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December 18, 2020
We traveled the path
to who knows where.
Our troubles behind us,
without a care.
And times that we shared
with new comers we met,
on the journey through life,
we will never forget.
Like the curved ball that landed
out of the blue,
on a deserted path, when feeling
lost without you.
And the shadows that followed,
which we never got to see.
An invisible tap on the shoulder,
from our friend, serendipity.
And as each door closed,
and tomorrows were faced,
a whole new chapter began,
as goals and targets were chased.
The pace quickening up,
as new empires were built.
Leaving less time for loved ones,
and minds full of guilt.
‘Something is coming’,
she often said to me.
‘You can laugh all you want,
but very soon you will see.’
And her wisdom we challenged,
her mind to placate.
But she was right all along.
Her second sense was just great.
by Harriet Blackbury
October 15, 2020
T is for tension
when being face to face.
Month after month
without any space.
T is for tantrums
and letting off steam.
And tearing ones hair out
when needing to scream.
T is for terraferma
and going back to grass roots.
And ditching the car
in favour of bob hat and boots.
T is for targets
so essential indeed.
A mountain of enthusiasm
worth feet that bleed.
T is for theories –
no two the same.
Until proven facts
put theories to shame.
T is for then
when recalling the past.
How life goes so quickly
yet good moments last.
T is for theatre
and movement and dance.
With scenes full of tragedy
and comedy and romance.
T is for tinkling
those mesmeric keys.
What magical moments
to put us at ease.
T is for turbulence
experienced at sea.
Though conquering high waves
is addictive and free.
T is for thinking
too long and too hard.
About a mere nothing
one really should discard.
T is for touching
on subjects unwise.
A clumsy indiscretion
has one rolling eyes.
T is for toying
with a feeling of unrest.
Stay calm and do nothing
would perhaps be for the best.
T is for things –
no matter how small.
The tiniest of gifts
sometimes say it all.
T is for treachery
and jealousy and spite.
Which karma in the end
will always put right.
T is for touchstones
bringing good luck.
And there to be squeezed
when one comes unstuck.
T is for teeth
that chatter in the cold.
But if looked after properly
serve us til we are old.
T is for tasteful.
So simple yet smart.
With no hidden extras
here comes my sweetheart.
T is for timing
as we all know.
That precious moment lost
finds us knee deep in snow.
T is for trust
without it why live?
Tomorrow is a new day
with so much to give.
T is for tables
like two times ten.
Taught by repetition
over and over again.
T is for television
What did Logie Baird do?
When he invented the box
that we all fight to view.
T is for tokens
saved with good intent.
In exchange for loyalty
and money well spent.
T is for tomatoes –
upon them we depend.
Packed full of goodness
and always on trend.
T is for temptation –
the folly of the unwise.
Too often burnt fingers
cause welled up eyes.
T is for Tiresome –
another battle lost.
That second bottle opened
came at great cost.
T is for tiny
acorns that grow
into wise oaks
wiser than we all know.
T is for thunder
as the heavens let rip.
After lightening had warned us
to just get a grip.
T is for typical –
an umbrella forgotten.
When out of nowhere
the weather turns rotten.
T is for troubled
as many souls are.
After lingering too long
on that old battle scar.
T is for torture –
the last turn of the screw.
The final infidelity
by someone loved true.
T is for tenacity
en route to a goal.
Hold tight and be patient
and dreams will unroll.
T is for tenderness
and times worth waiting for.
Like the unexpected glimpse
of the one we adore.
T is for truth –
so hard to digest.
When facing an onslaught
someone got off their chest.
T is for teamwork
and original ideas.
Staying focused the key
to success and cheers.
T is for tickled
in all shades of pink.
Recalling wonderful memories
as we sit and think.
T is for trappings
and material worth.
Though peace of mind really
the best thing on earth.
T is for tears
that we all grieve.
For the love of our life
when, from this world, they leave.
T is for timidity –
being anxious and shy.
As another lost opportunity
goes sailing by.
T is for trying
something that’s new.
You’ll know in an instant
if indeed it’s for you.
T is for testicles –
check them each day.
Any sign of a lump
then get help straight away.
T is for thankful
for small mercies gained.
When instructions so difficult
at last are explained.
T is for tangerines –
what a start to each day!
Packed with vitamin C
to keep colds at bay.
T is for treasure
gathered by default.
Too varied and vast
to sit in any bank vault.
T is for triumph –
we live for the day,
when stands full of fans
all watching teams play.
