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Born and Bred in Salford, England – I live a short distance from Old Trafford – Home to Manchester United Football Club. I volunteer at Sale Harriers athletic club and at Imperial War Museum North – where i help as a guide to visitors in the galleries. A blogger, photographer, volunteer and occasional writer.
Ode to a ham

Ode to a ham

Newbold Verdon, 25th december

The Ham, Mentioned in the verse.

While the children played their games

Under the gaze of the decorated Christmas tree

You sat bathing in a sugary herbal bath

Turning like cleopatra

As you cooked away in the oranges, spices and cloves

Sending sumptuous smells through the house

Till it was time for you to join the vegetables

To the sound of the chef in the kitchen

“Luncheon is served”

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