Some years are full of events, others can be very quiet. For me 1973 was one of those busy years. It was certainly a year which sticks in my mind. The year began with the UK, along with the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, entering the European Economic Market. Not something which impinged on myContinue reading “IRA bombers, fairy tale wedding, three-day week and heavy rock – all help make the world go round”
Author Archives: Robin
No Swan So Fine
by Marianne Moore “No water so still as the dead fountains of Versailles.” No swan, with swart blind look askance and gondoliering legs, so fine as the chinz china one with fawn- brown eyes and toothed gold collar on to show whose bird it was. Lodged in the Louis Fifteenth candelabrum-tree of cockscomb- tinted buttons,Continue reading “No Swan So Fine”
Surrounded by tins and it all started by accident
Are you a collector? I don’t mean someone who rattles a plastic box trying to get cash for charity; or someone who goes around on a big lorry in the early morning collecting the rubbish from our bins. I’m talking about things like stamps; or coins; or teddy bears; or beermats. I am sure thatContinue reading “Surrounded by tins and it all started by accident”
I WANNA BE YOURS
I wanna be your vacuum cleaner Breathing in your dust I wanna be your Ford Cortina I will never rust If you like your coffee hot Let me be your coffee pot You call the shots I wanna be yours I wanna be your raincoat For those frequent rainy days I wanna be your dreamboatContinue reading “I WANNA BE YOURS”
Deck the halls with boughs of holly – and lots and lots of Christmas lights
Sorry about yesterday but I got a bit behind myself and stuck into the early processes of de-decoration on Twelfth Night. No matter how bad a time it is, and the last two Christmases have not actually been a ball of fun, I find the Yuletide season to be a special time, especially when itContinue reading “Deck the halls with boughs of holly – and lots and lots of Christmas lights”
Have a Nice Day
by Spike Milligan ‘Help, help,’ said a man, ‘I’m drowning.’ ‘Hang on,’ said a man from the shore. ‘Help, help, said the man ‘I’m not clowning.’ ‘Yes I know, I heard you before. Be patient dear man who is drowning, You see I have got a disease. I am waiting for a Doctor J Browning.Continue reading “Have a Nice Day”
A poet who speaks to all ages
I adore poetry and cannot remember a time when I didn’t. I suppose my parents must have read to me when I was very young, possibly nursery rhymes. It is amazing how many of those I know without actually remembering reading them myself. As I got older I was introduced to more “serious” poetry. TheContinue reading “A poet who speaks to all ages”
A brand New Year and a new me? We’ll just have to wait and see
It’s now 2022 – not 1 January but 2 January. So why am I starting a day later than most to set my plans for the New Year? Because many of us wake up on New Year’s Day with a determination to GET THINGS DONE. Mind you, if we shout it out loud like thatContinue reading “A brand New Year and a new me? We’ll just have to wait and see”
Red ’til I’m dead and I’ll keep that banner flying all my life
That great creator of quotable quotes, A Non, is once alleged to have said “if you’re not a socialist at 20 you’ve got no heart, if you’re still one at 40 you’ve got no head.” I definitely have a heart (it belongs to my Muse but she lets me have a free rein with itContinue reading “Red ’til I’m dead and I’ll keep that banner flying all my life”
Sweet treat from big brother helped me over a birthday party disaster
When do we become aware and do we remember the moment or is it just another step along life’s highway when we take so many that we cannot recollect them all? There are those who feel they became aware soon after birth (some even believe it happens in the womb) and they can “recall” thingsContinue reading “Sweet treat from big brother helped me over a birthday party disaster”
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