No idea!

No idea!

The garden’s had a soaking –

Something you thought

You’d never hear me say!

And in view of the bulbs and seeds

We needed some rain,

As they were planted with

Love just today.

I’ve sowed some Sage

Other herbs and Coriander,

It’s rather uncanny and strange

I want to tempt the Bees

And Butterflies

With a Buddleia -

Now I’m middle aged!

I’ve planted some fruit

Turned over a new leaf!

A plastic greenhouse to boot -

You must be in disbelief

That Blueberry, raspberry

And tomato and rocket

Have started to sprout shoots!

Am taking an interest

And wanting to grow

Some stuff of my own

Though I’ve been a bit slow,

But just to let you know

There’s even a Strawberry plant

On the shelves down below.

I hope the sunflowers

Grow high and reach heaven,

Then you can send a shower

If they did get so tall!

And you will be enthralled

That this useless gardener

Has no idea at all!

Linda Lawrence (For my parents)

26^th March 2014

About the missing plane

Now about that missing plane...

Not lost in the pouring rain

Nor the sea, hills and their terrain.

It’s not gone up in flames

Or fallen down a drain;

It’s all got very mundane

And it’s driving us insane!

Searched in every air lane -

From Spain to the Ukraine

It’s now taxing our brains!

(And the pilot’s not to blame)

But I think the truth is plain!

They took their instructions

From another source,

It’s an Alien abduction

That altered their course....

Copyright Linda Lawrence

18^th March 2014

It's only fair!

It’s only fair

The X and the Zed looked the same,

I wasn’t quite ready for this game!

The glass of wine the night before

Did nothing for my ratings score.

It really wasn’t that OK

To get stuck with the J and K;

The letters I would normally relish

Turned out that day to be quite hellish!

Didn’t quite know how I got to play,

The Q sat in my chosen few today

And my usual sense of strategy

Was this morning a tragedy.

Late nights and early mornings

(Should have had some kind of warning)

All I did was sit there yawning;

Huge minus score I’m now mourning.

My lady sat there poised and pleased

‘It’s good you won this game I teased’

The jobs we have to do to care

Lost to Scrabble – it’s only fair!

Linda Lawrence

18^th March 2014

Out on a limb!

Out on a limb

Am trying to be calm

Over my poorly arm -

It’s a wonder I’m not

On a funny farm!

I must be mistaken

Coz feels like I’ve taken

Viagra! My arm is so rigid!

It needs to reawaken.

My shoulders’ so stiff

I can’t even lift!

My armpits need shaving

They’re beginning to whiff!

Lack of mobility

Is really getting to me

And really need

To be pain free.

I give in to defeat

When there are dinners to eat,

It won’t be long

Before I eat with my feet.

Am in despair

Over blow drying my hair;

Getting in a state

On what bras to wear?

Can’t sleep at night

Coz it ain’t feeling right.

Ibuprofens’ my best friend

(Must take some tonight)

And how to get dressed

Is anyone’s guess

Am very slow,

Trying not to stress.

It’s been a year

And it’s still not quite clear.

It’s getting harder

To change the car gear

It’s been through sensations -

Been a physio patient.

Been pushed and pulled and

Don’t want operations!

Have been here before

Over what’s in store,

And a jab in the joint

Will hurt even more.

Am out on a limb -

I can’t even swim!

It’s feeling grim,

Patience is running thin.

This is not what I’ve chosen

And don’t want to be frozen!

Just want to be normal

After all this commotion.

Linda Lawrence

4^th  March 2014