1535 - Bring on Spring!

 And so winter goes—
Showers and a biting wind.
A chilly good-bye!
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1534 - Vale Keith

 An old schoolmate dies.
The chipping away of time.
Memento mori.
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1533 - Stormy Sunday

 A stormy Sunday—
A good time to prop and paint.
Solid memories.
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1532 - That didn't hurt, did it?

 Giving a "thank you"—
Why is it so hard to do?
Common courtesy.
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1531 - Who'd be the Premier?

Protects the people
But creates so much outrage—
Confected indignation.
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1530 - Shock! Horror!

The talk-back compere—
No responsibility
Just wants the ratings.
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1529 - Liberal with the lives of others.

People don't matter.
Jeff says "Lift the restrictions!"
Irresponsible.
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1528 - Bored but safe

Each day looks alike.
Lockdown's lost its novelty
But it's still needed.
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1527 - Things are looser at Noosa. I'm told.

It's Jacket's birthday.
He's hunkered down in Noosa—
Worse places to be.
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1526 - More than 17 syllables!

 Wrote a real poem!
Quite a while since the last  one.
It's a god feeling.
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1525 - Three Little Maids

 

Three Little Maids

Three little maids from school are we
You can stick your geometry
What we’ve learnt is plain to see
Three little maids from school

Everything is a source of fun
What’s done up can be undone
We have enough for everyone
Three little maids from school

Three little maids who dressed like tarts
Studies include the liberal arts
After school, the homework starts.
Three little maids from school
Three little maids from school

Three little maids who want to please,
Wear their skirts above their knees
Part to attract and part to tease.
Three little maids from school
Three little maids from school

One little maid has her shirt undone
Two little maids join in the fun
Three little maids for the price of one
Three little maids from school
Three little maids from school

Three little maids who love to play

May find themselves in the family way
Won't have to wait very long, they say
Three little maids from school
Three little maids from school
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One of many original versions

1524 - Weekend

 A weekend survived—
Helped by family and friends.
That is all you need.
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1523 - Spring, Poised.

 The days get longer—
The birds sing in my morning,
Spring is getting close.
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1522 - Anniversary

 Anniversary.
It has been 39 years.
We have done so much.
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1521 - Hedge

 The cypress has gone—
The light bounces of the wall
Into my study.
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1520 - Life in the Garden

 Steady soaking rain.
Garden's grateful.  Snails are too.
It's been quite a while.
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1519 - Shock Jocks

 Keyed up and angry—
They trade in indignation.
Don't buy into it.
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1518 - Danger!

 Sarcastic comments—
The curse of the internet.
Give them a wide berth.
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1517 - What? Raining?

 Some much needed rain.
It has been a dry season.
It gives us flowers.
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1516 - Forget the Scurvy Dogs!

 Grandson's new insult,
Fitting for a small pirate—
"Rusty Sea Crumpet!"
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1515 - What a drip!

 A large water bill—
The hidden cost of plumbing.
Ten times the normal.
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1514 - THE Virus

 Strange time to be ill.
People ask anxious questions—
Is it the virus?
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1513 - Day 2 Level 4.

 Day Two Level Four.
A walk in the cold and the rain.
Grateful to get out.
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1512 - Enconomies of Feather

Little bird painting.
Was accused of saving paint.
Just saving colours.
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1511 - Unheard of!

 Leftover pizza.
(There really is such a thing.)
The chooks got the crust.
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1510 - Thank You

An on-line message
About a long-dropped bottle
On the sea of time.
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1509 - The Magic Question

You wake tomorrow–
Your problem has been resolved.
What is it you see?
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1508 - Tipping Point

Who would have thought it?
Leading the Football tipping!
Cunning trumps knowledge.
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1507 - Executive Order

The slow Fascist creep–
Freedoms are disappearing.
Where will it all end?
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1506 - Daily Rituals

Daily rituals–
To prepare for what's ahead,
To settle the mind.
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1505 - North of the Border

A job in Queensland
But too many negatives–
Had to turn it down.
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1504 - Climate of Denial

La la la la la–
We hide our head in the sand.
But still it happens.
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