T is for tablets
of deep cleansing soap.
To rid us of Covid
and give us all hope.
T is for turning
as autumn leaves do.
My favourite of seasons
when out walking with you.
T is for tomorrow
and never never land.
That vast ocean of hope
across desert sand.
T is for total.
No more or no less.
Enough is enough.
Goodnight, God Bless.
written by Harriet Blackbury
February 16, 2020
When love, by force, is torn apart,
leaving behind a broken heart,
that even time, can never mend –
an onward journey, without end.
When separation, can’t be helped,
and writing, on the wall is spelt,
in letters fading, in the rain,
something must give – too great the strain.
When loneliness, darkens the mood,
and life lived out, in solitude.
No future can, be seen ahead,
when misery, controls the head.
When injustice, strikes again,
destroying lives, of fellow men.
We stand bewildered, lost in fear,
at the shock of losing, those most dear.
When history, itself repeats,
and nothing learned, from past defeats.
A changing world, and yet the same,
again we bow, our heads in shame.
When love, by force, is torn apart,
leaving behind, a broken heart,
that even time, can never mend.
This onward journey, must not end.
January 28, 2020
How soon is too soon,
when so soon is near?
How fast is too fast,
well, too fast I fear?
How high is too high,
when the heart knows such thrills?
How cool is too cool,
when the temperature chills?
How sad is too sad,
when feeling bereft?
How low is too low,
when no tears are left?
How much is too much,
when too much a sin?
How wrong is too wrong,
when so wrong has to win?
How kind is too kind,
when kindness is proffered?
How trite is too trite,
when an apology offered?
How lost is too lost,
when a mirage appears?
How daring is too daring,
when faced with ones fears?
How rich is too rich,
when pockets are torn?
How lonely is too lonely,
when feeling forlorn?
How cute is too cute,
when cuteness not enough?
How chewy is too chewy,
when steak really tough?
How funny is too funny,
when tears, fun create?
How sweet is too sweet,
when teeth start to ache?
How up is too up,
when hopes riding high?
How stretched is too stretched,
when arms reach the sky?
How gone is too gone,
when all gone to seed?
How clean is too clean,
when the last germs still breed?
How far is too far,
when so far apart?
How long is too long,
when fast beats the heart?
January 7, 2020
Q is for questions
I asked as a child.
When eager and inquisitive
and driving folks wild.
But each question answered
seldom made sense,
as the frown on my forehead,
became more intense.
Q is for questions
that children now ask of me.
So direct and disturbing,
taking my mind out to sea.
As each question answered
needs time to express,
with such awkward subjects,
I tend not to address.
Q is for questions
I have about my i phone.
But with no-one to listen,
I leave the damned thing alone.
And with my eyes on the blink,
as each year passes by.
‘Imogee’s’ a no-no,
so I no longer try.
Q is for questions
that don’t matter anymore.
A can touch my toes and do the splits,
and that’s good for 94.
May 29, 2019
In 68, ‘Only One Woman’, on Polydor,
saw The Marbles, on a Top 5 roll.
And in 85, ‘Starting Again’, on MCA,
gave Second Image, a No.65 goal.
In 78, ‘Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad’, on Epic,
for Meat Loaf, reached the No.32 line.
And in 92, still on Epic, this single,
for Meat Loaf, now peaked at No.69.
In 73, ‘I’m Doing Fine Now’, on RCA,
for New York City – a Top 20, divine.
And in 84, ‘The Second Time’, on MCA,
took Kim Wilde up to No.29.
In 67, ‘She’d Rather Be With Me’, on London,
took The Turtles up to No.4.
And in 79, ‘The Second Time Around’, on Solar,
gave Shalamar a No.45 score.
In 71, ‘Love The One You’re With’, on Atlantic,
peaked at No.37, for Stephen Stills.
And in 04, ‘Not For All The Love In The World’,
on Virgin, a Top 40, for Irish Group – The Thrills.
In 07, ‘Two Lovers’, on B Unique/Polydor,
climbed to No.34 for Twang.
And in 89, ‘You’re The One’, on RCA,
crept in at No.74, for Greek Duo – Bang.
In 95, ‘The Sunshine After The Rain’, on ffrreedom,
reached to No.4 for UK singer -Berri.
And in 98, ‘Falling In Love Again’, on Polydor,
peaked at No.8 for Eagle – Eye Cherry.
