Fly

Fly

Fucking fly

With compound eyes

Laid its eggs

In my meat pie!

Bloody fly

Just dropped by

It’s shit feet over

My small fry.

Evil fly;

As much as I try

Can’t seem to swat

Or electrify .

Eats any mess;

Such unpleasantness.

Old meat flesh

Mouldy watercress.

You damn fly

Hope you’re satisfied

Now in my landfill

And I’m mortified!

Black vile fly

Gone forth, multiplied

Thousands of maggots

So horrified!

Blue bottle fly

Buzzes low and high

Lives off filth,

Loves pigsties.

Ugly fly

Been sick I cry!

You found my salad

And just want to die.

Copyright Linda Lawrence

19^th July 2016

Croatia

Croatia

It seduced, enticed,

This Adriatic paradise.

With sunsets to die for

And the wars to cry for.

Scenic drives, boats rides,

Rock dives in gentle tides;

Sparkling sunlit seas;

Noisy Crickets in trees!

Huge mountain backdrops;

Driven to the top!

And the canyons yesterday

Took our breath away.

Waterfalls cascade

While swimmers bathed

In cold water they wade

But we went in, got brave!

White water raft

(We’ve had to graft).

Beautiful black butterfly;

Quick for a photo I cried!

Weather was roasting,

Toes were toasting!

On the beach after eight

Or just until very late!

House martens migrate

To a set summer date,

Make this island their home

Under eaves of stone.

Pretty jewels around

A stunning diamond crown.

Quaint coloured villages

With old and new towns.

With miles and miles

Of a thousand isles

So pretty and picturesque!

Pleased to have been a guest.

Croatia bound

I think we found

A pearl in the sea.

So much scenery

And such tranquility.

Simplicity for you and me.

Copyright Linda Lawrence 10/7/16