The InkwellSalford, 20th January 2020
Bodies like mine, are like
a Barometer – they
react to extremes
of hot and cold – never
mind the big toe test when you
enter the water in the bath
the merest retreat of the mercury is
enough for me to seek out a cure for the
rheumatism in my back, knees, and ankles
Salford 6th June 2020
With this bug thats been floating around recently, those in the back doors of the nations governments have been referring to all the changes they’ve made in one particular phrase
“The new normal“
Now, we know they’ve been looking at a vaccine around the world, but before the mass testing begins – we’re sending people back to work and school before any sort of health implementation begins. Its nothing for our leaders to be proud of – the UK is only second to their American cousins in the number who’ve died….and Yet, Government Ministers – with the economy and their donors breathing down their ear – decided to send everyone back to work….we have to live with the distancing, facemasks and everything else.
They’re calling it the New Normal….forgetting this bug is still wild.
One place this isn’t taking place (Yet) – Arts and sports venues
sports fans are crying into their beer, and actors are having to use video conferencing tools to relay their plays…museums doing video clips
So while they’re queuing for miles for goods at the behest of the economy, signs “Normality” is back… are very very distant. Particularly when this Bug has its own named wards in hospitals up and down the country.
Salford, 9th May 2020
We’re in very strange times
the weather is wonderful
yet the pub is shut
flowers are in bloom
gardeners gone to his hut
they’re hiding away from this very small bug
and because of it we can’t give a loved ones a hug
the streets are abandoned
everyones indoors
and climbing the walls
or scrubbing the floors
#fowc #fortitude
It’s that thing that’s ultimately unique to you
despite your troubles, your aches
your problems or pains
you still manage to get through the day
all in a kind, and friendly way
Salford. 26th March 2020
In the time’s of this nasty virus
It’s very good to know
Mother nature’s sent out a message
and the birds have said hello
For while we’ve been in isolation
our friends with their wings have flown by
to give us some pleasant distraction
from the news that’s been catching our eye
Each day they’ve come out from their nests
where nearby trees they’ve had their rest
and flew around in a bit of a show
before off to their nests they would go
Sat on a roof or a nearby tree
landing in bird baths happy as can be
and enjoying the garden all for free
taking home worms for their tea.
#Octpowrimo #Broken
more than one penny dropped
on the fall to the ground
vision went haywire while
every single memory
moved around like scrambled eggs
expectation – another rendezvous with the
neurological ward
to fix the problems caused by the drop
Salford , 30th July 2019
Basic and spinal injury centre, Salford.
We’ve all played the board game of snakes and ladders before
The idea is you roll the dice, go up the ladders and down the snakes
all very straight forward , but has anyone tried playing it the other way round ?
Where you go up the snakes and down the ladders ?
It’s just as fun – and requires a lot of concentration – as you hit a ladder at the top and find yourself going down it instead of up.
We played it both ways – the reverse game is a lot more challenging.
In response to Fandango’s one word challenge
Perhaps, the pesky little twinges will
Run off and go somewhere else
Only time will tell….till then you’re
Not moving , in the
Expectation those pests will get bored
Salford, 16th November 2018
Sat in the dental chair
With a little bit of trepidation
Each square ivory, wiggled, scraped, and prodded
As the dentist checked for excavation
Reaction to the prodding….censored
It’s not as if they could see the hole or
Nerve they hit
Got to admit, you could hear the cry from beyond the surgery
Woken up by waterworks
On the mark of quarter to five
Kept awake by the familiar sound of
Excited cats finding food on the
Night prowl
Unless my head hits the
Pillow soon, i won’t be good to anyone
As pins and needles bite my feet
Golden slumbers seem far away
Aching bones rest on a thousand pocket springs
In a vain attempt I’ll sleep through the rest of
Night time