In 95,’One More Chance’, on Maverick,
climbed to No.11 for Madonna.
And in 70, ‘I’ll Go On Hoping’, on Columbia –
a Top 30, for Des O’Connor.
May 19, 2019
In 70, ‘Cottonfields’, on Capitol,
for The Beach Boys, reached No.5.
And in 92,‘Walking On Broken Glass’, on RCA,
for Annie Lennox, at No.8, did arrive.
In 61, ‘Wooden Heart’, on RCA,
for Elvis Presley, was at No.1, for a six week run.
And in 67, ‘Traffic’, on Island label,
peaked at No.5 with ‘Paper Sun’.
In 72, ‘Little Piece Of Leather’, on London,
at No.27, for Donnie Elbert, made the grade.
And in 92, ‘Metal Mickey’, on Nude label,
at No.17 – the first Top 20, for Suede.
In 65, ‘Wooly Bully, on MGM,
for Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs, made No.11.
And in 73, Rubber Bullets, on UK label,
for 10CC, flew up to a No.1 heaven.
In 57, Water Water/Handful Of Songs, on Decca,
was at No.5, for Tommy Steele & The Steelmen.
And in 2000, ‘The Wicker Man’, on EMI,
for Iron Maiden, became their twelfth UK Top 10.
In 56, ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, on HMV,
for Elvis Presley, at No.9 – his second UK hit, was to be.
And in 76, ‘Satin Sheets’, on Warner Brothers,
for The Bellamy Brothers, peaked at No.43.
In 97, ‘Plastic Dreams’, on R & S,
peaked at No.18, for Jaydee.
And in 99, Travis, on Independiente, found No.10,
with ‘Why Does It Always Rain On Me’.
In 85, ‘Material Girl’, on Sire,
for Madonna – a Top 3 gold seller.
And in 95, ‘Broken Stones’, on Go! Discs label –
a UK Top 20, for Paul Weller.
In 65, ‘Concrete & Clay’, on Decca,
saw Unit Four Plus Two, on the No.1 throne.
And in 89, ‘What The World Is Waiting For’/’Fools Gold’,
a No.8 for The Stone Roses, on Silvertone.
April 21, 2019
In 64, The Applejacks, on Decca,
had a Top 7 with ‘Tell Me When’,
And in 65, The Fortunes, also on Decca,
had a Top 4 with ‘Here It Comes Again’.
In 65, ‘Everybody Knows’, on Columbia,
peaked at No.37, for The Dave Clark Five.
Also in 65, ‘It’s Not Unusual’, on Decca,
for Tom Jones, at No.1 did arrive.
Again in 65, ‘Leave A Little Love’, on Decca,
took Lulu to No.8 in the charts.
And in 67, ‘The Last Waltz’, also on Decca,
found Engelbert Humperdinck, at No.1, winning hearts.
Also in 67, ‘I’m Coming Home’, on Decca,
for Tom Jones, made a No.2 rush.
And in 67, Herman’s Hermits, on Columbia,
reached No.7 with ‘There’s A Kind Of Hush’.
In 68, Petula Clark, had a Top 50,
with ‘Kiss Me Goodbye’, on Pye.
And in 68, Tom Jones on Decca,
saw ‘Delilah’, up to No.2, fly.
Also in 68, ‘Les Bicyclettes De Belsize’, on Decca,
for Engelbert Humperdinck, found a Top 5 trend.
And in 68, Des O’Connor, on Columbia,
had a No.1 with ‘I Pretend’.
In 69, ‘Winter World Of Love’, on Decca,
peaked at No.7 for Engelbert Humperdinck.
And in 70, ‘Daughter Of Darkness’, also on Decca,
for Tom Jones, made a Top 5 link.
Thank you for the unforgetable words and music.
RIP Les Reed 1935 – 2019.
Written by
Harriet Blackbury.
April 7, 2019
In 57, ‘Banana Boat Song’, on Philips,
for Shirley Bassey, at No.8, crossed the Top 10 line.
Also in 57, ‘Fire Down Below’ – a Top 30,
and ‘You You Romeo’, peaked at No.29.
In 58, ‘As I Love You’, still on Philips –
her first UK No.1, for 4 weeks, was to be.
Followed by ‘Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss me’,
on Philips, settling at No.3.
In 60, ‘With These Hands’, now on Columbia,
at No.38, was on view.
Also in 60, ‘As Long As He Needs Me’,
had a chart run of 30 weeks – peaking at No.2.
