1401 - Time Passes

Another month gone.
What have I to show for it?
A few senryus.
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1400 - The Mundane

Fix the chook feeder.
Just one of the many tasks.
Enjoy the mundane.
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1399 - Mung Friends

Bean sprout omelette.
During the present lockdown:
A signature meal.
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1398 - Black & Brown

The morning coffee—
Starts the day off quite nicely:
Black with brown sugar.
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1397 - Amorphous

They merge together,
These days in isolation.
They all seem alike.
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1396 - Dead Wrong

Inject chemicals.
Doctors have a word for it—
It's called embalming.
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1395 - More Simple Pleasures

Pruning, gardening,
Cooking, writing and painting—
In a private world.
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1394 - Simple Pleasures

A home-made pastie
With lots of tomato sauce—
A simple dinner.
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1393 - ANZAC Tradition

A "Gunfire Breakfast"—
Coffee with a dash of rum.
Ratios vary.
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1392 - Lest We Forget

A driveway service—
Not the normal sort of thing
But the thought is there.
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1391 - Take the money and run...nowhere.

I still have a job
And the money goes in the bank—
That is good enough.
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1390 - Four Day Week

Holiday weekend!
They all are at the moment—
Friday is cancelled.
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1389 - Hen Pecked

Lost her tail feathers!
Couldn't do it by herself—
Bullying old chook.
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1388 - Control

The body is weak—
Meets accidents, illness, gaol.
The mind's ours alone.
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1387 - Menu Blues

What to cook tonight?
So many 'tastes' to cater—
A first world problem.
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Footnote: Made a potato curry.

1386 - The Virtual Boss

The weekly catch-up.
I see him more in lock-down
Than I ever did.
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1385 - The Lady and the Unicorn.

I've a square to paint!
Part of a bigger picture.
Everything is.
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130 of us have been given a square to paint and then they

will be assembled into a mural.

1384 - It is a worry

Dizzy spells again.
Not sure what is causing them—
It is a worry.
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1383 - Pick up the phone!

Working from my home.
Just email correspondence—
Misunderstandings.
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1382 - Blocked Corridor

Back to work today!
I hope the traffic improves.
Can't get any worse.
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1381 - Painting

A little painting—
Proof of a weekend well spent.
When isolated.
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1380 - A Cut Above.

A home done haircut!
My hairdresser did quite well—
I don't look homeless.
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1379 - A very real Phantom.

A free performance:
Phantom of the Opera
At Royal Albert Hall.
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1378 - Attitude

No-one can hurt you.
You must choose to be hurt.
Why would you do that?
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1377 - Generosity

Poached eggs for breakfast.
Cooked with vinegar and salt —
A gift from the chooks.
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1376 - The Front Verandah, perhaps?

I'm on holidays!
Not strictly voluntary.
Where shall I go to?

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1375 - Frittata

Ad-hoc frittata.
Throw in whatever you have.
Cannot repeat it.
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1374 - Flu

I was a good boy—
Had the annual flu shot.
Hope I don't need it.
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1373 - Aflutter

Midnight heart flutters.
I wish she wouldn't do that.
The spray calmed it down.
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1372 - What goes up...

"He has arisen!"
I thought they referred to Christ
And not to my weight.
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1371 - Cross

The scales are lying!
Fruit buns are calorie free—
Or so I was told.
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1370 - Tart Tartine

A taste sensation:
A red onion tart tartine.
Keep that recipe!
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1369 - Post-Easter

Post-Easter routine—
Stay at home then work at home.
Did I ever leave?
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1368 - Chocolate

Easter long weekend.
Chocolate.  More chocolate.
Glad it's once a year.
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1367 - Neighbours

Easter pleasantness.
Encountered neighbourly acts
Despite the distance.
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1366 - Virtual Congregations

The Easter Weekend—
It's a time for gathering.
But not this year.
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1365 - Hot Cross Buns

The days in the shops:
One hundred and eleven.
First one just eaten.
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1364 - Heirloom Peas

Yellow-podded peas—
From an Indian market(?).
Wait to see if true.
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1363 - Huh? I don't remember that!

I don't remember.
So much has happened to me—
I forget it all.
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1362 - Stay Home!

The chaos continues—
Not getting any better.
There are 'bads' out there.
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1361 - Suke Aloo

Potato curry
Served with homemade yoghurt.
It's comfort food.
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1360 - Faux Friday

It's a Wednesday,
But really it is a Friday
Due to holidays.
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1359 - Night Wolves Beyond the Light

Beyond the campfire,
She hovers there in the dark—
What is she up to?
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1358 - Grey Day, not Grade A.

A dull sort of day.
Overcast but with no rain.
Just a grey feeling.
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1357 - Replenish

Replenish supplies.
A bottle of Campari—
Essence of grapefruit?

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Replenish supplies.
A bag of chicken pellets_
Fair exchange for eggs.
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1356 - Normality

The change came quickly.
Living in isolation—
It's the new normal.
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1355 - Snapped

The sooky princess.
Caught on her son's camera,
Running up the stairs.
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1354 - Storage

In times of crisis—
The best place to store your grain:
Your neighbour's belly.
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1353 - Winter

Winter approaches.
It's a cold, blustery day.
Good for indoor work.
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1352 - Culture

I made some yoghurt.
(Milk is not in short supply).
Culture in my life.
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1351 - Weekend

The weekend has come.
Much the same as the weekdays.
Interesting times.
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1350 - Piped Music

Ravel's Balero—
In a strange kind of fashion.
Bagpipes a surprise.
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1349 - Water Music

Music with headphones—
Your brain is flooded with sound.
Immersion therapy.
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1348 - Breaking Day

Listening to the house.
Having a quiet breakfast.
Tinned fish and dukkah.
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1347 - Winter

It is still dark outside.
The winter is approaching.
Time for more log fires.
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1346 - Stove Top Vesuvius

The morning coffee—
An Italian blessing:
Taken sweet and black.
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1345 - Navel Gazing

A day off from work
(Not truly voluntary)
A time to ponder.
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1344 - At Sea

It comes in great waves—
The grief washes over you,
The rough surf of life.
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1343 - Card Game

Fate deals us a hand.
The cards we get are random,
How we play them counts.
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1342 - eLunch

A video lunch—
It is a poor substitute
But the best we have.
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1341 - Ha Ha Gotcha!

It's April Fools Day!
Life around us is changing—
Tell me it's a joke!
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1340 - Memento mori

Memento mori—
It will happen to us all,
There is no escape.
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1339 - Trapped

While some have escaped,
Escaped from the honey trap,
Some not so lucky.
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1338 - Two of a Kind

Two peas in a pod?
More a couple of lupins:
Toxic alkaloids.
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