Mother's Day was quite a blast
What makes the years go by so fast?
Four generations sharing lunch,
We are quite an eclectic bunch
Time to go home - entry denied,
The... Read More
"I'm five and a half today"
My little visitor said.
The three year old just looked
And gave a cheeky smile instead.
They'd known that a bird had built a ne... Read More
"I'm five and a half today"
My little visitor said.
The three year old just looked
And gave a cheeky smile instead.
They'd known that a bird had built a ne... Read More
I'd sent him a cheque for his birthday,
For he had reached three score and ten.
To mark the occasion a hundred bucks went,
Imagine my astonishment when
A bank statement arrived, in... Read More
When poets sing of love they use
The symbol of the rose
For this flower is the fairest
That in the garden grows.
A tiny bud will come to bloom
With tender, loving care
... Read More
There was movement up in Flaxton
For the word had got around
That a wedding was to take place very soon.
We were thrown into a tizzy
And became so very busy
For the couple would be... Read More
I’ve three anthropomorphic rabbits –
Quite tiny, made of clay –
The mother’s dressed for gardening,
The children dressed for play.
Just like real life, it seems... Read More
While I was down in Adelaide
One day my nerves became quite frayed
The three of us were so dismayed
Because the house was locked.
All the keys were safe inside
So access to us was ... Read More
There are fourteen people on this earth
Due in part to my endeavour
All are good to look upon
And all of them are clever
In one way or another.
I was only sweet sixteen
When I ... Read More
My sister made a dress for me
When I was just eighteen
Ice-blue taffeta it was;
I pinned on a bunch of violets
And wore it to a ball,
And thought that I was lovely,
As all girl... Read More