In 61, ‘You’ll Never Know’, still on Columbia,
reached up to No.6.
And ‘Reach For The Stars’/’Climb Ev’ry Mountain’,
at No.1, next in this mix.
Ending 61, ‘I’ll Get By’, still on Columbia,
had another Top 10 won.
And beginning 62, ‘Tonight’,
peaked at No.21.
Next in 62, came ‘Ava Maria’,
reaching a No.31 score.
Followed by ‘Far Away’,
climbing to No.24.
Also in 62, ‘What Now My Love’, still on Columbia,
had a seventeen week chart stay – peaking at No.5.
And in 63, ‘What Kind Of Fool Am I’,
at No.47, did arrive.
Also in 63, ‘I (Who Have Nothing)’,
reached No.6, with a twenty week chart run.
And in 64, ‘My Special Dream’, peaked at No.32,
and at No.36, still on Columbia, was ‘Gone’.
Ending 64, ‘Goldfinger’ made No.21,
and in 65, ‘No Regrets (Non Je Ne Regrette Rien)’, hit No.39.
And in 67, now on United Artists,
‘Big Spender’ reached the No.21 line.
In 70, ‘Something’, peaked at No.4,
and in 71, at No.48, was ‘The Fool On The Hill’.
Also in 71, ‘(Where Do I Begin) Love Story’, at No.34,
and ending 71, ‘For All We Know’, a Top 6, loved still.
In 72, ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, made No.38,
again, filling Bond film followers with glee..
And in 73, ‘Never Never Never’ was at No.8,
and the last hit on United Artist, was to be.
In 87, ‘The Rhythm Divine’ peaked at No.54,
for Yello featuring Shirley Bassey, on Mercury label.
And in 96, ‘Disco La Passione’ reached No.41,
for Chris Rea & Shirley Bassey, on East West label.
In 97, ‘History Repeating’, on Wall of sound,
for Propellerheads & Shirley Bassey – a No.19, was to be.
And in 99, ‘World In Union’ reached No.35,
for Shirley Bassey/Bryn Terfel, on Universal TV.
In 07, ‘The Living Tree’, climbed to No.37,
and ‘Get The Party Started’, reached No.47 –
both these hits on Lock Stock & Barrel,
from this Welsh legend, we all think just heaven.
Written by Harriet Blackbury.
April 1, 2019
In 92, ‘Tears In Heaven’ – a Top 5,
for Eric Clapton on Reprise.
And in 04, at No.1 were The Streets,
on the Locked In label with ‘Dry Your Eyes’
In 82, ‘Tracks Of My Tears’, on PRT –
a Top 60 for Colin Blundstone.
And in 07, Amy Winehouse, on Island .
reached No.16 with ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’.
In 88, ‘Teardrops’ on Fourth & Broadway,
for Womack & Womack peaked at No.3.
And in 90, ‘Tears On My Pillow’, on PWL,
for Kylie Minogue, a Number 1, was to be.
In 82, Blue Zoo, on Magnet,
reached No.13 with ‘Cry Boy Cry’.
And in 94, ‘Tears Of The Dragon’, at No.28,
for Bruce Dickinson on EMI.
In 92, ‘The Crying Game’ on Spaghetti,
for Boy George, peaked at No.22.
And in 09, ‘Cry Me A River’, on Reprise,
by Michael Buble at No.34, on view.
In 73, The Jackson 5, on Tamla Motown,
peaked at No.9, with ‘Doctor My Eyes’.
And in 2004, Liberty X, on V2WR,
reached No.13 with ‘Everybody Cries’.
In 62, ‘A Little Bitty Tear’, on Brunswick,
saw Burl Ives in the No.9 zone.
And in 79, ‘Tears Of A Clown’/’Ranking Full Stop’,
made No.6, for Beat, on 2 Tone.
In 65, ‘That’s Why I’m Crying’, on Piccadilly,
for The Ivy League, peaked at No.22.
And in 81, ‘Tears Are Not Enough’, on Neutron,
for ABC, up to No.19, flew.
In 92, ‘Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)’, on Fontana,
gave Tears for fears, a No.17 hit.
And in 05, ‘Teary Eyed’, on Atlantic,
for Missy Elliott, at No.47, did sit.
In 81, ‘Reward’, on Vertigo,
took Teardrop explodes, up to No.6.
And in 79, ‘No More Tears(Enough Is Enough)’, on Casablanca,
a Top 3, for Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand, ending this mix.
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