Month: June 2015
Father’s Day
“Nearly ten years now since I last wrote you a card, No need to stand in queues and pick a poignant phrase or deliberate the verse, No need to choose between socks, aftershave or another Cliff Richard CD, No need to pick up the phone or curse the traffic, on […]
A need for National Service?
All too often you hear people call for the return of National Service. A two year stint in the Armed Forces that will apparently cure all ills. The reasoning I suppose is sound, but the reality something completely different. Let’s look at the reasons why these calls are made in the […]
The Beach
No hidden lovers go there, giggling and petting, away from a parent’s prying eyes, Cupids playground is closed now, eviction served by a Swastika and machine gun. Overhead the children’s painted kites and the greedy gulls have taken their leave, Metal wings swoop now, not for half eaten sandwiches and discarded […]
Nature’s call
Saddle sore and weary, I cast a glance to the sky, As I alight from my steed, my trusted mount. We stand aside, a whispered word of gratitude Acknowledged with the cock of an ear and the pursing of lips. Our journey now halted, postponed by natures call. I stare upwards […]