1157
Ancient sages in
Stained glass may glower, but above
A Green Man grins down.
Historic Warwick;
Truth to tell the castle costs
Far, far, far too much.
Brian Hick May 2012
©copyright Sally Hick 26.4.24
1156
Bertie of the 23rd
Lorks, Jeeves, you really do know everything.
There are times I hardly need to think at all.
You sort out all my little problems -
There's a snifter just when I need it to perk me up.
You keep me on the straight and narrow
So I don't let you down.
I mean, even when things get a bit iffy
Or I might just have done something - well, you know -
You just go right ahead and sort it all out;
As if there was nothing wrong in the first place.
You make life bearable - even when Aunt Agatha is here -
You know, Jeeves, there are times I feel like royalty.
I mean - I'm so dashed lucky.
I think we need to keep things just the way they are.
Yes - sir.
Brian Hick May 2012
©copyright Sally Hick 25.4.24
1154
The door is locked, the gate is barred
But through it I can see
An uncut lawn, a sprouting hedge,
A blossoming plum tree;
All signs of a returnig life
Green from what was grey;
And all that has lain long as dead
Resurgent, live, today.
And what of me, behind the door
Protected from the blast
Of life and change, of energy
Which challenges the past...
Brian Hick April 2012
©copyright Sally Hick 23.4.24
1152
ON becoming 67
Sixty-seven - well, it's better than being dead -
But there are times, when everything is aching
And I'd like that extra glass, but dread
The thought of lonely hours when I lie waking
Torn between the gentle warmth of bed
And the Gaviscon which I have left downstairs.
If only I could eat like I once did
And drink into the night without a care,
Watch the late-night film knowing for sure
I'd stay awake until it reached its peak,
Instead of drifting off in this old chair
To back to back repeats of Mock the Week.
Thank goodness, I have friends who all ignore
My grumpy side, which can be such a bore!
Brian Hick April 2012
©copyright Sally Hick 19.4.24
Norfolk Coast Path
Friday
Larks in the dappled
Sun on Weybourne cliffs guide us
On our final day
Weybourne Priory, cliffs, larks
Skelding Hill past golf course
Art on the sea front
London style lunch but cheap
Abandon hill walk stay on beach
Heavy going so only get
to West Runton
Ladies have cakes - orange and maple / coconut and lime
Make for pier to complete the walk
heavens open up
Shelter until it goes over
But still raining as we leave.
We shelter
But are still wet when we get back to Glendale.
Brian Hick April 2012
©copyright Sally Hick 18.4.24