Autumn:   Embracing the warmth of autumn colours The tapestries of life. Perfectly woven one side and tangles on the other. Yesterday is gone, now we must push on. As flowers in the garden are of different sizes and hues, So are each one of you! Then come the storms. What can we do? There […]

Autumn:   Autumn is a wonderful time for me, With the brisk cool mornings, I feel so free. Spending lazy days in the warm midday sun, There’s no racing around to get things done.   Staying in bed does have its appeal, But I have to get up to prepare the meal. Burning autumn leaves […]

Tension was high, as the two opposites clashed. The powerful Sergeant, the weak, spineless private. How could this disaster happen? Shut in with this bully of a man.   He was cruel, loud and always angry, Demanding perfection, even in these disgusting conditions. He despised the Sergeant’s harsh, stringent orders. He hated the army, its […]

Blood red poppies blowing in the wind, they sway, Like flamenco dancers near the mountains, here they lay, Snow capped mountains rising like giant towers, The lush green colour of the bushes and bowers.   Out of the valley, and many mountains to climb, The view was magnificent, a touch of the divine, My ultimate […]

We brought her home from the Adoption Society, That was the best thing ever. She was nervous and timid at first, Gradually she settled down.   It was at eighteen months of age, That the doctors realised something was wrong. Our son lived in a world of his own, and his skills were slow for […]