Hold tight the moment,

if you’ve a second to spare.

Before that lovely warm feeling

disappears into thin air.

 

Hang on to the memory

of good times well spent,

when days of pure ecstasy

so swiftly came and went.

 

Precious moments of stillness

are very rare indeed.

Often broken by birdsong

or a plane thundering by at speed.

 

So embrace the stillness,

it really is a must.

To rid oneself of anxiety,

is more essential than catching moondust.

 

 

 

 

 

Keep your head and your feet warm,

and put a smile on your face.

Keep your hands and heart warm,

and life will fall into place.

 

 

 

 

We lost an hour’s

sleep last night.

An hour we will

not get back,

 

until the summer

is at an end,

and the nights draw in

at this chicken shack.

 

 

 

 

Conkers by the dozen.

Conkers by the score.

Conkers in abundance

for our autumn store.

 

Conkers brought inside,

and scattered far and wide.

to rid the house of spiders,

a ritual, well and truly tried.

 

 

 

 

 

You give me light.

You give me strength.

You give me hope

to carry on.

 

You give me courage.

You give me warmth.

You give me peace

when sense has gone.

 

You give me time.

You give me solace.

You give me your all

in times of need.

 

You give me memories.

You give me smiles.

You give me love

on which to feed.

 

You give me guidance.

You give me a way.

You give me rest 

at close of play.

 

You give me faith.

You give me reason.

You give me a push

to start each day.