Poems, stories and other rubbish!

Sunday, 15 August 2021

Cannot deny

You can love a creature of beauty no matter what the breed,

Searching, seeking, looking, finding until one glides at speed;

So quickly it appears, the eye beholds a miracle of nature

Great lengths to take a photo and hope to see you later!

They have got challenging to find, others become so rare,

No matter what the type is - in wonderment I'll stop and stare!

Want you to crawl upon my finger - just for a little while

And the memory of that delicate insect will always make me smile.

So very very pretty, whatever variety you are,

To see your precious open wings (I would go wide and far)

Plant a hundred flowers and weeds to attract you to my meadow

Your beautiful colours you've been given will set a garden aglow.

When you appear you are oblivious to the thrill you give;

Above the oaks, you thrill some folk during the time you live!

Through your life cycle you captivate with your beauty and your grace,

You colour the landscape until the day you pass away or hibernate.

I love you so much butterfly and will do ‘til the day I die

Keep looking low and high for something special - cannot deny.

Cherish every moment, butterflies adorn my dwelling

But where in the future will you be, there is no way of telling.

August 2021

Monday, 19 July 2021

Want to meet!

Want to meet a swallowtail but they are in the East

Yet to meet some cute purple ones but they're such an elusive beast!

A Scotch Argus would be a find but they are in the highlands

The Fritillary on the Isle of Wight - not that close at hand.

I'd love to see a Monarch again, but they are overseas

And great to see some Morphos to adorn our flowers and trees!

The pretty Duke of Burgundy has now become quite rare

To spot a common butterfly now in decline - it really isn't fair.

Sunday, 18 July 2021

Draw a line

Gentle creatures fly from flower to flower,

Hate the greed of man, money and power.

An abundance of butterflies now in decline

The time has come now to draw a line.

A Comma, Clouded Yellow and Ringlet

They are so very delicate

Seen all of these in just one day -

An afternoon on a Saturday!

I've met a male and female Fritillary

So very handsome - so very pretty!

A Brimstone or yellow that would not pose

For a photo and could not get close!

Fluttered by a Marbled White

Gorgeous both on land and flight.

The silver-brown Purple Hairstreak

So enthralled I could not speak!

Playing in the warmer air

Red Admirals found almost anywhere!

They like the nettles and rotting fruit;

Though to see one now is in dispute.

Enchanting, captivating, these dainty things;

Many intricacies on their fragile wings.

Flies by so fast, the colour so vivid

Disappearing fast, feeling sad and livid.

I did not see an Orange-tip

But a Fritillary crawled on my fingertip!

A magical moment I will treasure;

That hot afternoon was such a pleasure!

Meadow Browns and many Gatekeepers

So near to those tiny delicate creatures

Crept in close, less than one metre

So overwhelmed just had to meet her!

His majesty, the purple one high in the trees

The sun, the heat, the gentle breeze;

Day dreamt about them since childhood

And there they were, in the woods!

In the meadow, near the river

Essex, small and larger Skipper

And almost by something supernatural,

A bush full of flitting beauties - White Admirals.

I saw no Peacocks or Tortoiseshells

The common ones we knew so well

Caterpillars on bushes of Privet and lilac

Wanting them to make a comeback.

17th July 2021

Saturday, 10 July 2021

Bring it back!

Ma’am and the monarchy

For your platinum jubilee

Wants us to plant trees!

Scratching my head,

Using my brain

To entice the butterflies, bees,

(With other beasties)

To bring back some of what we had -

To bring back eco food chains

With meadows growing carefree

And agree

That this doesn’t take

A Masters degree!

Wildness doesn’t need to maintain

(Remembering childhood

Making daisy chains

In the public domain)

And while you reign -

Let it rain!

While what we had

Is being regained

I can buy a pot plant

Or a climber for the window frame

And have a cup of tea

Or raise a glass (or two)

Of champagne

And the only tree for me,

Would be the family tree

As I live in a tiny flat by the sea

5^th June 2021

Dragonfly

Tiny things,

Insect Kings!

Fill the sky with natures' hue.

Dainty hawker;

Breeds in water.

Wings you can see through.

Darts and skims

On minuscule limbs;

Hover in mid-air.

Excellent flier -

Like a spitfire!

Then quickly elsewhere!

They feed on gnats

Thank goodness for that!

They even mate in the air

Compound eyes

Beauty in our skies

They are just everywhere!

Build a pond

They won't abscond!

Only to migrate.

Watch multi colours

All through summer;

Nothing else equates.

09/07/2021

Saturday, 5 June 2021

No plan of action!

Just want to chill and relax,

Not sort through my returns of tax -

Or the invoices that are paid by BACS!

Want to listen to some music tracks!

Adding subtracting - not my forte,

I Am overwhelmed and not ofay!

And it really is far from okay

On this day in June, a hot sunny day.

Fractions, transactions with no plan of action!

Nor time for client interactions.

There really is no satisfaction

And needing now a good distraction!

Hungry, thirsty, needing some lunch

Not sit at PC to number crunch

It would be good to be figure free,

With no more calculation on VAT.

Receipts from May to the next May

Just feel like running miles away!

My nerves are getting tired and frayed

Want to do this on another day.

There’s so much stuff to look into -

To work out how much revenue.

While I’m glad to pay my contributions,

There must be an easier solution.

From May to May it's such a task

Many receipts consist of face masks!

All I want to do is ask -

Can't I lie outside and bask?

There’s PC ink and drinks out,

The mileage that adds up throughout!

Car parking while out and about

Same time next year, no doubt!

There’s Insurance for Liability,

A permit for loss of mobility.

I can park in zones A and B,

Is a glass of wine a possibility?

The mobile phone, the cars’ MOT

Thinking I need one for me!

The work that has been done on my motor

Where’s the time to write a bloody rota!

There’s PC printing paper galore -

The same size of A4, kept in a drawer

(An expense that cannot be ignored)

The time on the computer to be answered for!

And before I completely despair -

This type of admin I cannot bear!

No good with this, it’s just not fair!

This year, it’s delivered to my bookkeeper, Claire

6^th June 2021