First Flowers of Spring

Here are the first spring flowers in my garden.
Simple hellebores, rising up from the mud, unspoilt by the wind and rain, and
looking so beautiful.

sleeping on the radiator

a warm metal bed,
it's good, if you can relax,
and if you're furry

Merry Christmas!

december

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december

the garden has

closed the door

drawn the curtains and

shut me out

I have to wait

buying a typewriter

Riding in the Summer.

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a bonfire sent smoke over the hedge

and across the grass path

sunshine made stripes

through branches and leaves

we were shadows

riding in and out of the light

held in the present moment by

voices and hoofbeats

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Hitch hiking - How to Cope WIth Mud

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 if ever you’re standing

before a big mud patch

and you need to cross it

but  you’re wearing the wrong shoes,

it’s possible to stick out your thumb

and so attract the attention of

a passing hippo

who will give you a safe ride on its back.

However, as payment

it will bite off your thumb,

so you can only ever have

two hippo rides in your life,

and if you take them both,

you’ll need to cope without thumbs.